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In the last few years, poultry-keeping has enjoyed massive growth, with heavy TV coverage featuring chefs such as Jamie Oliver. It is another symptom of our weariness of mass-produced, tasteless supermarket food - the appeal of being able to nip into the back garden to get fresh eggs for breakfast, knowing that the hens have been well kept, fed and loved. This highly practical book is aimed at beginners to the hobby and will explain everything you need to know to get started keeping chickens, from how to choose, house, feed and handle them to how many eggs they will lay, their affect on the local ecosystem and protection from foxes.
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Liz Wright has edited Smallholder magazine for over twenty years and is the author of a number of books, including Choosing and Keeping Ducks and Geese, Keeping Pet Ducks and Self Sufficiency, A Practical Guide to Modern Living. She also appears on the radio regularly. A keen poultry keeper, Liz's love of chickens started as a child and she now keeps hybrid chickens for eggs, pure breeds for pleasure and also raises table birds. She is particularly interested in poultry keeping during the war and collects poultry books from that period. She lives in the Cambridgeshire fens with her partner Mick, who is keen on wildfowl, and her cats. Tracey Smith is a passionate advocate for sustainability. A broadcaster, author of The Book of Rubbish Ideas and creator of InterNational Downshifting Week, her new series, The Greta Downshift unlocks its secrets, warts and all. Her poultry-peak stands at 43 chickens, 10 ducks and 2 guinea fowl and she's given away more eggs than you can shake a stick at...
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- EditoreFlame Tree Publishing
- Data di pubblicazione2011
- ISBN 10 1847869955
- ISBN 13 9781847869951
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine256
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KEEPING CHICKENS. By Liz Wright. Green Guides.
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Flame Tree Publishing. London. 2011.
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Descrizione libro Condizione: new. (Paperback, 2011). (2011) recent reprint. Square paperback (170 x 209mm). Pp256. Colour photographs throughout, brief bibliography. French-fold card covers. Fine new copy. This is a useful guide to keeping chickens which leans towards the gardener wishing to have a few useful birds, and those with little space. Chapters include: The joy of keeping chickens; Preparing for your chickens; Buying your chickens; Feeding your chickens; Caring for your chickens; Reaping your rewards; Pests, predators and problems; Adding to your chickens; Further reading and website. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 9.99. Codice articolo 27726
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. new edition edition. 256 pages. 8.19x6.61x1.10 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo 1847869955
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