Description
| Product ID: | 9781914239724 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Raising Chickens |
| Subtitle: | The Essential Guide to Choosing and Keeping Happy, Healthy Hens |
| Authors: | Author: Graham Page, Suzie Baldwin |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | Agriculture and farming, Agriculture & farming, Organic farming, Dairy farming, Poultry farming, Smallholdings, Cookery / food by ingredient: meat and game, Cookery / food by ingredient: chicken and other poultry, Cookery / food by ingredient: egg, cheese and dairy products, Tractors and farm vehicles: general interest, Farm and working animals: general interest, Organic farming, Dairy farming, Poultry farming, Smallholdings, Cooking with meat & game, Cooking with chicken & other poultry, Cooking with dairy products, Tractors & farm vehicles: general interest, Farm & working animals |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Suitable for beginners and more experienced hen owners, this title includes coverage that ranges from whether to buy chicks or hens, what varieties to chose, how to tell if you're buying a healthy chicken and how to ensure it stays that way to how many chickens you should keep, and what kind of coop is best. A practical guide to raising chickens, suitable for beginners and experts In Raising Chickens, poultry breeder Suzie Baldwin offers a practical guide to everything both the beginner and more experienced hen owner needs to know, from whether to buy chicks or hens, what varieties to chose, how to tell if you’re buying a healthy chicken and how to ensure it stays that way, to how many chickens you should keep, and what kind of coop is best. She also answers all the questions commonly posed by first-time owners, from whether you need to have a cockerel, whether chickens ever fly away and how quickly they will start laying, to how to prevent them being attacked by foxes and what to do when they become unwell. "For the beginner it has all that is required to make a good start, and for the experienced keeper it covers a lot [...] that will add to their hobby." – Mark Elliott BVSc VetMFHom MRCVS "It’s a great book for any first-time hen-keeper." – YOU magazine |
| Imprint Name: | Kyle Books |
| Publisher Name: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-09-01 |
