Backgarden Chickens & Other Poultry 

by John & Cara Harrison

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.

Buy a Signed Copy

Available signed, direct from the author. £4.99 + £1.00 towards P&P (UK Only) - £10 Off chicken coop voucher included and FREE Tomato Seeds!

£5.99

Pay by Cheque or PO Here

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, since chickens love tomatoes, Free Gardener's Delight and 100's & 1000's worth over £5.00

Please note it costs us more to post outside of the UK. 
For deliveries to Eire and the EU see here

Chapter List

• 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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