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	starting with chickens: a beginner's guide Katie Thear Comprehensive help for all those who wish to keep chickens on a small scale. It covers everything from choosing a house to selecting, buying and caring for hens. Over 90 breeds are illustrated, many in colour. Feeding, breeding, eggs and seasonal care are discussed, as well as dealing with problems should they occur. Written in a clear and concise way - an ideal introduction. 96pp more on poultry Price: £6.95
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	keeping chickens: the essential guide to enjoying and getting the best from chickens Jeremy Hobson & Celia Lewis This is a solid, practical, everything-you-need-to-know guide to keeping chickens for people who are as interested in them as pets as they are in eggs and other poultry produce. It reveals how, as well as being useful, chickens are interesting and colourful characters that can enliven any garden. They become very tame and make good companions. It includes chapters on using feathers and eggs in art and craft projects, as well as delicious egg recipes. It fuses contemporary design, imaginative and appealing images and lively, authoritative text to ensure the widest possible interest. 160pp more on poultry Price: £12.99
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	organic poultry Katie Thear This unique book provides an excellent coverage of what is involved in managing organic poultry, including laying and table chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowl. It includes research findings on the best way to cater for the innate needs of poultry and aims to clarify a situation where there is considerable confusion about organic standards. A 'must' for those keeping poultry organically or considering converting to organic poultry. 120pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £12.95
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	free-range poultry (3rd revised edition) Katie Thear Widely recognised as the definitive guide to modern free-range management, this book is a practical and comprehensive guide that is up to date with legislation and research findings. Welfare considerations are discussed, with details of Freedom Food and Organic standards. There is advice on the best choice of breeds for specific purposes, including egg production, table bird production, breeding to show standards and general interest poultry keeping. Every aspect of poultry husbandry is covered. Suitable for the commercial free-range flock owner, the home poultry keeper or the breeder and enthusiast. 192pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £19.99
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	the complete book of raising livestock and poultry Katie Thear & Alistair Fraser (editors) Whether you are thinking of keeping a few chickens in your backyard, or whether you are interested in a self-sufficient lifestyle, or whether you want to run a small farm for profit, this book will answer all your questions. Not only will it give practical guidance on how to start off such an enterprise - from choosing the best animals to making sure they are housed and fed correctly - but it will also be a constant source of help and encouragement whenever a new challenge or crisis arises. You can turn to it when you want advice on breeding and rearing young stock, on producing top quality eggs, milk, meat or wool, or on coping with any basic health problems. Poultry, goats, pigs, sheep, cattle and horses are all included and every chapter has been written by people with first hand experience in keeping the livestock concerned. Their detailed advice is backed up throughout with clear, step-by-step photographs which demonstrate the practices described. 224pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £16.99
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	the chicken health handbook Gail Damerow A brilliant book describing the different illnesses which can attack chickens alphabetically. It shows what the disease looks like, discusses the causes, symptoms and treatments. Also has a section where you can pinpoint common symptoms and causes of disease with helpful charts. This is the only book you'd ever need to keep your chickens in excellent health. 344pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £14.99
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	chicken tractor: the permaculture guide to happy hens and healthy soil Andy Lee & Pat Foreman Chickens are such splendid beasts - they produce eggs, manure, meat and will even dig and weed the garden. This great book outlines all the ways you can work with chickens to get a productive garden and healthy soil - it even has how to build a straw bale hen house. 324pp click on image for contents page DELIVERY WILL TAKE 1-2 WEEKS more on poultry Price: £17.99
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	poultry house construction Michael Roberts This is a D.I.Y. guide to building houses and allied equipment such as show boxes, free range feeder, trap nest boxes. There are 13 projects, all with photographs of the finished article and diagrams with measurements of all the panels or sections; very easy to follow and to make. Projects include: Bantam House, 8ft Run, 6 or 8ft Ark, Eight or Ten Hen Coop and Poultry Palace. Other chapters include Housing Criteria, Tools Required and Timber Treatment. Amazing value, and could save you a fortune on shop prices! 92pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £8.50
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	incubation: a guide to hatching and rearing (3rd revised edition) Katie Thear Covers the use of small to medium sized incubators and brooders, as well as larger systems for more exotic species. Presented in a clear and concise way, with an emphasis on practical techniques and DIY tips. Species covered: chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, partridges, peafowl, ostriches, emus, rheas and parrots. Relevant to poultry keepers, waterfowl and game breeders, and anyone with an interest in domestic and exotic species of birds. 96pp more on poultry Price: £6.95
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	niche and organic chicken products: their technology and scientific principles S H Gordon and D R Charles Eating habits are changing in the UK, driven by demographic trends which reflect the new power of consumers. The development of niche markets in many food products is a response to these changes, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the poultry industry. Food buyers are demanding more choice, and they want their food to be produced in a welfare friendly way with the minimum of technological intervention. This book describes the key recent findings in the science of extensive and organic chicken and egg production and analyses in depth some of the key issues concerning choice of breed, rearing method and product quality and puts them in a practical context which will be invaluable to those contemplating diversification into these enterprises or those already in the business. It will also provide other researchers with an up to date reference source for this emerging branch of poultry science. 320pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £45.00
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	diseases of free range poultry (2nd revised edition) Victoria Roberts Free range birds are usually much healthier than their sad intensive cousins but even they get ill sometimes. Victoria Roberts, a vet who is a poultry specialist, gives guidance on good management, common diseases and problems, and how to watch for the symptoms as well as what to do about them. Comprehensive sections on anatomy, reproductive bits, digestive systems etc and an excellent chart for common disease identification, includes water fowl, quail etc. 252pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £15.99
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	starting with bantams David Scrivener Written for those new to bantams, this well-illustrated book provides an excellent introduction to the subject. It looks at all aspects of practical management and handling, including housing, choosing breeds and stock, breeding, showing and health. 96pp more on poultry Price: £7.95
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	starting with geese Katie Thear An introduction to keeping geese on a domestic and commercial scale. Management of different kinds of geese, including domestic, commercial and ornamental breeds, for the smallholder, farmer and breeder. Coverage includes breeds and breed development, housing, feeding, pasture management, penning and fencing, access to water, breeding and rearing, raising for the Christmas market, marketing, health and showing. 96pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £7.95
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	starting with ducks Katie Thear Ducks are hardy and adaptable. They can be kept on any scale, as long as the proper conditions are provided for them. These include access to clean water, shelter, food and good management. This book covers all aspects of keeping, breeding and rearing ducks, for show, pleasure or commercial purposes. The material is presented in a clear, concise way, with an emphasis on practical detail. 96pp more on poultry Price: £7.95
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	keeping quail Katie Thear This well-illustrated book is an excellent introduction to the keeping of Coturnix and other breeds of quail. It provides comprehensive coverage of their care and management, making it suitable for the producer as well as the small breeder. 96pp click on image for contents page more on poultry Price: £7.95
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