Customer Reviews
Good beginners book - By: Mrs. C. L. Evans, 22 May 2008 
This is a lovely book for the beginner, since there are lovely colour photos & bite size information covering what you need to know to get into keeping chickens. It is limited,in that once you have your chickens you probably want to have more information & there are only a limited amount of breeds covered but the lay out is reader friendly, digestible & sufficient for the novice to make a good start. Then the fun begins! The book does relay the real joy of keeping chickens & the benefits for children. Well worth reading before getting started on buying coop, hens etc.
The best introduction to keeping chickens we've found - By: Louise Bostock, 23 Jan 2008 
We've been keeping chickens for a couple of years now, & we wish we had this book when (or even before) we started out. It has information on all aspects of keeping chickens, from coops & enclosures, avoiding health problems, integrating with the existing family, feeding, etc. The text is well-thought-out & clearly written, & the pictures with their associated captions add even more information. Buy this book before you divein & get your first chook. If you're already a chicken-parent, buy it anyway & keep it to hand always!
Excellent - well worth the price - By: Annie Y, 01 Nov 2007 If you are thinking about keeping chickens everything that you need to know isin this book. Absolutely excellent!!
This is just the book I was looking for! Highly Recommended!! - By: TheTeh, 04 May 2007 Ideal book for anyone who is thinking to keep chickens! Great introduction to all aspects of keeping chickens with just the right depth covering everything from housing, litter materials, feed types, chicken well beings, natural vs artificial fertilised eggs incubations, chicken breeds... etc etc.. All these are explainedin plain English together with excellent colour photos to maintain reader interest throughout the book. Did you know that chickens need to eat sand or grits to help digestions? I did not before reading this book! Allin all, a great book which is both entertaining & educational to read before keeping your first chickenin your backyard! Definately a 5-Start for this book!!!
A good introduction to keeping chickens - By: A Reader, 24 Nov 2006 I've just started looking into keeping chickensin my back garden & found this book really helpful - from picking the right breed to how to house & care for them. It's clearly set out with sound advice & the large colour pictures of the different breed types are great!
