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	raising chickens for eggs and meat Mike Woolnough Whether you just fancy your breakfast eggs fresh from the nest box or want to savour a most succulent and tasty roast chicken dinner, made all the more enjoyable because you know that the bird had a good life, this realistic and honest no-nonsense guide will help you to achieve both. Enjoy eggs both fresher and tastier than any you can buy in the supermarket and truly free range table birds to feed your family. Raising Chickens covers all aspects of looking after your chickens, from the joys of seeing your first chicks hatch, caring for them and helping them develop into happy and healthy birds, to finally seeing them safely and humanely dispatched if desired. It intentionally avoids the rose tinted image of keeping chickens and tells it ‘how it is,’ for example, how to introduce them to the family pet, and how to keep them safe from foxes and vermin. This book also covers illness and death and culling and butchering: making sure that it is realistic and ensuring that any prospective chicken keepers are fully aware of their responsibilities to their birds. 172pp more on poultry Price: £10.95
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	self-sufficiency hen keeping Mike Hatcher Self-sufficiency and organic living have never been more prominent and hen keeping is becoming increasingly popular. Part of a growing series of authoritative and inspirational titles, this book provides an introduction to some of the key aspects of aspiring to a self-sufficient lifestyle by keeping your own chickens and benefiting from the produce. You don't need a large garden to keep poultry and an average family only needs a couple of hens to keep them well stocked in fresh eggs all year round. The set-up costs are minimal and you don't need a whole host of expensive gadgets or equipment to care for your chickens. Packed with information on poultry keeping (housing, food and water, daily care, disease prevention and cure, encouraging egg production and breeding), there is also comprehensive information on breeds and a list of useful contacts should you need them. 128pp more on poultry Price: £7.99
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	starting with chickens: a beginner's guide Katie Thear 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 - an ideal introduction. 96pp more on poultry Price: £6.95
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	hen keeping: inspiration and practical advice for would-be smallholders Jane Eastoe Chickens are back in style with a vengeance: poultry breeders are struggling to cope with the increase in demand and gardens resound to the contented cluck of chickens. This trend can be in part explained by the huge demand for organic and locally produced food; after all, what could be more natural than keeping your own chickens and collecting their eggs? This beautiful and practical guide advises on all aspects of chicken keeping, from advice on the full range of breeds available, choosing and buying the right chickens for you, to feeding and naming them and finally housing and caring for them. Illustrated throughout with stunning photography, you will find all you need to start and maintain your own chicken run. 96pp more on poultry Price: £7.99
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	keeping chickens: the essential guide to enjoying and getting the best from chickens Jeremy Hobson & Celia Lewis This is a solid, practical, everything-you-need-to-know guide to keeping chickens for people who are as interested in them as pets as they are in eggs and other poultry produce. It reveals how, as well as being useful, chickens are interesting and colourful characters that can enliven any garden. They become very tame and make good companions. It includes chapters on using feathers and eggs in art and craft projects, as well as delicious egg recipes. It fuses contemporary design, imaginative and appealing images and lively, authoritative text to ensure the widest possible interest. 160pp more on poultry Price: £12.99
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	best hens for you Charlotte Popescu Building on the success of her Hens in the Garden, Eggs in the Kitchen book, Charlotte Popescu explores which breeds will be most suitable for a family garden. There are many varieties to look at but you have to decide on the size, shape and colour as well as how many to start with and whether you want hens mainly for egg production or more as pets. Eggs will also vary in size and colour. This book explains the difference between pure breeds, hybrids and cross breeds and give you lots of information on the most popular varieties from Sussex, Silkie, Rhode Island Red and Wyandotte to the little Pekin or the popular hybrid, Black Rock. Stories are told, often humorous, on experiences of keeping different breeds. These accounts will give you a real insight into many types of hens and bantams and whether they are right for you and your garden. 160pp more on poultry Price: £6.99
