Keeping Chickens is an accessible and highly practical handbook, with expert advice on choosing the right breed, setting up a hen house, feeding and healthcare. A perfect companion for anyone considering keeping chickens, or who already has a flock of their own. The book brings together all the practical know-how you need to keep chickens alongside beautiful photography and contemporary lifestyle design.
The third edition of this bestselling title includes new material on chickens at school, five more breeds of chicken, a guide to building your own chicken coop, new material on rescuing chickens and a diagnosis/first aid chart for chickens.
The book remains one of the most comprehensive and valuable guides to keeping chickens on the market today.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Newton Abbot
Großbritannien
Maße
Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 14 mm
Dicke: 215 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4463-0363-4 (9781446303634)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jeremy Hobson has been around poultry, particularly chickens and bantams, all his life. He is a well-known and prolific writers on all matters 'rural' and his articles appear regularly in many of the country-oriented UK magazines. In addition he has written over 20 books. Since 2002, Jeremy has lived in the Western Loire region of France where he works as a freelance writer but still finds time to keep chickens, grow vegetables and ride a neighbour's horse.
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.
