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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.

Starting with Chickens by Katie Thear

For anyone taking their first steps into keeping a few hens in the garden, or even more commercially minded, this is the Poultry Book to buy...."Starting with Chickens" by Katie Thear.

However, it is not only the best (and cheapest) book for the novice poultry keeper, it is the leading book. We believe, the one to buy for the novice new to poultry keeping, the enthusiast and the more experienced. Written in good, easy to understand language. As well as a great introductory book, it is also an "everyday book" to constantly to refer to. Every page is a learning experience for "day to day" poultry keeping....It is also a great reference book, when things might go wrong. It is the kind of poultry book which cannot be praised highly enough by ourselves. And even if it only your intention to keep a few hens in your garden, or back yard, if you intend only buying one book...buy this one. It is the best, ( low priced investment ) you will ever make.

Starting with Turkeys

"A new book"........By Katie Thear

A well illustrated and readable book covering all aspects of keeping, breeding, raising and showing turkeys on a small scale

It describes the traditional breeds and how to cater for the free-range and organic Christmas markets. - Includes full colour photographs

Organic Poultry by 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.

Starting with Bantams by David Scrivener

This excellent book is written by an experienced bantam and large fowl poultry breeder and show judge. Covering soft feather bantams, hard-feather bantams, true bantams and rare breed bantams, it is an ideal introduction to a keeping bantams

Starting with Geese by Katie Thear

Available now, a new guide to keeping domestic breeds of geese and ornamental geese on a small or commercial scale. Housing, pasture and water access, feeding, care and management, breeding, selling and showing. All the domestic breeds and a selection of ornamentals shown in full colour

Incubation: A Guide to Hatching and Rearing by 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

Keeping Quail by Katie Thear

This new edition, with its colour photographs, provides an up-to-date and practical coverage of the selection, housing, feeding, breeding and breed development of Coturnix and aviary breeds of quail. Large and small breeders will find it invaluable.

Starting with Ducks by Katie Thear

Covers domestic and ornamental breeds of duck for the beginner. Full of practical tips, it provides information on how to set up a small unit, managing ponds and streams. Covers all aspects of keeping, breeding and rearing ducks

Starting with a Smallholding by David Hills

Cheesemaking and Dairying by Katie Thear

Starting with Goats by Katie Thear.

Colour and black and white photos and line drawings. An ideal introductin to Goat-keeping.This well illustrated bookis full of practical and up to date information.Coverage includes dairy, fibre, and pigmy meat and harness goats, as well as managing, showing, breeding and dairying.

Starting with Sheep by Mary Castell

Written for those new to sheep, this gives clear guidance as to what is involved, what initial decisions need to be made, and how much land and equipment are needed. It describes the tasks involved in sheep husbandry, with advice on when and how to carry out the tasks. Suggestions are made as to how difficulties can be avoided by working with the natural instincts of sheep. The author is Secretary of the British Icelandic Sheep Breeders' Group and an experienced sheep farmer

Starting with Pigs by Andy Case

A straightforward and readable book for the small scale pig keeper, this is an excellent and practical introduction that is also up-to-date with the relevant regulations.
Concentrating on the older, more traditional breeds, it covers housing and free-range management, feeding, breeding and rearing, buying and selling. Written by a well-known pig breeder and small farmer, it is ideal as an up-to-date and accessible book on pigs

Starting with Bees by Peter Gordon

Written for those who are new to beekeeping, this book aims to clarify the essential procedures that are associated with the subject.

Step-by-step instructions take the newcomer through each stage, with photographs and illustrations to further clarify the techniques. This is an essential guide for the beginner during the first few years of beekeeping.

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"PLEASE NOTE (inclusive) PRICES ABOVE".....All Book Prices Above are "INCLUSIVE" of POSTING, PACKING AND HANDLING CHARGES....No Extra to Pay....(U.K. only)....Payment at this time, please Cheque or P.O. only.

If you wish to order direct, cheques should be made out to "Gerald Murray"....please be clear with your order....and dont forget to include your phone no. and where your books should be sent.

Please Note...OUR ADDRESS..."HAPPY HEN HOOSE" by Portknockie, Buckie. Moray. AB 56 4PB.

SUMMMARY NOTES.......

This is a new addition to the services we offer and an added page to our website. From the beginning of supplying poultry to our customers we have always at the same time supplied many of the books above to our customers calling to collect their poultry.

With regard to anyone new to poultry keeping, "Starting with Chickens" by Katie Thear was the automatic choice.....similiarly with her other books "Starting with Ducks" etc.

As will be noted by the books above, we are offering the choice of all her books as well as some other highly recommended books by experienced authors. All the books offered are in the same"practical, "easy to understand" text, at a price that will suit everyone.

We are a small family business with very limited space....We do breed poultry and ducks, but space does not allow us to keep, sheep, pigs, and goats etc. But, with an interest in "all things country" we have read and enjoyed all the books mentioned above.....and would highly recommend any, or all of the above, to anyone, who may have the same interest in "all things country", or are even more fortunate to have the extra space that will allow them extend their range of livestock.

Any of these books above would be an ideal small present for a family member or family friend......or even a nice wee useful gift to yourself.

This is our first venture into "mail order" and we are not even near that stage of the automated stage of....."your basket is still empty" (and probably never will be.) Certainly at this time that would be " a bit too techy" and professional for us.

If you wish to order a book or two, please use our contact link... contact us, .....phone at (01542) 841100.....email....or by letter, in the first instance... and we will take it from there..thank you.

We would expect the list above to remain quite constant, unless increasing demand, or maybe even lack of interest means we will look at this new addition to our business again.

At this time, it is no more than an extra small service we are offering our new and existing customers, which we hope will be of some value to yourselves. Thank You.

COUNTRY & GARDEN BOOK STORE .....POULTRY, & OTHER RELATED BOOKS...inc. "Starting with Chickens".