MADE AT HOME

EGGS & POULTRY

by Dick and James Strawbridge

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New hardcover book published 2012, 176 pages, measures 22 x 16 cm.

Eggs & Poultry is the perfect book for anyone intending to embrace the Good Life. Whether you have a large country garden or a small city enclosure, keeping a couple of hens is essential. What could be better than fresh eggs every day? Everything you need to raise chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys for eggs and for eating is here. From housing to feeding and breeding, we've got it covered, alongside a closer peek at some of the more adventurous aspects such as seasonal turkey and green geese. Then, enjoy the fruits of your labours: perfect your poached eggs, enjoy smoked eggs with beetroot or pizza alla duck egg, try braised duck with peas or goose liver with cider and indulge in south-western fried chicken.

Eggs & Poultry is a how-to guide to raising chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys for eggs and meat. With simple instructions on caring for your flick, cooking eggs perfectly and dispatching your birds humanely when the time comes, plus dozens of recipes to enjoy, all the inspiration you need is here.

Contents include:

• Introduction
• Preparing to keep poultry
• Chickens
• Ducks
• Geese
• Turkeys
• Recipes

Made at Home: Eggs & Poultry is a UK publication. All measurements are in metric, imperial and cup and spoon

About the authors

Dick Strawbridge, a retired lieutenant colonel and former army engineer, has been growing vegetables, keeping livestock and practising 'eco-engineering' since childhood. It was his desire to lead a greener life that led him to convert his farm into an ecologically friendly, but completely modern, place to live.

James Strawbridge, Dick's son, has inherited his father's enthusiasm for inventing and DIY, and his time spent working on environmental projects in Nepal and Fiji confirmed his interest in ecological projects.

Dick and James are experts in the Good Life - and it's the life they've led at Newhouse Farm, their smallholding in Cornwall, in the southwest of England. On just 3 acres of land in the midst of a village, they produce an abundance of good things to eat and drink: fruits and vegetables that they eat fresh, ferment, juice and preserve, pigs of ham, sausages, salamis and bacon, a mixed flock of birds for eggs and eating, and bees for honey. It's been a lifestyle driven by their desire to eat well every day, and now you can too.

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Made at Home: Eggs and Poultry by Dick and James Strawbridge