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	backyard poultry keeping J. C. Jeremy Hobson Backyard Poultry Keeping is aimed at all those interested in small-scale poultry keeping and, despite having only a small amount of space at their disposal, want to raise poultry on a non-commercial basis. Topics covered:· Explains how to get started, choose the right birds and obtain correct stock· Considers the financial costs, budgets and record keeping· Examines housing, feeding, breeding, hatching and rearing, and health and hygiene· Discusses egg production, killing birds for the table and the legalities of selling to the public more on poultry Price: £10.99
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	practical poultry keeping David Bland This detailed guide to poultry keeping is designed to enable anyone to keep poultry for profit. It includes: poultry breeds and uses, poultry housing and equipment; breeding and sexing birds; common problems with eggs; natural and artificial incubation and rearing; nutrition and diet; rearing birds for the table; effective planning, management and marketing; and recognizing and preventing common diseases. 160pp more on poultry Price: £14.99
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	small-scale poultry keeping: a guide to free-range poultry production Ray Feltwell This book is designed to appeal to aspiring and practising small-scale poultry keepers. Written for those with just a smallholding, or in school grounds, it explains the type of poultry to choose, housing, feeding, breeding and general management. Whether you hope to produce eggs and poultry meat for local sale or whether you simply relish the joy of eating freshly collected eggs from your own garden, this book provides advice on how to go about it. 176pp more on poultry Price: £7.99
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	keeping a few hens in your garden Francine Raymond Introductory booklet with things you need to know if you're thinking about starting to keep hens, with useful chapters on housing, feeding, rearing chicks, selecting breeds and gardening with hens. Lovely drawings and henhouse plans by Gabrielle Stoddart. 31pp more on poultry Price: £4.99
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	chicken runs and vegetable plots Charlotte Popescu Keep hens in your garden as well as growing vegetables, herbs, flowers and shrubs. Find out about the best hens for you to have in your garden. Housing, feeding and all aspects of caring for your hens are covered with sections on cockerels, eggs and egg laying, broody hens, hatching chicks, pests, problems and predators. Frequently asked questions conclude the section on hens. The second part of the book gives advice about the best vegetables and herbs to grow. You will discover which vegetables and plants you must protect from your hens and the ones that your hens will happily avoid. In no time at all you can become self sufficient in eggs and vegetables. Your hens can be self sufficient as well – why not grow some vegetables that both you and your hens can enjoy, use the poultry droppings in your compost, keep all the eggs you need for the household, sell a few to your neighbours and the money you make can be spent on poultry feed. 128pp more on poultry Price: £6.99
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	chicken coops: 45 building plans for housing your flock Judy Pangman Easy-to-care-for, productive, inexpensive, and full of personality, chickens are popping up in back gardens throughout the country - in the suburbs, rural towns, and even in cities. All it takes to keep a small flock is a bit of land and a properly designed coop. Just like houses, chicken coops come in all sizes and styles to meet the needs of any chicken family. Author Judy Pangman has combed the country identifying the top chicken coop designs, from utilitarian to high-style. The result is this ultimate collection of 45 building plans that are sure to meet the needs of any chicken owner.The featured designs include basic easy-to-assemble hoop houses, A-frames, and multi-storied wooden structures, as well as larger models for small commercial farms. There are also a variety of moveable coops that can be rotated around the yard, and low-budget coops constructed from found and repurposed materials. A 16-page colour section shows detailed photos of many of the featured coop plans, as well as some amazing kits and one-of-a-kind coops built from recyclables.With its comprehensive building plans and chicken-laden stories, "Chicken Coops" is sure to inspire a sunny-side-up, no-yolks-barred attitude in all chicken owners who dream of building a bigger, better coop to house their flock. 176pp more on poultry Price: £14.99
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	the right way to keep chickens Virginia Shirt For generations, people in the countryside have kept chickens, mainly for the eggs. Now, more and more people, in town as well as countryside, are enjoying the pleasure of keeping hens in the garden and reaping the reward of those freshly-laid eggs every day. Virginia Shirt has lived with chickens for over 15 years so her knowledge of these fascinating birds is conditioned by practical experience. Her book is a revelation to every aspiring enthusiast. Concentrating initially on the very first steps, like choosing the correct spot in the garden for the coop, the book goes on to deal with feeding and rearing chicks and comprehensively covers matters relating to health and disease all aided by illustrations throughout. Her book is the essential reference tool for every chicken lover. 128pp more on poultry Price: £6.99
