Talking Chickens

“If you love chickens, you’ll love this book!”

Karen Pimlot, Poultry Club Judge

 

This brilliant little book is crammed with essential information for chicken keepers old and new. It’s full of fascinating insights into chicken behaviour, body language and communication - a must for anyone who has ever wondered, “why does my chicken do that?”

 

Covering every aspect of chicken behaviour from hatching chicks to dealing with aggressive cockerels, and beautifully illustrated with 35 colour photographs, this practical and informative book deserves a place on every poultry keeper’s bookcase.

An experienced smallholder and poultry breeder, the author combines her passion and personal experience with a comprehensive understanding of chicken behaviour and welfare.

 

Contents include:

Introducing new birds

Broody hens

Feather pecking

Dealing with aggression

Cockerel behaviour

 

“A very useful handbook.”

John Makin,

Editor

Sue Doherty lives with her partner on their 7-acre smallholding in the Yorkshire Wolds. A breeder of Ryeland sheep and Croad Langshan hens, she is a writer and pastel artist who takes inspiration from her animals and the East Yorkshire landscape.