Owning chickens is fast becoming the latest in metropolitan chic, proving that you don't need to live in the country to raise poultry.
A great present for anyone already keeping chickens or those who are contemplating a flight from the city and a spot of rural self-sufficiency, this idiosyncratically written book chronicles the endless pleasures and myriad pitfalls of chicken keeping.
A hilarious introduction to a feather-clad soap opera of primal urges, it features endlessly funny chickens and hens, which are fiercely protective of their babies but shun them in adulthood, brutal pecking order rituals, gender bending and huge vet bills.