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	organic poultry Katie Thear 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. It includes research findings on the best way to cater for the innate needs of poultry and aims to clarify a situation where there is considerable confusion about organic standards. A 'must' for those keeping poultry organically or considering converting to organic poultry. 120pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £12.95
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	free-range poultry (3rd revised edition) Katie Thear 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. Welfare considerations are discussed, with details of Freedom Food and Organic standards. There is advice on the best choice of breeds for specific purposes, including egg production, table bird production, breeding to show standards and general interest poultry keeping. Every aspect of poultry husbandry is covered. Suitable for the commercial free-range flock owner, the home poultry keeper or the breeder and enthusiast. 192pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £19.99
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	poultry for anyone Victoria Roberts Victoria Roberts describes 44 breeds of chicken, including bantams, giving plumage colours, history, characteristics, special requirements, and utility. ‘The texty is authoritative, brisk and totally lacking in waffle. Its informative style is complemented by 90 specially commissioned colour photographs by Michael Corrigan. Rounding off an excellent package is a thoughtful foreword by the Duchess of Devonshire. 144pp more on poultry Price: £19.99
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	the complete book of raising livestock and poultry Katie Thear & Alistair Fraser (editors) Whether you are thinking of keeping a few chickens in your backyard, or whether you are interested in a self-sufficient lifestyle, or whether you want to run a small farm for profit, this book will answer all your questions. Not only will it give practical guidance on how to start off such an enterprise - from choosing the best animals to making sure they are housed and fed correctly - but it will also be a constant source of help and encouragement whenever a new challenge or crisis arises. You can turn to it when you want advice on breeding and rearing young stock, on producing top quality eggs, milk, meat or wool, or on coping with any basic health problems. Poultry, goats, pigs, sheep, cattle and horses are all included and every chapter has been written by people with first hand experience in keeping the livestock concerned. Their detailed advice is backed up throughout with clear, step-by-step photographs which demonstrate the practices described. 224pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £16.99
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	the chicken health handbook Gail Damerow A brilliant book describing the different illnesses which can attack chickens alphabetically. It shows what the disease looks like, discusses the causes, symptoms and treatments. Also has a section where you can pinpoint common symptoms and causes of disease with helpful charts. This is the only book you'd ever need to keep your chickens in excellent health. 344pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £14.99
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	chicken tractor: the permaculture guide to happy hens and healthy soil Andy Lee & Pat Foreman Chickens are such splendid beasts - they produce eggs, manure, meat and will even dig and weed the garden. This great book outlines all the ways you can work with chickens to get a productive garden and healthy soil - it even has how to build a straw bale hen house. 324pp click on image for contents page DELIVERY WILL TAKE 1-2 WEEKS more on poultry Price: £17.99
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	poultry house construction Michael Roberts This is a D.I.Y. guide to building houses and allied equipment such as show boxes, free range feeder, trap nest boxes. There are 13 projects, all with photographs of the finished article and diagrams with measurements of all the panels or sections; very easy to follow and to make. Projects include: Bantam House, 8ft Run, 6 or 8ft Ark, Eight or Ten Hen Coop and Poultry Palace. Other chapters include Housing Criteria, Tools Required and Timber Treatment. Amazing value, and could save you a fortune on shop prices! 92pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £8.50
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	incubation: a guide to hatching and rearing (3rd revised edition) Katie Thear Covers the use of small to medium sized incubators and brooders, as well as larger systems for more exotic species. Presented in a clear and concise way, with an emphasis on practical techniques and DIY tips. Species covered: chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, partridges, peafowl, ostriches, emus, rheas and parrots. Relevant to poultry keepers, waterfowl and game breeders, and anyone with an interest in domestic and exotic species of birds. 96pp more on poultry Price: £6.95
