Illustrated with Arthur's own characterful watercolours and photographs of his 'girls', and laden with practical hen-keeping tips, gardening advice and introductions to common, rare and pure breeds, Chicken Boy is a one-of-a-kind memoir of a life in nature.

Final chapters are "On Keeping Chickens,"--a step-by-step guide-- and "The Culinary Chicken (and Egg),: which includes twenty-one recipes. As it traces the rise and fall of Gallus domesticus from the jungles of ancient India to the assembly-line hatcheries sprawled across modern America, this original, frequently astounding book passes along a trove of knowledge and lore about everything from the chicken's biology and behavior to its place in legend and mythology.Having just announced the 2023 winners, we’re so excited to share that the submissions portal for the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2024 is OPEN! Anything is possible in the multiverse, including a madcap adventure starring a plucky, two-headed chicken. Many cultures have found the mysteries of birth, healing, death and resurrection encapsulated in the hen’s egg. Yoto says: It’s up to the crime-fighting Chicken Squad to solve an out-of-this-world mystery that’s landed right in their yard!

Used books have different signs of use and might not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. With this photo book, Matteo Tranchellini and Moreno Monti pay tribute to our favorite, feathered friends. Annie Potts does a good job of condensing the vast scientific literature on [the chickens] biology and behaviour into a stream of fascinating facts . It's hard to decide whether this book is more fascinating and valuable for its information on chickens or for its insight on the modern homestead movement.Underpinned by several serious ideas but sprinkled with a generous dose of humor, [it] makes for some fine reading.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Chickens are both amusing and practical and, as you'll find out, they are also intelligent communicators . Inherently social creatures, chickens are enjoying a renaissance as prized members of many households and small farms. Parents - please ask your children's schools to take the free training and empower Dyslexic Thinking today. Smith and Daniel are obviously enthusiastic (though not sentimental) about their subject, and they've provided some good, interesting, and useful reading on the chicken.And she gives the reader a vivid sense of how the world looks to chickens, which ‘can obtain a clear view of morsels immediately in front of them on the ground while simultaneously receiving a panoramic view of the more distant environment. We will be happy to offer you a full refund, replacement or exchange on any items excluding custom prints, Goldfinger + Tate furniture, face coverings and pierced earrings. I have little animals of all kinds: frogs, puppies, raccoons, owls, chickadees, cardinals, pink poodles. Atinuke spends most of her time at home quietly dreaming up stories, but she sometimes visits schools and book festivals — she loves to meet her readers!

Given these insights into their lives, we must hope that chickens will eventually earn the respect and understanding they deserve and that the vast majority will be treated much more humanely than they are today. Featuring a stunning gallery of breeds with detailed profiles, the book also includes a directory of the most striking examples of chickens that have elevated this species from backyard egg producers to prize-winning poultry.

As more and more people think about local and sustainable living, the trend towards keeping chickens and home-laid eggs seems more popular than ever. From Double-crusted Chicken Pie, the Best Roast Chicken and Chicken Pâté to Baked Italian Meatballs, Confit Chicken, Butter Chicken and Chicken in a Mountain there are recipes old and new to tempt and inspire you. Please note that audiobooks and ebooks purchased from this site must be accessed on the Princeton University Press app. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Change country: -Select- Albania Andorra Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Austria Bahamas Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Estonia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guatemala Guernsey Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Jamaica Jersey Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Mexico Moldova Monaco Montenegro Montserrat Netherlands Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Republic of Croatia Romania Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Suriname Sweden Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United Kingdom United States Uruguay Vatican City State Virgin Islands (U.