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Keeping Chickens: The Essential Guide to Enjoying and Getting the Best from Chickens
by: Jeremy Hobson, Celia Lewis

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Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.5
EAN: 9780715325674
ISBN: 0715325671
Label: David & Charles
Manufacturer: David & Charles
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: April 27, 2007
Publisher: David & Charles
Studio: David & Charles
Sales Rank: 17600




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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good, but could do better.
Nice book with lots of photos. Unfortunately the much of the information with regard to photos did not mention the breed of birds shown. I would have liked to have more detail in the captions. Some of the specific breeds mentioned had no photo at all. I wasn't interested in the chapter on crafts.
My husband preferred this book to "The Right Way to Keep Chickens" by Virginia Shirt because it was easier to absorb and photo's are much better than drawings. He said it was a good book, I am hard to please!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Not just a picture book -- gave me all I needed to keep chix in the garden
I was so much more impressed by this book than I thought I would be. I got it as a nice coffee table book, but found out that it is loaded with all the information needed to keep a healthy, happy flock in your garden, whether as pets and enjoyment or for profit.... and gorgeous photos!!

It has a transcontinental flavour (I don't know if the authors are American or British, but the spelling is British and lists of suppliers are provided for both UK & US, etc.) and offers history, breed advice, a very good amount of health and hygiene information, as well as tips on housing and guidelines for feeding, and information on culling and cooking too. Everything you need to make the choice whether or not to have chickens is here -- and ... Read More:


 
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