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	niche and organic chicken products: their technology and scientific principles S H Gordon and D R Charles Eating habits are changing in the UK, driven by demographic trends which reflect the new power of consumers. The development of niche markets in many food products is a response to these changes, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the poultry industry. Food buyers are demanding more choice, and they want their food to be produced in a welfare friendly way with the minimum of technological intervention. This book describes the key recent findings in the science of extensive and organic chicken and egg production and analyses in depth some of the key issues concerning choice of breed, rearing method and product quality and puts them in a practical context which will be invaluable to those contemplating diversification into these enterprises or those already in the business. It will also provide other researchers with an up to date reference source for this emerging branch of poultry science. 320pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £45.00
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	diseases of free range poultry (2nd revised edition) Victoria Roberts Free range birds are usually much healthier than their sad intensive cousins but even they get ill sometimes. Victoria Roberts, a vet who is a poultry specialist, gives guidance on good management, common diseases and problems, and how to watch for the symptoms as well as what to do about them. Comprehensive sections on anatomy, reproductive bits, digestive systems etc and an excellent chart for common disease identification, includes water fowl, quail etc. 252pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £15.99
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	hens in the garden, eggs in the kitchen Charlotte Popescu This book is about keeping hens for pleasure in the garden, about their sustainability as pets and the joy of having fresh free-range eggs. The author has kept bantams in her garden for many years and this book is based on personal experiences. Included are chapters on housing, feeding, egg laying, hatching chicks plus information on breeds and common ailments. 160pp more on poultry Price: £7.99
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	turkeys at home Michael Roberts A book about small scale turkey production with chapters on the history of turkeys, characteristics and behavior, breeds and colour variations, nutrition, breeding, housing, hatching, rearing, preparation for the table, marketing and regulations, exhibiting and diseases. Many illustrations and photographs in colour and black and white. 64pp more on poultry Price: £9.00
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	not just for christmas Janice Houghton-Wallace If ever there was a bird that has served man well since its inception it has to be the turkey. For centuries, it has been kept for the quality of its meat and its decorative feathering. The Aztecs recognised its worth and held festivals in order to induce good fertility each spring. Seven hundred years later the turkey still plays a significant role in providing meat but there is also a growing acceptance that the turkey deserves a higher profile as a majestic and colourful bird in its own right and should be valued as such. Today, these birds are living gene banks. The standard turkey, although not as heavily muscled as the broad-breasted commercial birds, has shown a higher level of immunity to disease and stress over its commercial counterparts. They are far more acclimatised to free-range systems and, with the current greater interest in how food is reared the standard turkey is once again enjoying a revival, the demand for the slower growing produce from the older varieties of turkey mirrors that same demand for rare breed cattle, sheep and pigs. Couple this with a growth in the number of people buying a house with some land and the increasing interest in keeping a few turkeys soon becomes apparent. Supported by over 150 photographs the book covers:history and breeds; housing; equipment; breeding; feeding and development; diseases and ailments; legislation; sales and marketing; processing and despatching for the table; and, pets and exhibition birds. 160pp more on poultry Price: £20.00
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	starting with bantams David Scrivener Written for those new to bantams, this well-illustrated book provides an excellent introduction to the subject. It looks at all aspects of practical management and handling, including housing, choosing breeds and stock, breeding, showing and health. 96pp more on poultry Price: £7.95
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	keeping quail Katie Thear This well-illustrated book is an excellent introduction to the keeping of Coturnix and other breeds of quail. It provides comprehensive coverage of their care and management, making it suitable for the producer as well as the small breeder. 96pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £7.95
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