Keeping Hens - A Beginner's Handbook

Chickens make fascinating and thrilling pets especially for children. Keeping just a few hens can provide sufficient fresh eggs for a family and you may never need to buy eggs again. Keeping hens is by no means difficult and this handbook, written by an experienced chicken keeper, includes all the important information to make this hobby a real joy. Contents includes:- - Checking you can keep chickens at your home - Understanding what keeping chickens will entail - Space requirements - Costs - How to choose suitable chickens - Housing - Food and drink - Locating chicken suppliers - What to do on arrival day - Predators and pets - Beginner's Checklist - Useful facts - References