Poultry

TFH Books

A Quality range of books about your pets.

A comprehensive and richly illustrated guide to keeping chickens.

Chickens kept as pets are increasingly popular, even in urban environments, as
more and more people discover it is easy to keep chickens, even in a small backyard.
They make excellent pets and offer the immeasurable benefit of a free and ready supply
of fresh eggs.

The expert author alerts the many newcomers to chicken-keeping to the amazing variety
of breeds available -- more than 100 registered pure breeds and bantams, as well as
many hybrids.

This beautifully illustrated reference provides essential advice about the housing and
care of chickens, as well as profiles of more than 70 of the most popular breeds,
with details such as:


History and origins
Weight ranges
Egg characteristics
Physical appearance
Behavior.

The Mini Encyclopedia of Chicken Breeds and Care provides an unrivalled depth of
practical information, and it features more than 500 specially commissioned color
photographs. From the plump, cushionlike beauty of the Buff Orpington to the
extravagantly ornamental bantams, readers will discover there is a chicken breed
that ideally suits them

208 pages, 6 3/8" x 7 1/2"