Download PDF by Dave Ingham: Backyard Chickens: How to keep happy hens

By Dave Ingham

protecting a number of hens used to be just for rural dwellers with mammoth yards - or inner-city hippies. Now it is mainstream and an enticing proposition at any place you reside. Fluffy little recycling devices that consume weeds, insects and scraps and switch them into natural eggs - what is to not love? Chickens are nice yard pets for old and young - they seem to be a usual extension for everybody with a vegie patch, and if you like eggs yet are all for the welfare of industrial hens. This publication is the proper reference, even if you are already holding chickens or an absolute newbie brooding about getting a number of chooks. Dave Ingham bargains compulsively readable recommendation on tips on how to begin, housing and feeding, settling chickens in with different pets, troubleshooting, and the (minimal) dedication required to maintain your yard hens fit and happy.

'This ebook is the what for, tips to, the place and why of chickens for rookies and wranglers alike.' - Costa Georgiadis, ABC Gardening Australia

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