Keeping Chickens: Getting the Best from Your Chickens

Author(s): Jeremy Hobson

Livestock

Presents an introduction to the rewarding hobby of poultry keeping. This book reveals how, as well as being useful, chickens are interesting and colourful characters that make good pets and can enliven any garden.

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Jeremy Hobson is a countryside consultant with a lifetime's background in rural and farming matters of all sorts. This is his third book for David & Charles. He lives in Northern France. Celia Lewis is an artist/craftsperson with a special interest in hens and other domestic birds. She lives in Surrey.

Introduction; Understanding Chickens; What to Consider; Choosing the Breed; Where & When to Get Your Chickens; Housing & Cleaning; Feeding Chickens; All About Eggs; Breeding Chickens; Health & Care; Egg Recipes; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Index.

General Fields

  • : 9780715336250
  • : David & Charles Plc
  • : David & Charles Plc
  • : 0.567
  • : March 2010
  • : 220mm X 215mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : August 2009
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jeremy Hobson
  • : Paperback
  • : 2nd Revised edition
  • : English
  • : 636.5
  • : bl2010017820
  • : 160
  • : 150 colour photographs, 30 colour illustrations