Chicken Coops For The Soul

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When Julia Hollander agreed to buy her small daughter a rabbit she had no idea that she would end up with two hens as well. Finding herself at the wrong end of a very steep learning curve she then had to master the many skills of hen husbandry in short order from what to feed them to how best to fox-proof a small urban garden. Chicken Coops for the Soul" is a record of the five years of trial & error that ensued in which Julia charts the joys challenges & inevitable moments of disappointment thyat face any aspiring poultry keeper. Its also a compendium of wisdom about the humble chicken that explains among many other things which breeds are most productive why some hens lay double-yolkers & how we have the Second World War to thank for our ability to tell newly hatched male & female chicks apart. Not to mention a considered discussion of where the first chicken (or egg) came from. Fascinating & entertaining by turns this is a book that will prove invaluable to the aspiring keeper & remind chicken aficionados why they became hooked in the first place."