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.
- ISBN10 1786642298
- ISBN13 9781786642295
- Publish Date 7 April 2017 (first published 1 March 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Flame Tree Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English