The Urban Hen: A practical guide to keeping poultry in a town or city

by Paul Peacock

"The Urban Hen" is the perfect companion for the city poultry keeper and shows you how to maintain a happy, healthy garden or backyard flock in towns and cities. Paul Peacock shows you how to: find the best poultry for the small garden and house them properly, feed your birds, tune in to their daily needs and enjoy your own eggs; avoid annoying the neighbours by showing that it is possible to keep poultry without attracting unwelcome pests; recognise healthy happy birds and learn their daily routine; recognise poorly hens; treat them or get help; and, incubate and care for fertilised eggs and raise chicks.

Genres: Nonfiction

172 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2009

Reviews

[Gill · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned that hen keeping isn't for me! Very informative and accessible and certainly doesn't play down the challenges of keeping poultry in your back garden.

[irene galbraith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

Excellent point of reference for a novice hen owner. Great advice and loads of practical tips. Will be referring to the book often.