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Haynes Chicken Manual (9781844257294) £19.99 By Laurence Beeken
Famous for their car workshop manuals, Haynes Publishing has now branched out to create a new lifestyle range to include titles such as The Chicken Manual |
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Diseases of Free-Range Poultry (978-1873580783) £19.99 By Victoria Roberts
Even free-range poultry (the book covers ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, quail and pheasants as well as chickens) can suffer from diseases, and Victoria Roberts, a vet who is a poultry specialist, gives guidance on good management, common diseases and problems |
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Keeping poultry and rabbits on scraps (978-0141038629 ) £6.99 By Claude Goodchild and Alan Thompson
Price: £6.99
With the credit crunch upon us, we could all do with learning a few tips on how to save on household waste and make the most of the resources we have to hand. Where better to look than this guide to wartime rationing?
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Backyard poultry keeping (13 9781861269584) £10.99 By J C Jeremy Hobson,
This book 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.
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Starting With Bantams (0906137314) £7.95 By David Scrivener. The author, David Scrivener, is one of Country Smallholding’s regular writers, and is an experienced poultry breeder and show judge. With over 100 colour and mono photographs and line drawings illustrating this book, Starting with Bantams covers all aspects of keeping bantams at home. |
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Keeping Jungle Fowl (B-POB-08) £15.00 by J Batty Jungle fowl are the wild equivalent of our domesticated poultry. It was from these that the multitude of domestic fowl developed. |
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Keeping Poultry (0 340 92602 3) £9.99 This book is a comprehensive introduction to poultry keeping, aimed not only at total beginners, but also anyone who already has chickens but wants to keep other kinds of poultry. It gives practical guidance and advice on everything from meat and egg production to exhibiting birds, housing, feeding, equipment, and day to day care matters, with a trouble-shooting section. |
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Starting with Turkeys (0 9061 3740 3) £7.95 By Katie Thear. This is the latest in Katie’s popular Starting with... series that many readers of CS will be familiar with. Here, all aspects of keeping turkeys are covered, including breeding, raising birds for the Christmas market or simply for interest and pleasure, traditional breeds and breed management, incubation and raising poults. |
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Home Poultry Keeping (0713663197) £7.99 By Dr Geoffrey Eley This second edition of the successful Home Poultry Keeping, has been expanded to include chapters on geese and turkeys, covering the wide range of aspects involved in poultry keeping. |
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Organic Poultry (0906137365) £12.95 By Katie Thear A unique new book by Katie Thear for those who wish to produce organic eggs or poultry meat. Clearly written and well illustrated, it includes chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and Guinea fowl. |
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Keeping Quail (0906137381) £7.95 By Katie Thear Originally published in 1987, this 4th edition of the book covers every aspect of quail keeping, from the incubation of eggs, raising chicks, correct feeding, housing systems, to protection from predators and maintaining good health. |
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Making Mobile Hen Houses (0947870466) £9.50 By Michael Roberts. This book is written for small to medium scale poultry keepers and contains eight different methods of mobilising poultry houses. There are also drawings and plans of various fold units, a duck house, a 20 bird colony house, roll-away nest boxes and a poultry house for wheelchair users amongst other things. |
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Keeping Pet Chickens (1 84286 103 4) £5.99 By Johannes Paul and William Windham This is an inspiring little book, with lovely pictures and a handy hints panel running down the side of each page. All the basics are covered, from anatomy and how to handle a chicken, through to chicken behaviour, health checks and breeding. |
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Best Hens For You (1 899470 32 8) £6.99 This is a book to help people choose the right breed of hen for their garden, whether it’s eggs they want or simply a different kind of pet. |
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Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance (1843304147) £8.99 By Martin Gurdon. This is a book about chicken keeping but it is also a hilarious account of a feather-clad soap opera of primal urges. Its pages are filled with absolute power, sex, death, jealousy, gender bending, mothers who are fiercely protective of their babies yet shun them in adulthood, and huge vet bills. |
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Free-range Poultry (1873580592) £19.99 By Katie Thear Regarded as a definitive guide to modern free-range management, Katie Thear's popular book provides a practical and comprehensive guide to managing chickens on any scale. |
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Hens in the Garden Eggs in the Kitchen (1899470239) £7.99 By Charlotte Popescu Charlotte Popescu was inspired to write this book after keeping bantams in her garden for many years. The book starts with practical advice and has chapters on housing, feeding, egg laying, hatching chicks and information on breeds and common ailments. |
