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Starting with Chickens use for United Kingdom locations only This book gives comprehensive help for all those who wish to keep chickens on a small scale. A great beginners book. Price : £6.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paperback. 96 Pages Published in 1999. ISBN: 0 906137 27 6	Chickens at Home use for United Kingdom locations only Well reviewed book on different methods of keeping chickens in the garden or smallholding with plenty of practical advice on how to care for them. Price : £7.00 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 54 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 075 Printed in: 2000 (8th edition)	Poultry and Waterfowl Problems use for United Kingdom locations only This book covers most of the diseases and ailments encountered in keeping poultry, turkeys and waterfowl. Price: £8.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 94 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 261 Printed in: 1998
Starting with bantams use for United Kingdom locations only This excellent book is written by an experienced bantam poultry breeder and show judge. 45 colour photographs. 66 mono photographs. Line drawings. Price : £7.95(plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paperback. 96 pages Printed in 2002 ISBN 0 906137 31 4	Bantams in Colour use for United Kingdom locations only Plenty of colour photographs showing 40 breeds of bantam and miniature fowl. Price: £8.00 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 49 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 008 Printed in: 1998	British Large Fowl use for United Kingdom locations only This book documents the 22 breeds that have been developed in Britain together with their history and most of their colour variations. Price: £8.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 68 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 118 Printed in: 1998
Modern Free Range use for United Kingdom locations only A practical guide for the small farmer on free range egg production and sales. Price: £7.00 (plus £1 UK shipping) Details: Paper back 54 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 089 Printed in: 1996	FREE-RANGE POULTRY use for United Kingdom locations only Widely recognised as the definitive guide to modern free-range management, this book is a practical and comprehensive guide that is up to date with legislation and research findings. Highly recommended! 3rd Edition. Katie Thear. Large format Hardback. 181 Pages. Price: £19.95 (plus £2.50 for UK shipping)	Poultry at Home DVD use for United Kingdom locations only A thorough exploration of having chickens at home and all that is involved in keeping them. A great visual presentation of the fun and work around keeping chickens in your garden Price: £15.95 (plus £2.00 for UK shipping) Details: Hardback
Organic Poultry use for United Kingdom locations only A 'must' for those keeping poultry organically or considering converting to organic poultry This unique book provides an excellent coverage of what is involved in managing organic poultry, including laying and table chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowl. Price : £12.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping)	Profitable free range book use for United Kingdom locations only This is a thorough and practical guide to producing free-range eggs for profit, written by a highly experienced commercial producer Price: £9.95 (plus £2 for UK shipping) Details: 128 pages Hardback 55 black & white drawings and 14 line drawings	Poultry Farmer's and Manager's Veterinary Handbook use for United Kingdom locations only The Poultry Farmer’s and Manager’s Veterinary Handbook provides comprehensive up-to-date information on all aspects of poultry care. Written in clear, easy to understand language by an experienced veterinary surgeon, this is an essential reference book for all those who own or keep poultry. Price : £18.99 (plus £2.50 for UK shipping) 176 pages Hardback 100 black & white photographs and diagrams
Ducks and Geese at home use for United Kingdom locations only A practical guide to keeping and rearing domestic waterfowl in small areas and free range Price : £7,00 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 56 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 091 Printed in: 1999	Starting with Ducks : A Guide to Hatching & Rearing use for United Kingdom locations only A wonderful introductory book that covers both domestic and ornamental breeds for the beginner. 56 mono photographs. 43 colour photographs. 50 line drawings. Price : £7.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paperback.96 Pages Published in June 2002 ISBN 0 906137 30 6	Domestic Ducks and Geese in Colour use for United Kingdom locations only This is a colour guide to most breeds of domestic ducks and geese, also showing most colour variations in each breed Price: £7.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 54 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 032 Printed in: 1999
Starting with Geese use for United Kingdom locations only This covers the keeping domestic and ornamental geese in the domestic and small commercial environment 53 mono photographs. 50 line drawings. Price: £7.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paperback. 96 pages. Printed in 2002 Third Edition. ISBN: 0 906137 25 X	Keeping Ducks DVD use for United Kingdom locations only Keeping Ducks - beautiful comical things by Tom Bartlett Beautifully presented and created by probably one of the best duck keepers and breeders of the 20th Century. A delightfully informative DVD - a must for all lovers of ducks. Price: £15.95 (plus £2.00 for UK shipping) Details: Pal DVD 48 minutes	THE SMALLHOLDERS MANUAL use for United Kingdom locations only Accurately described as the smallholder's bible! A practical handbook for the small farmer in the 21st century, this is the essential reference book for anyone working on a smallholding. Highly recommended! Katie Thear. Large format Hardback. 240 Pages. Price: £25.00 (plus £2.50 for UK shipping)
Domestic Geese use for United Kingdom locations only Domestic Geese book by Mike and Chris Ashton In The Domestic Duck, Chris and Mike Ashton explain how the myriad diversity of the modern breeds have been developed from the lowly mallard and how to look after them. Price: £19.95 (plus £2.50 for UK shipping) Details: Hardback	Domestic Ducks use for United Kingdom locations only Domestic Ducks book by Chris Ashton There are many reasons for keeping geese: for eggs, meat, exhibition, as rare breeds or just pets. Whatever your reason for choosing these fascinating birds, Chris Ashton explains how to look after them, from setting up with the first birds to breeding, rearing and showing. Price: £19.95 (plus £2.50 for UK shipping) Details: Hardback	Wildfowl at home use for United Kingdom locations only A beginners guide to keeping and breeding ornamental wildfowl Price : £8.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 64 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 083 Printed in: 1998
