The Henkeeping Specialist: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Keeping Poultry for Egg and Meat Production (IMM Lifestyle) How to Raise, House, Feed, Breed, and Care for Chickens in Your Own Backyard - Softcover

David Squire

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184773748X ISBN 13: 9781847737489

Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Everything you need to know about keeping chickens!

• Range of breeds and how to choose the right one for your needs
• Egg production including the fertilization and collection of eggs
• Meat production including the best chickens for your table and how to pluck, draw, and truss them
• Breeding chickens including artificial incubation and caring for your male birds and brooding hens
• Pests and diseases that might affect your flock, and how to keep your chicken healthy
• Keeping other poultry, an introduction to ducks, quails, and guinea fowl

Self-sufficient living has never been more popular, and this Specialist Guide makes it easy!

You don't need a large garden, expensive equipment, or even a great deal of time to keep your own chickens. By keeping poultry, you can really benefit from the produce—just a couple of hens is all you need to keep your family well stocked in fresh eggs all year round!

This essential guide, The Henkeeping Specialist, provides all the key information you need to know to successfully keep your own poultry, from setting up and choosing the right site to housing, feeding, daily care routines, disease prevention, and breeding. There is a comprehensive A-Z section on the different chicken and bantam breeds available, as well as advice on choosing the right breed for you.

This guide is packed with plenty of practical advice on managing egg production, incubating, rearing, and specific nutritional requirements. It is ideal for newcomers interested in learning all about the basics of henkeeping, as well as for those seeking a more self-sufficient, natural, and ecologically conscious lifestyle.

Get started keeping chickens in your own backyard with The Henkeeping Specialist!

About this title

About the Author

David Squire trained as a horticulturist and is the author of over 70 gardening titles, including The Scented Garden, which won the Garden Writers of America Quill and Trowel Award, as well as The First-time Garden Specialist and The Small Garden Specialist (both also published by New Holland). He currently lives in West Sussex. Alan and Gill Bridgewater have gained an international reputation as producers of gardening and DIY books on a range of subjects, including ponds and patios, stone and brickwork, decks and decking, and garden design. They live in Rye, East Sussex.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184773748X
• ISBN 13: 9781847737489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80
• Editor: Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater