Keeping Chickens For Dummies, UK Edition

Name: Keeping Chickens For Dummies, UK Edition
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SKU: 9781119994176
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By Robert T. Ludlow and Kimberley Willis and Pammy Riggs

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Keeping Chickens For Dummies, UK Edition by Robert T. Ludlow, Kimberley Willis, and Pammy Riggs serves as a comprehensive guide for prospective and current backyard chicken keepers. The book explores the essentials of chicken care, from selecting the right breeds and setting up coops to understanding feed, health, and egg production. With practical advice and expert tips, it demystifies the process and makes chicken keeping accessible and enjoyable for beginners and seasoned enthusiasts alike.
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This book may appeal to you if you are curious about the joys and responsibilities of raising chickens as pets or for fresh eggs. It's perfect for beginners looking to start their own flock, offering practical advice and step-by-step guidance on everything from choosing the right breed to ensuring the health and happiness of your birds. Ideal for anyone interested in sustainable living or those who simply love nature and want to enhance their understanding of poultry care.

Keeping Chickens For Dummies, UK Edition

Practical how-to advice for keeping chickens "For me, raising chickens, for eggs and meat, has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of our family farm.

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Practical how-to advice for keeping chickens

“For me, raising chickens, for eggs and meat, has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of our family farm. I am a great admirer of 'chicken whisperer' Pammy Riggs, and with her two co-authors she has produced an admirably thorough guide to enjoying the pleasures and avoiding the pitfalls of keeping chickens. Get the book, and take the feathery plunge!”

- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Keeping Chickens For Dummies provides you with an introduction to all aspects of keeping chickens, from constructing a hutch to the correct feeding regime. It offers expert advice straight from the River Cottage 'Chicken Whisperer', so whether you're looking to raise chickens for eggs, meat, or just the entertainment value and fun, Keeping Chickens For Dummies is the perfect place to start.

Keeping Chickens For Dummies:

Shows you how to keep chickens in different conditions
Offers guidance on choosing and purchasing chickens
Gives great step-by-step advice on constructing the right housing
Provides expert advice on how to feed and care for your chickens

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Keeping Chickens For Dummies, UK Edition is praised for being an admirably comprehensive and lucid guide, offering sensible advice suitable for beginners and seasoned chicken keepers alike.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119994176

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 August 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 187.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 794g

Pages: 432

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Dummies Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture Kimberley Willis Non-Fiction Pammy Riggs Robert T. Ludlow Science & Nature

About the Author

Pammy Riggs is a well-respected figure in the farming and food industry. She owns and runs the award-winning Providence Farm in Devon and has been a hands-on farmer and small-scale food producer for over 20 years. She has taught a variety of poultry-related courses around the UK, including the poultry-keeping course at River Cottage. Kimberly Willis has raised poultry for more than 30 years. Rob Ludlow runs BackYardChickens.com, the leading chicken-raising information resource on the Web.