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More and more people, even those in cities, are keeping chickens, tempted by the appeal of eating fresh free-range eggs. This comprehensive guide covers everything from choosing a breed to ensuring they are happy, healthy and productive. How do I make their house secure? What if I go on holiday? Will they get on with my children? All your questions and more are answered. "Choosing and Keeping Chickens" includes a gallery of 60 of the most popular breeds, from the Dorking to the Silkie.
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Chris Graham is an experienced freelance writer and professional photographer, and has been editor of Practical Poultry magazine since its launch in 2004. As well as poultry, he writes on other subjects including motoring, football and cookery. He is a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and the author of an instructional guide to MIG welding. Location: UK.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I make it a rule only to review books on subjects I know something about. Although we have something approaching 100 birds, I am relatively new to keeping chickens and this review is based on those early experiences coupled with the frequent use of this book.
Author Chris Graham is the Editor of a leading UK poultry magazine with considerable knowledge of the subject. Whilst the book itself is somewhat disjointed in parts, I have found it to be both an enormous help and, so far at least, able to cover each topic I have needed to consult. In addition, the photography - covering various breeds, equipment and other items, is of the highest standard.
Arranged into; Which breeds, getting started, care, hatching & rearing, showing, different breeds, hybrids, pests and diseases, the book appears to cover all the main topics of interest to the beginner with a fair degree of thoroughness. Personally, I have consulted this book on an almost daily basis for the past several weeks and have yet to find it lacking.
My only real complaint is the order in which the different breeds are arranged. I would have preferred a straight forward alphabetical order of all types. This would allow quick access to whichever variety I was seeking at the time. Instead, they are arranged into 5 sections, albeit alphabetically within each, by; Hard feather, soft feather heavy, soft feather light and so forth.
I do also feel that the RRP of GBP £12:99 is a tad too expensive - although I was quite happy with the GBP £7:50 I paid for my own copy. All things considered, this is possibly the best buy for the complete beginner.
NM
Author Chris Graham is the Editor of a leading UK poultry magazine with considerable knowledge of the subject. Whilst the book itself is somewhat disjointed in parts, I have found it to be both an enormous help and, so far at least, able to cover each topic I have needed to consult. In addition, the photography - covering various breeds, equipment and other items, is of the highest standard.
Arranged into; Which breeds, getting started, care, hatching & rearing, showing, different breeds, hybrids, pests and diseases, the book appears to cover all the main topics of interest to the beginner with a fair degree of thoroughness. Personally, I have consulted this book on an almost daily basis for the past several weeks and have yet to find it lacking.
My only real complaint is the order in which the different breeds are arranged. I would have preferred a straight forward alphabetical order of all types. This would allow quick access to whichever variety I was seeking at the time. Instead, they are arranged into 5 sections, albeit alphabetically within each, by; Hard feather, soft feather heavy, soft feather light and so forth.
I do also feel that the RRP of GBP £12:99 is a tad too expensive - although I was quite happy with the GBP £7:50 I paid for my own copy. All things considered, this is possibly the best buy for the complete beginner.
NM
50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ideal book for anyone who is thinking to keep chickens! Great introduction to all aspects of keeping chickens with just the right depth covering everything from housing, litter materials, feed types, chicken well beings, natural vs artificial fertilised eggs incubations, chicken breeds... etc etc.. All these are explained in plain English together with excellent colour photos to maintain reader interest throughout the book. Did you know that chickens need to eat sand or grits to help digestions? I did not before reading this book! All in all, a great book which is both entertaining and educational to read before keeping your first chicken in your backyard! Definately a 5-Start for this book!!!
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We've been keeping chickens for a couple of years now, and we wish we had this book when (or even before) we started out. It has information on all aspects of keeping chickens, from coops and enclosures, avoiding health problems, integrating with the existing family, feeding, etc. The text is well-thought-out and clearly written, and the pictures with their associated captions add even more information. Buy this book before you dive in and get your first chook. If you're already a chicken-parent, buy it anyway and keep it to hand always!
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Great insight for those wanting to keep chickens
I have been thinking about keeping chickens for a while and decided to get this book to shed some insight and info on the subject. Read more
Published 29 days ago by A. J. Parkes
The girls
I purchased this book for my brother and sister-in-law as a present to help them get started with keeping chickens. They have now got Audrey and Gail who are doing very well!!! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Murphy
chicken novice
Nice to look at, and very well priced, this book gives all the basic information to get me started. My research online shows hybrid birds are very common, so the information... Read more
Published 8 months ago by S. Hudson
eggcellent book for the beginner...
OK so it's a lousy pun and it's been done to death for which I humbly apologise, but couldn't resist. I Actually bought this for a friend but couldn't help dipping into it myself. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Harold Lloyd
great chuck book
if you are just starting with or thinking of chickens then read this book first, it give's all the where's and why fore's, every thing you should want to know really, it's just a... Read more
Published 10 months ago by fighter pilot
easy reading
enough to give you the basics and refer back to check on something,and is a good reminder if you ve had chickens in the past and need a reminder on what to expect from certain... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ms. F. L. Randall
Fantastic Book for a Beginner
This is a small, but highly informative book for any chicken beginner. It gave me all the info I needed before I got my 3 girls, and the description of various breeds available... Read more
Published 12 months ago by hypnobear
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Nice book to keep refering to, lots of different breeds to look up as well.
Published 19 months ago by Victoria M. Mcguire
EGGSCITING BOOK
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Published 22 months ago by Brian Lewis
All you need to know!!
This is an excellent book on keeping chickens - we have yet to bring ours home, but we are fully armed with all the info that we need - from choosing the right ladies for us, to... Read more
Published 24 months ago by C. Bannister
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