The Henkeeping Specialist: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Keeping Poultry for Egg and Meat Production (IMM Lifestyle) How to Raise, House, Feed, Breed, and Care for Chickens in Your Own Backyard - Softcover

Squire, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184773748X ISBN 13: 9781847737489

Publisher: IMM Lifestyle Books, 2011

Synopsis

Everything you need to know about keeping chickens!

• Range of breeds and how to choose the right one for your needs
• Egg production including the fertilization and collection of eggs
• Meat production including the best chickens for your table and how to pluck, draw, and truss them
• Breeding chickens including artificial incubation and caring for your male birds and brooding hens
• Pests and diseases that might affect your flock, and how to keep your chicken healthy
• Keeping other poultry, an introduction to ducks, quails, and guinea fowl

Self-sufficient living has never been more popular, and this Specialist Guide makes it easy!

You don't need a large garden, expensive equipment, or even a great deal of time to keep your own chickens. By keeping poultry, you can really benefit from the produce—just a couple of hens is all you need to keep your family well stocked in fresh eggs all year round!

This essential guide, The Henkeeping Specialist, provides all the key information you need to know to successfully keep your own poultry, from setting up and choosing the right site to housing, feeding, daily care routines, disease prevention, and breeding. There is a comprehensive A-Z section on the different chicken and bantam breeds available, as well as advice on choosing the right breed for you.

This guide is packed with plenty of practical advice on managing egg production, incubating, rearing, and specific nutritional requirements. It is ideal for newcomers interested in learning all about the basics of henkeeping, as well as for those seeking a more self-sufficient, natural, and ecologically conscious lifestyle.

Get started keeping chickens in your own backyard with The Henkeeping Specialist!

About this title

About the Author

David Squire has worked for many years as a gardening writer and editor. He has contributed to numerous gardening magazines and is the author (or co-author) of more than 80 gardening and plant-related books. His books include four titles in the new Home Gardener's Specialist Guide series (Fox Chapel Publishing) plus The Scented Garden (Orion) which won the "Quill and Trowel Award" of the Garden Writers of America. David trained as a horticulturist at the Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and at the Royal Horticultural Society, where he was awarded the Wisley Diploma in Horticulture. He was awarded an N.K. Gould Memorial Prize for his collection of herbarium specimens of native British plants. In 2005, this collection of plants was accepted by the Booth Museum of Natural History to become library and museum exhibits. He has a passionate interest in the uses of native plants, whether for eating and survival, or for their historical roles in medicine, folklore, and customs.

Alan and Gill Bridgewater have gained an international reputation as producers of highly successful gardening and DIY books on a range of subjects, including garden design, ponds and patios, stone and brickwork, decks and decking, and household woodworking. They have also contributed to several international magazines. Alan and Gill live in Rye, East Sussex.

From the Back Cover

The
HENKEEPING
Specialist

You don't need a large garden or expensive equipment to keep poultry. All you need is four to six hens for a supply of fresh eggs all year round. This essential guide explains everything you need to know about choosing breeds, setting up, feeding, care routines, disease prevention and breeding.

• A concise, easy-to-use reference guide
• Expert advice on keeping and breeding chickens and information on ducks, quails and guinea fowl
• Information on managing egg production
• Tips on how to incubate and rear chicks

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• The Allotment Specialist
• The Bamboo, Grass & Palm Specialist
• The Bonsai Specialist
• The Climbing Plants Specialist
• The Compost Specialist
• The Container Specialist
• The First Time Garden Specialist
• The Garden Design & Planning Specialist
• The Garden Pests & Diseases Specialist
• The Herb Garden Specialist
• The No-dig Garden Specialist
• The Orchid Specialist
• The Patio Specialist
• The Pond Specialist
• The Propagation Specialist
• The Pruning Specialist
• The Self-Sufficiency Specialist
• The Small Garden Specialist
• The Tree & Shrub Specialist
• The Water Garden Specialist
• The Wildlife Garden Specialist

Edition details

• Publisher: IMM Lifestyle Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184773748X
• ISBN 13: 9781847737489
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80
• Editor: Bridgewater Alan, Bridgewater Gill