Wisdom for Hen Keepers
500 tips for keeping chickens
Published on 10. April 2014
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-4729-0004-3 (ISBN)
Description
A perfect gift for the poultry fanatic in your life - both those new to the craft and more experienced henkeepers.
This comprehensive collection of 500 tips written by poultry expert Chris Graham covers all aspects of keeping chickens, including:
- Becoming a Hen Keeper
- Housing and Equipment
- Choosing Chickens
- Feeding Chickens
- Eggs and Meat
- Flock Needs
- Breeding and Showing
- Ailments
The tips are grouped logically so that novices can build their knowledge gradually, while old hands might prefer to dip in and out at random or use the index to refer to specific topics. The tips are also accompanied by simple annotated diagrams where required.
Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned colourful linocut prints by award-winning printmaker Melvyn Evans, Wisdom for Henkeeping is an ideal companion for newcomers to henkeeping, and also a perfect gift for more experienced poultry keepers.
This comprehensive collection of 500 tips written by poultry expert Chris Graham covers all aspects of keeping chickens, including:
- Becoming a Hen Keeper
- Housing and Equipment
- Choosing Chickens
- Feeding Chickens
- Eggs and Meat
- Flock Needs
- Breeding and Showing
- Ailments
The tips are grouped logically so that novices can build their knowledge gradually, while old hands might prefer to dip in and out at random or use the index to refer to specific topics. The tips are also accompanied by simple annotated diagrams where required.
Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned colourful linocut prints by award-winning printmaker Melvyn Evans, Wisdom for Henkeeping is an ideal companion for newcomers to henkeeping, and also a perfect gift for more experienced poultry keepers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
Full-colour illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
682 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-0004-3 (9781472900043)
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E-Book
08/2014
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Natural History
€16.49
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08/2014
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Natural History
€16.49
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Person
Chris Graham has been the editor of market-leading Practical Poultry magazine (www.practicalpoultry.com) since it launched in 2004. As a trained photographer and experienced editor, he worked for 20 years on motoring magazines, then made a welcomed switch to the rural sector. He now also edits Practical Pigs magazine, and is the author of Choosing and Keeping Chickens (Hamlyn, 2006). Chris keeps chickens, quail, pigs, cats, a dog, and a number of elderly lawn mowers at his home in rural East Sussex.