Hen and the art of chicken maintenance : reflections on keeping chickens
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Published
Guilford, Ct. : Lyons Press, 2004.
ISBN
1592283233
Physical Desc
152 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Status
CURLEW PUBLIC LIBRARY
636.5 GURDON
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636.5 GURDON
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Published
Guilford, Ct. : Lyons Press, 2004.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
1592283233
Notes
Bibliography
Bibliographica references (page 147).
Description
Watch out poultry best-seller list: This hilarious account of a rookie poultry-owner's experience raising birds in his backyard is the first "chicken memoir" of its kind. Owning chickens is fast becoming the latest in metropolitan chic -- and if you can't own them, you'll still want to read about them. Move over Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt (both rumored to raise chickens), Martin Gurdon is the new celebrity chicken owner. Bound to be a classic, Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance follows the Gurdon family through the ups and downs of this wonderful hobby. In addition to providing eggs, the hens offer distractions from everyday life -- BB has terrific telephone etiquette; the spirited but weak Yvette requires Gurdon to act as a personal trainer; and Wimpy is soon renamed Psycho as she's allowed to brood three of her eggs. The book chronicles the daily life of a chicken, including dust baths, brutal pecking order rituals, gender bending encounters, and, for its owner, the possibility of huge vet bills. The relationship between bird and human is by turns heartwarming and bewildering, but always entertaining. Add "informative" to the list, and you could be describing this very book. In fact, you might even learn a thing or two about raising chickens in Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gurdon, M. (2004). Hen and the art of chicken maintenance: reflections on keeping chickens . Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gurdon, Martin. 2004. Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance: Reflections On Keeping Chickens. Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gurdon, Martin. Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance: Reflections On Keeping Chickens Lyons Press, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gurdon, Martin. Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance: Reflections On Keeping Chickens Lyons Press, 2004.
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