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This book is about keeping hens for pleasure in your garden, about their suitability as pets and the joy of having fresh free-range eggs. The author has kept bantams in her garden for many years and this book is based on personal experiences. The book includes chapters on housing, feeding, egg laying, hatching chicks plus information on breeds and common ailments. The second half of the book contains egg recipes with helpful ideas for surplus eggs and left over yolks or whites. Savoury and sweet recipes include tarts, souffles, mousses, cakes, Swiss rolls, Ice creams, roulades and meringues. The book is illustrated with black and white drawings and with an 8 page colour section.
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101 of 103 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
I decided to buy this book after keeping hens for 7 or so years and still learnt a few things. There is plenty of details about the history of chickens, how to keep them without being too in depth and over the top that it puts you off. There are tips on how to keep hens healthy and use the stock of eggs you will get.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
I had chickens years ago, and knew nothing at the time....it didnt go well!!!! I recently decided to get some more, but did a bit of research first. I bought this book and another one. This one is great. It answers most, if not all of the questions you may have and tells you a bit more too. It also has some wonderful recipes in the back. I would highly recommend this book to anyone recently started keeping or about to start keeping chickens.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By chelra1969
A concise, informative book with plenty of advice on chicken health, breeding, housing etc along with some really good egg recipes in part 2 of the book. An excellent buy for anyone starting out in small scale chicken keeping. The little stories at the end of the book are fun too.
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Great gift
For anyone who has hens in their garden and wants to use the eggs in their kitchen this book is a must!
Published 2 months ago by Valerie Byrne
5.0 out of 5 stars
right balance
I liked this book because I felt it was the right balance, just enough that you need to know without going into it all too much detail. Read more
Published 18 months ago by P. H. Wilding
5.0 out of 5 stars
bargain book
This book is an excellent choice for the new comer to
keeping hens at a very reasonable price. I can highly
recommend this book
keeping hens at a very reasonable price. I can highly
recommend this book
Published 19 months ago by Mr. R. S. Hampson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Chickens and eggs
This has got to be the bible for chicken owners the recipes are really good and how to deal with an surfit of eggs and how to freeze them is something I did not know you could do. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mrs. P. V. Ashbee
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hens in the garden' book
Again purchased as a gift for a friend and she has found it very instructful andloves the recipes in the back.
Published on 31 July 2010 by Mrs. S. M. O'gorman
3.0 out of 5 stars
a little disappointing
This book is divided 50-50 between info and recipies. the info is a little brief and goes into too much detail about breeds. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2010 by E. Savory
5.0 out of 5 stars
Birthday gift
I purchased this book for my son-in-law who has just become the proud owner of 12 hens. He has never kept chickens before and has found this book interesting and informative.
Published on 19 May 2010 by Mrs. Margery Gardiner
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for the beginner, but some things lacking.
As a beginner in dealing with poultry I found the first chapters of this book useful. It explains the main things one needs to think about when taking care of the birds, what to... Read more
Published on 13 April 2010 by Veronica Setterhall
5.0 out of 5 stars
Useful and very informative read
Having thought about keeping chickens for a whie i purchased this book for an insite into the joys and pitfalls of hen keeping, i found the text very informative in an easy to... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2009 by A. J. Turney
4.0 out of 5 stars
A short, friendly book
The first half of the book gives a introduction to chicken keeping, with a strong emphasis on bantams. The emphasis is more on keeping hens as pets than as livestock. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2005 by LJ Miles
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