English

Patricia Mckinney

30 June, 08:56

Read the excerpt below from raise happy chickens and other poultry and answer the question that follows. once you have decided that keeping chickens is feasible, which breed will suit you? if you sort out your priorities, you will find this out. you need to decide whether you want lots of eggs per week or only a few; meat; beauty; rare breeds; pets; your vegetable garden weeded. no single type or breed will fulfill all of these requirements and it is so important that you like the look of the hens you buy as they will become part of the family. source: roberts, victoria. raise happy chickens and other poultry. new york: macmillan, 2010. xii. print. based on this excerpt, what is the author's purpose for writing? to persuade to inform to express self to entertain