Happy Hens: A Beginner's Guide to Keeping Chickens. (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

In this beginner's guide to keeping chickens the author draws upon more than fifty years personal experience raising poultry. Intended primarily for the novice enthusiast and particularly those wishing to keep a few chickens in their backyard for egg production or as pets,the text aims to be simple, clear and informative and offers a wealth of useful information with some personal anecdotes and photographs. Mr.Dubolski covers all the essentials a new poultry keeper will need to get started with chickens including the breeding, hatching,housing,care and health issues and appropriately also dicusses rules and regulations which may affect those getting started.The author conveys to his reader not only the rich rewards attainable from keeping these fascinating, productive birds, but also just how simple it is to do so. He emphasises a child can easily keep chickens and certainly, in his opinion, "should be encouraged to do so." There has never been a better time to keep chickens with a current wave of pragmatic enthusiasm and revival in this traditional practice.This book will certainly encourage and assist those who intend joining the growing ranks of chicken keepers.