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Starting with Chickens (Starting with ...)

Author: Katie Thear
Publisher: Broad Leys Publishing Limited
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

7 reviews
Sales Rank: 856

Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.2

ISBN: 0906137276
Dewey Decimal Number: 590
EAN: 9780906137277
ASIN: 0906137276

Publication Date: April 1999
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3 out of 5 stars

Good info but few colour pics July 17, 2008
This book has a fair amount of good information but disapointingly it has mostly black and white pictures - which seems very old fashioned these days. It has a large section on purebreeds which I think could've been reduced in order to make way for more of the useful information on care and/or health.

3 out of 5 stars

Heritage breeds not mentioned May 23, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful

This book is okay and gives a good amount of information. However, it would have been good to mention that there are so-called heritage chicken in most countries. These chicken breeds are endangered and many countries have special programs of conserving them. It is, of course, nice to have dozens of fancy chicken breeds to choose from but it would be a good thing to remind people that own, national, culturally and historically important heritage breeds should always be the priority. Also, those are the chicken breeds that are most accustomed to local climate. For example, in Scandinavian area, there are many breeds that survive in harsh conditions and like to go out even in the snow. It is of course understandable that a small book cannot review all the breeds in the world. However, just a small note of the existence of heritage breeds would encourage people to search for more information on the topic. Other than that the book is okay and I really like the general tone of promoting self-sufficient lifestyle.

4 out of 5 stars

Great starter book October 17, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

Very helpful book if you're thinking of keeping chooks in your back garden, all basic information you'll need, I found though that a lot of space was given over to the different breeds which could have been used for more details on looking after chickens, but would recommend it to anyone.

5 out of 5 stars

A great book & British too! August 24, 2007
18 out of 18 found this review helpful

There are a lot of great books out there for beginners, but most of them are American, so the resources pages are not helpful to those of us starting out in the UK.

This book is published by Broad Leys, who are a small independent British publishers specialising in books for smallholders, homesteaders, poultry keepers and organic gardeners.

Exactly what I was looking for!

5 out of 5 stars

Great book for the first timer July 12, 2005
113 out of 115 found this review helpful

This has been an excellent book for me, as starting out with a few chickens i was looking for a book that could guide me, not overwhelm me, and i found it. It's got enough information to be helpful, but not overwhelming. Sections covering Housing, Feeding, Breeding, Rearing Chicks, Illness etc and many more interesting things too...

Recommend for the first timer...