Self Sufficiency: HEN KEEPING

by MIKE HATCHER

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New softcover book, 128 pages, published 2009. Measures 21 x 15cm.

Self-sufficiency and organic living have never been more prominent than in recent years. Keeping hens is becoming increasingly popular and is one way of ensuring you have fresh produce at your fingertips.

This authoritative book provides an introduction to some of the key aspects of keeping your own chickens and benefiting from the produce. You don't need a large garden to keep poultry, and an average family only needs a couple of hens to keep them well stocked in fresh eggs all year round. The set-up costs are minimal and you don't need a whole host of expensive gadgets or equipment to get started or care for your chickens.

Packed with useful information on poultry keeping (housing, food and water, daily care routines, disease prevention and cure, encouraging egg production, and breeding), there is also comprehensive information on breeds and a list of useful contacts.

Contents include:

• The basics - includes information about choosing birds, getting set up, routines, breeding, pests and diseases
• Poultry breeds - information about heavy and light breeds, bantams and hybrids
• Egg Production table
• FAQs
• Glossary
• Useful contacts and Index

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Self-Sufficiency: Hen Keeping by Mike Hatcher