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The Urban Hen Paul Peacock

The Urban Hen By Paul Peacock

The Urban Hen by Paul Peacock


$15.49
Condition - Very Good
5 in stock

Summary

The urban Hen is the perfect companion to for the city poultry keeper and shows how to maintain a happy, healthy garden or backyard flock in towns and cities everywhere.

The Urban Hen Summary

The Urban Hen: A practical guide to keeping poultry in a town or city by Paul Peacock

Paul Peacock shows you how to: find the best poultry for the small garden and house them properly, feed your birds, tune in to their daily needs and enjoy your own eggs; avoid annoying the neighbours by showing that it is possible to keep poultry without attracting unwelcome pests; recognise healthy happy birds and learn their daily routine; recognise poorly hens; treat them or get help; and, incubate and care for fertilised eggs and raise chicks.

The Urban Hen Reviews

'The perfect companion for the city poultry keeper.'

* Country Smallholding *
'We thoroughly recommend this book to anyone thinking about keeping chickens. It highlights the difficulties and the advantages in very clear terms. And if you decide to keep chickens then this book has everything you need to feed and care for them.' * www.gardenaction.co.uk *
'Shows gardeners everything they need to know about the joys and responsibilities of keeping chickens.' * Garden Retail *

About Paul Peacock

PAUL PEACOCK has himself kept chickenss - sometimes in small, urban spaces - and has written numerous books and articles on the subject. Paul owns the successful City Cottage online magazine, is a published expert on gardening and smallholding and advises a major city council on public beekeeping. Paul also writes for the Daily Mirror as Mr Digwell.

Table of Contents

1. New to Chickens; 2. Anatomy of the Chicken; 3. Breeds; 4. Feeding Your Chickens; 5. Poultry Care; 6. Chicken Diseases; 7. Chicks - Making Your Own; 8. The Egg; 9. Getting Help;

Additional information

GOR002114915
9781905862276
190586227X
The Urban Hen: A practical guide to keeping poultry in a town or city by Paul Peacock
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Little, Brown Book Group
20090624
172
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - The Urban Hen