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Starting With Chickens (B-POU-01) £6.95 by Katie Thear How often have you thought it would be nice to have a few chickens in the garden? Their needs are modest and they give a lot of pleasure and interest in return, not to mention the bonus of new laid eggs! |
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The Big Book of Garden Hens (B-POU-25) £16.50 by Francine Raymond Each chapter of this book concentrates on a particular aspect of henkeeping. Each section also highlights two breeds and gives month by month advice to encourage you and your flock through the year. |
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Lewis Wright & His Poultry (1857362586) £30.00 by Dr Joseph Batty
This book sets out to acknowledge the work of Lewis Wright the great Victorian author, editor and poultry, pigeon and animal expert. |
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Old English Game (9781857363968) £18.00 By Dr J Batty. This book sets out to show the principal artists as well as photographs from Britain, USA, Australasia and other lands. Many are prize winners. The author has describes each bird, getting to the essentials of the colours. |
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Practical Poultry Keeping (1857363841) £15.00 by Dr Joseph Batty This revised edition gives more emphasis to the recommended methods of management, giving special attention to the phasing out of battery cages. |
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Garden Poultry Keeping (B-POU-07) £9.50 by J Barnes This popular book covers all the essentials of poultry keeping for those who wish to keep a few birds in a garden, orchard or paddock. |
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Poultry for Anyone (187358038X) £19.99 by Victoria Roberts This book contains over 90 colour photographs. It not only describes the breeds but also lists their egg production and practical uses, hints on preparation for showing, plus a section on housing and management. |
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Chickens at Home (0947870075) £7.00 By Michael Roberts Have you ever cooked and eaten an egg which is still warm from being laid? If not, then you have a delicious treat in store, by discovering the true meaning of ‘fresh’ eggs from your own hens. Keeping chickens is |
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Modern Vermin Control (0947870040) £7.00 By Michael Roberts. A practical guide to the control of vermin for the small holder, aviarist, farmer, poultry man and game keeper. |
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Keeping Chickens (978 0 7153 2567) £12.99 By Jeremy Hobson and Celia Lewis. This book is a practical guide for everyone interested in chickens, whether as pets or for their eggs and other produce, to help them get the best from their birds. |
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Henkeeping (9781843403586) £6.99 By Jane Eastoe This beautiful and practical guide, marking a unique collaboration between the National Trust and Country Living magazine, 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. |
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Extraordinary Pheasants (810910071) £16.95 By Stephen Green-Armytage Fast on the feathers of his highly successful Extraordinary Chickens, Stephen Green-Armytage is back with a fascinating look at the stunningly ornate plumage and surprisingly expressive personalities of more than 70 d |
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Build Your Own Poultry House and Run £3.00 Broad Leys Publishing Ltd Reprint 2005 These revised plans include detailed instructions for the construction of a poultry house suitable for 6-8 chickens, a run which will fit onto the house, although it could be used with most medium sized poultry houses and added plans for making a bantam house and run suitable for 3-4 bantams. |
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The Welsummer £13.50 By W Powell-Owen. This is a fascimile reprint of the book published by Feathered World in 1932 with an additional six pages of colour photos. Copies of the original are much sought after. |
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The Orpington Fowl (1857363434 ) £38.00 by Will Burdett and Joseph Batty One of the most comprehensive books ever published on the Orpington Fowl by two poultry experts and writers. |
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The Silkie Fowl (1857363434) £15.00 This book traces the history of the Silkie Fowl, showing that it is of ancient origin. It also covers its management and explains how the breed can be utilised as a first class broody hen. This is a very gentle bird which becomes very tame. |
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Marsh Daisy Poultry (B-POB-13 ) £15.00 by J Batty This breed evolved in Victorian times and was then taken up by another breeder who developed it further to become the Marsh Daisy. |
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Bantams in Colour (0947870008) £8.00 By Michael Roberts Bantams in Colour will enable the reader to identify most breeds of bantams, to produce birds conforming to the correct standard and to realise the enormous diversity of colour and type available. |
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A History of Bantams (B-POB-21) £8.00 by Ian Kay This book covers topics such as stockmanship, housing, diet, rearing, history of bantams prior to 1860 and showmanship. |
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