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Thousands of backyard poultry keepers are springing up all over the country, experiencing afresh the joys of their first hen, their first egg, their first happy chuckle in the morning garden. Keeping poultry in the city brings with it not only joys but responsibilities. The Urban Hen is the perfect companion for the city poultry keeper and shows you how to maintain a happy, healthy garden or backyard flock in towns and cities everywhere. In this book you'll discover how to: find the best poultry for the small garden-and how to house them properly feed your birds, tune in to their daily needs and enjoy your own eggs avoid annoying the neighbours by showing that it is possible to keep poultry without attracting unwelcome pests recognise healthy happy birds and learn their daily routine recognise poorly hens-and how to treat them or get help incubate and care for fertilised eggs and raise chicks Book jacket.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group The Limited
ISBN-10190586227x
ISBN-139781905862276
eBay Product ID (ePID)78682326
Product Key Features
Publication Year2009
Number of Pages1 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorPaul Peacock
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.9 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition22
Reviews'Shows gardeners everything they need to know about the joys and responsibilities of keeping chickens.' -- Garden Retail
Publication Date2009-11-15
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal636.50091732
Lc Classification NumberSf487