Backgarden Chickens & Other Poultry -
by John & Cara Harrison
Just £5.99 + including P&P (UK only) cover price£6.99

All copies will be signed by John Harrison. As a special thank-you bonus, we're including a £10.00 off voucher code you can use against the cost of a chicken coop from chicken coops direct and some tomato seeds worth over £5.00 so you can grow your hens a treat! (They love tomatoes - but only in moderation) SEE BELOW

Please note this offer is UK only. For deliveries to Eire and the EU see here.

Backgarden Chickens & Other Poultry Available signed, direct from the author. £5.99 including P&P (UK Only) - £10 Off chicken coop voucher included + Free Tomato Seeds! Pay via PayPal or payment with cheque or PO Delivery in S Ireland & EU Click Here

This book is simply for those thinking of keeping or currently keeping chickens or other poultry such as ducks, quail, turkeys or geese in a back garden

A book is in some ways a reflection of its authors and this one is no exception. Cara Harrison keeps her hens, ducks and quail in a small urban back garden while her father, John, has a smallholding in Wales after many years of suburban living and keeping an allotment.

This simple, straightforward guide, written in plain English with black and white illustrations and 8 colour plates, is not designed for the coffee table. It's a manual to help those keeping chickens and other poultry.

The chapter list will give you a good idea of what's covered:

• Introduction
  Who the book is for and what it covers
• Preparing for Your Poultry
  What you need to do before getting your birds
• Other Pets and Children
  What about the dog? And the children.
• Housing, Runs and Equipment
  Different types, makes and how to choose
• Choosing and Obtaining Your Poultry
  What to get and where to get them
• When You Get Your Hens Home
  Settling in your birds
• Introducing the New Birds to the Flock
  Avoiding problems of health and fighting
• Feeding and Watering
  What and when to feed and water your hens
• Caring for Your Poultry
  General husbandry advice
• Diseases and Problems
  How to recognise and what to do
• Breeding Your Own
  As the title says - broody hens, incubators etc
• Ducks
• Turkeys
• Geese
• Quail
• Eggs
  All about eggs and how to market your eggs, store your eggs and use them plus eggonomics - selling your surplus eggs, the pounds and pennies of chicken keeping.
• Keeping Poultry for Meat
  The pros and cons of raising table birds. Is it really for you?
• Glossary
• Further Information
• Index

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Backgarden Chickens & Other Poultry Available signed, direct from the author. £5.99 including P&P (UK Only) - £10 Off chicken coop voucher included + Free Tomato Seeds! Pay via PayPal or payment with cheque or PO Delivery in S Ireland & EU Click Here

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Please note it costs us more to post outside of the UK. The additional charge is £1.50 above the exisitng £1.00 postal contribution making the total cost £7.49

Order here for S Ireland and EU countries

Free Seed Offer

Please note: the seeds have a sow by date of 2013 which means the germination rate will be lower than normal in 2014. Accordingly we're giving away 4 packets instead of 2 packets. The seeds are 100s & 1000s or Gardeners Delight both of which produce small red tomatoes of ideal size for a treat.

192 Pages of straightforward advice and help.

Free Tomato Seeds - Gardeners Delight & 100's and 1000's so you can grow your hens a treat!

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John's book offers down to earth advice in a friendly chatty way, keeping an eye to simplicity (and the "have a go spirit") but also offering useful knowledge to help ensure success.

A wealth of information in a book small enough to be brought to the plot for on the spot reference. Highly recommended!

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