CHICKENS

A step-by-step guide to choosing and keeping hens

by LAURA BRYANT

New softcover book, 144 pages, published 2011. Measures 22 x 15cm.

More and more people are enjoying the benefits of keeping poultry, and chickens are perhaps the most rewarding of all. This book provides a practical guide to chicken husbandry, from hatching your first chicks to cooking with produce that you know has come from happy, free-range birds.

Satisfying and rewarding, keeping poultry can be the perfect hobby, and it is no longer the sole preserve of those who live in the countryside. A small piece of garden is al you need - even in the inner city. This book provides expert advice on all the important tasks required to keep your chickens happy and healthy, ensuring that you have access to fresher produce than any that the supermarket can provide.