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Melissa Caughey

About the Author

Melissa Caughey is the author of the best-selling books How to Speak Chicken and A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens, as well as Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups. She is a backyard chicken keeper, beekeeper, master gardener, and writer who pens the award-winning blog Tilly’s Nest. Caughey has been featured in many national publications and can be found speaking on an array of topics at events across the country. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

How to Read a Chicken’s Mind

How to Read a Chicken’s Mind

by Melissa Caughey

How to Speak Chicken Wall Calendar 2025

How to Speak Chicken Wall Calendar 2025

by Melissa Caughey, by Workman Calendars

How to Speak Chicken Wall Calendar 2024

How to Speak Chicken Wall Calendar 2024

by Workman Calendars, by Melissa Caughey

My Chicken Family

My Chicken Family

by Melissa Caughey, Illustrated by Oana Befort

How to Speak Chicken Wall Calendar 2023

How to Speak Chicken Wall Calendar 2023

by Melissa Caughey, by Workman Calendars

Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups

Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups

by Melissa Caughey

How to Speak Chicken

How to Speak Chicken

by Melissa Caughey

A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens

A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens

by Melissa Caughey