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  Starting with Chickens

A best-selling title!
Katie Thear is a well known and respected author. For many years she edited Country Smallholding magazine for which she still writes.
In this book she provides comprehensive help for all those who wish to keep chickens on a small scale. It covers everything from choosing a house to selecting, buying and caring for hens.

Over 90 breeds are illustrated, many in colour. Feeding, breeding, eggs and seasonal care are discussed, as well as dealing with problems should they occur. Written in a clear and concise way, it is an ideal introduction to keeping chickens.

1999. Paperback. 96 Pages. ISBN: 0 906137 27 6

105 mono photographs. 45 colour photographs. 24 line drawings.
Price: £6.95
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Other books you might like to see Other items you might like to see

Chickens at Home book
Poultry At Home DVD
Starting With Bantams
Poultry and Waterfowl Problems
Domestic Ducks
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