Pigeons Doves and Dovecotes use for United Kingdom locations only A book on keeping pigeons in polecotes, wallcotes and aviaries Price: £8.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 74 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 318 Printed in: 2000	Turkeys at home use for United Kingdom locations only A book about small scale turkey production Price: £8.50(plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 64 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 067 Printed in: 1996	Quail past and present use for United Kingdom locations only This book is all about Coturuix quail, with fascinating chapters on their history and domestication. Price: £8.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 86 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 121 Printed in: 1999
Keeping Quail: A Guide to Domestic & Commercial Management. use for United Kingdom locations only This book is the 2006 inclusive edition Invaluable to breeders of quail, both large and small, 96 page full of information. History of the quail, About the quail, Coturnix breeds, Other aviary breeds, Housing, Feeding, Breeding, Eggs, Quail for the table, Health, over 40 colour photographs. ISBN 906137 38 1 Price: £7.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping)	Incubation: A Guide to Hatching & Rearing use for United Kingdom locations only This covers the use of small to medium sized incubators and brooders, as well as larger systems for more exotic species. 53 mono photographs. 50 line drawings. Price: £6.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paperback. 96 pages. Printed in 2002 Third Edition. ISBN: 0 906137 25 X	Incubation at home use for United Kingdom locations only This is a detailed book about using small incubators and most of the problems encountered using them. Price: £8.00 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 54 pages ISBN Number:0947870 164 Printed in: 1998
Guinea fowl Past and Present use for United Kingdom locations only This book includes new historical references, methods of keeping Crested and Vulture guineafowl, experiences of wild guineafowl in Africa and keeping and rearing guineafowl on a small scale. The book contains chapters on housing, breeding, sexing and large scale commercial rearing together with preparation and marketing. There are numerous colour photographs and illustrations including photographs of 18 different colour variations of domestic guineafowl Price: £8.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Paperback,42 pages Printed in: 2002 ISBN No: 978 0947870 362	Modern Pheasant Rearing use for United Kingdom locations only A guide to rearing pheasants including overwintering, incubation, catching, rearing and releasing, and chapters on diseases, construction of pens and costs. Fully illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams throughout. Price: £9.00 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Paperback,85 pages Printed in: 2006 ISBN No: 978 0947870 520	Ornamental Pheasants for Beginners use for United Kingdom locations only Keeping and breeding ornamental pheasants with colour photographs of most of the breeds. Written by Robert Deeley A guide to keeping pheasants, with sections on beginners' breeds, more challenging breeds, difficult breeds and rare pheasants which are not available. Included are chapters on buying pheasants, aviaries, incubation, breeding, rearing, feeding, catching and transporting, selling, diseases and CITES. There are colour photographs of most of the breeds. Price: £12.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Paperback,120 pages Printed in: 2007 ISBN No: 978 0947870 515
Peacocks Past and Present use for United Kingdom locations only This book is written for people who want to know more about peafowl and contains lots of information on peacocks. Price: £9.00 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Paperback, 64 pages Printed in: 2003 ISBN No: 0947870 415	The Smallholders DIY book use for United Kingdom locations only If you have a smallholding or farm or you keep small livestock, this is the book for you. There are 22 projects in wood, each with a photograph of the finished article and complete with diagrams of all the sections and panels with measurements Price: £8.00 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 80 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 229 Printed in: 2000	The Gardeners DIY book use for United Kingdom locations only 20 projects in wood for the garden. Price: £8.00 (plus £1 for UK shipping)
Home dairying use for United Kingdom locations only Home dairying and cheesemaking book Price: £7.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 54 pages ISBN Number:0947870 164 Printed in: 1998	Goat husbandry video use for United Kingdom locations only Goat husbandry video Price: £15.95 (plus £2 for UK shipping) Hilary Matthews and veterinarian husband John describe all the aspects of keeping safe and healthy goats of many breeds. PAL format 1996, 48 minutes.	Goat breeding and kidding video use for United Kingdom locations only Goat breeding and kidding video Price: £15.95 (plus £2 for UK shipping) A practical and invaluable video on breeding and kidding goats emphasising how good management prevents problems PAL format 1996, 63 minutes.
Starting with Sheep use for United Kingdom locations only Written for those new to sheep,this book gives clear guidance as to what is involved, what initial decisions need to be made, and how much land and equipment are needed. 24 mono photographs. 12 line drawings. Price: £7.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paperback. 80 Pages. Printed in 2000. ISBN: 906 137 28 4	Starting with Pigs use for United Kingdom locations only A straightforward and readable book for the small scale pig keeper, this is an excellent and practical introduction that is also up-to-date with the relevant regulations. 38 mono photographs. 12 line drawings. Price: £7.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paperback. 80 Pages. Printed in 2001 ISBN: 0 906137 29 2	Sheep for beginners book use for United Kingdom locations only An introduction to keeping your first flock of sheep Price: £8.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 80 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 172 Printed in: 1999
Modern vermin control use for United Kingdom locations only If you have problems with rats, mice, moles, foxes, magpies etc. this book will tell you how to control them. Price: £7.00 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 56 pages ISBN Number: 0947870 040 Printed in: 1997	Farm and Smallholder Fencing use for United Kingdom locations only A practical guide to permanent and electric livestock fencing on the farm and smallholding. Price: £9.50 (plus £1 for UK shipping)	Starting with Bees use for United Kingdom locations only Written for those who are new to beekeeping Price: £7.95 (plus £1 for UK shipping) Details: Paper back 96 pages ISBN Number: 0906137 35 7 Printed in: 2004

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