Chicken & Poultry Books

A full colour photographic book, originally printed in 1984, showing 40 breeds of bantam and miniature fowl. This book is a must for identifying different breeds or for choosing a breed to keep. Th...

Would you like to keep hens in your garden? There is little more satisfying than fresh eggs straight from the nest box; hens make great pets with their different personalities and are great fun to ...

The author says "Keep hens in your garden as well as growing vegetables, herbs, flowers and shrubs. Find out about the best hens for you to have in your garden. Housing, feeding and all aspects o...

One of the easiest books to follow on keeping chickens or bantams in your garden, orchard or smallholding. Every step explained with daily and weekend routines, chapters on expenses, housing, hatch...

This is a colour guide to most breeds of domestic ducks and geese, also showing most colour variations in each breed, including call ducks and Indian runners. Over 122 photogra...

Originally published in 1946. This work has been compiled with the object of advising the beginner on all aspects of duck management for pleasure and profit. Contents Include : Breeds of Ducks for ...

A pocket-sized introduction to the world of exotic ornamental chickens. The book contains photographs of chickens of all shapes and sizes, including the Bearded Silkie, the crested Polish and the m...

Widely recognised as the definitive guide to modern free-range management, this book is a practical and comprehensive guide that is up to date with legislation and research findings. Welfare consid...

This book includes new historical references, methods of keeping Crested and Vulturine guinea fowl, experiences of wild guinea fowl in Africa and keeping and rearing guinea fowl on a small scale. T...

Chickens are back in style with a vengeance: poultry breeders are struggling to cope with the increase in demand and gardens resound to the contented cluck of chickens. This trend can be in part ex...

This book is about keeping hens for pleasure in your garden, about their suitability as pets and the joy of having fresh free-range eggs. The author has kept bantams in her garden for many years an...

A practical guide for using small incubators in the home or classro...

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 fin...

A new book on keeping pigeons in polecotes, wallcotes and aviari...

This book covers most of the diseases and ailments encountered in keeping poultry, turkeys and waterfowl. It is written in plain English in an easy to follow format describing signs, causes, preven...

This is a do-it-yourself guide to building poultry houses and allied equipment. It discusses the needs of the various types of fowl, and gives detailed plans and material lists for building coops, ...

This detailed guide to poultry keeping is designed to enable anyone to keep poultry for profit. It includes: poultry breeds and uses, poultry housing and equipment; breeding and sexing birds; commo...

This book provides comprehensive help, from choosing a house and run to selecting, buying and caring for hens. It covers feeding, breeding, and seasonal care, as well as dealing with problems shoul...

Anyone who keeps ducks, or fancies keeping ducks in the future, will find this book extremely useful and full of practical advice and tips. It covers virtually every aspect the duck owner needs to ...

An introduction to keeping geese on a domestic and commercial scale. Management of different kinds of geese, including domestic, commercial and ornamental breeds, for the smallholder, farmer and br...