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The 'what, where and why' of trouble free chicken-keeping.
J.C. Jeremy Hobson (Author)
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When I first heard about this book, I wondered whether there was a need for another book about keeping chickens, but when I heard that Jeremy Hobson was the author, I was keen to obtain a copy. Jeremy Hobson is highly regarded and his name already peppers my book shelf as the author of a number of excellent books on poultry and smallholding (he has almost 30 titles published now) so I was keen to get stuck into his latest offering.
The complete step-by-step guide to keeping chickens
Laurence Beeken (Author)
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I have used some of the excellent Haynes Manuals for fixing my car over the years and after spotting the Haynes Chicken Manual as a new release, I was keen to see what it would be like. Well, I certainly wasn't disappointed, I have found a real gem of a book that has to be one of the best all round books on chickens that I have on my bookcase!
The Essential Guide to Enjoying and Getting the Best from Chickens
Jeremy Hobson and Celia Lewis (Authors)
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Having read quite a number of books on the various aspects of keeping chickens, a book that says it's for the beginner and more experienced keeper alike usually makes me raise an eyebrow. Will there really be anything new I can learn from this book? Well in one word YES! I learnt a lot from this book and it was well worth reading. There were interesting facts and tips throughout that were well presented and researched.
Chris and Mike Ashton (Authors)
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From the same publisher as the excellent book ‘Keeping Chickens' that we reviewed on poultrykeeper back in January, Keeping Ducks and Geese by Chris and Mike Ashton certainly doesn't disappoint. Just like "Keeping Chickens", it is very well presented with excellent colour photos and diagrams and it is packed with useful information.
Grant Brereton (Author)
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Grant Brereton has been breeding poultry for most of his life, starting off with some Light Sussex chickens when he was a child, to more recently, winning the Best Trio at the National with his Partridge Wyandotte Bantams.
Getting Partridge Wyandotte colours right is certainly not an easy task. Especially considering that they have to come from double mating (separate male / female breeding pens) and there are very few exhibition males left in existence.
Mike and Chris Ashton (Authors)
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I was a little nervous when this book arrived. After all, I have been a big fan of Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks for the last few years. It seemed to cover everything I needed to know about ducks (although it is aimed at the American market) and I didn't think this book would beat it, but how wrong I was!
David Scrivener (Author)
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Popular Poultry Breeds was written as a companion volume to Rare Poultry breeds by the same author. Forty of the most popular poultry breeds (large fowl and bantam varieties) have been covered in detail as well as their variants and variations in name and breed standards which can sometimes be considerably different from country to country.
Second Edition
Will Burdett, MBE and Dr. Joseph Batty (Authors)
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The Orpington Fowl has to be THE book to have on your bookshelf if you are interested in the Orpington breed. The book starts by telling the story of how William Cook created and then sold the Orpington to all corners of the World. He created a dual purpose utility bird that also became popular at poultry shows.
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