Poultry Pages

This unique book provides an excellent coverage of what is involved in managing organic poultry, including laying and table chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowl.

It includes research findings on the best way to cater for the innate needs of poultry and aims to clarify a situation where there is considerable confusion about organic standards.

Highly recommended.

Currently the UK's best-selling book on chickens.

Comprehensive help for all those who wish to keep chickens on a small scale. It covers everything from choosing a house to selecting, buying and caring for hens. Over 90 breeds are illustrated, many in colour.

Feeding, breeding, eggs and seasonal care are discussed, as well as dealing with problems should they occur. Written in a clear and concise way - an ideal introduction. .

45 colour photographs. 66 mono photographs. Line drawings.

This excellent book is written by an experienced bantam and large fowl poultry breeder and show judge. Covering soft feather bantams, hard-feather bantams, true bantams and rare breed bantams, it is an ideal introduction to a keeping bantams.

56 mono photographs. 43 colour photographs. 50 line drawings.

Covers domestic and ornamental breeds of duck for the beginner. Full of practical tips, it provides information on how to set up a small unit, managing ponds and streams. Covers all aspects of keeping, breeding and rearing ducks.

29 colour photographs. 36 mono photographs. Numerous line drawings.

Available now, a new guide to keeping domestic breeds of geese and ornamental geese on a small or commercial scale. Housing, pasture and water access, feeding, care and management, breeding, selling and showing. All the domestic breeds and a selection of ornamentals shown in full colour.

53 mono photographs. 50 line drawings.

Covers the use of small to medium sized incubators and brooders, as well as larger systems for more exotic species. Presented in a clear and concise way, with an emphasis on practical techniques and DIY tips. Species covered: chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, partridges, peafowl, ostriches, emus, rheas and parrots. Relevant to poultry keepers, waterfowl and game breeders, and anyone with an interest in domestic and exotic species of birds.

New edition now available

More than 40 colour photographs. Mono photos and line drawings.

This new edition, with its colour photographs, provides an up-to-date and practical coverage of the selection, housing, feeding, breeding and breed development of Coturnix and aviary breeds of quail. Large and small breeders will find it invaluable.

Widely recognised as the definitive guide to modern free-range management, this book is a practical and comprehensive guide that is up to date with legislation and research findings.

Welfare considerations are discussed, with details of Freedom Food and Organic standards. There is advice on the best choice of breeds for specific purposes, including egg production, table bird production, breeding to show standards and general interest poultry keeping. Every aspect of poultry husbandry is covered.

Suitable for the commercial free-range flock owner, the home poultry keeper or the breeder and enthusiast.
Illustrated in full colour throughout. OUT OF PRINT - EXPECTED SEPTEMBER 2008

New expanded edition includes house or chicken coop for 6-8 hens, complete with perches, nestbox, pop-hole, door and run.
Also includes an easy to make Bantam House for 3-4 birds.

An easy to build house for 6-8 hens, which can also be scaled for a smaller or larger house. It can be simplified for use as a duck or goose house. Arranged on an A2 sized sheet, there is a detailed cutting list as well as timber, fixture, tools and fittings requirements. Ideal plan for DIY chicken coop.

The ideal introduction to keeping turkeys!

A well illustrated and readable book covering all aspects of keeping, breeding, raising and showing turkeys on a small scale.

It describes the traditional breeds and how to cater for the free-range and organic Christmas markets. Includes full colour photographs