Follow Jean-Vincent’s attempts to draw a chicken as he has to contend with runaway beaks, sleeping eggs and peckish chickens. With dazzling pictures, the photographers set straight some preconceptions about poultry, showing just what elegance, grace, and character these hens and roosters can display. From feathers and flock formation to imprinting and incubating, The Chicken provides a comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to understanding how chickens live, think, and act both alongside people and independently.

From Double-crusted Chicken Pie, the Best Roast Chicken and Chicken Pâté to Baked Italian Meatballs, Confit Chicken, Butter Chicken and Chicken in a Mountain there are recipes old and new to tempt and inspire you. Yesterday was a very exciting day for the Chickens – not only did we host our Big Breakfast event (in which we introduced our industry pals to our 2024 authors) but we also hosted the Times/Chicken House Competition judging panel … AND .Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favourite pet - fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. The brilliant Made By Dyslexia are offering free training for schools on how to create an inclusive classroom that supports Dyslexic Thinkers. It describes the ways in which chickens experience the world, form families and friendships, communicate with each other, play, bond and grieve.

As it traces the rise and fall of Gallus domesticus from the jungles of ancient India to the assembly-line hatcheries sprawled across modern America, this original, frequently astounding book passes along a trove of knowledge and lore about everything from the chicken's biology and behavior to its place in legend and mythology. It is no longer a secret that chickens are the new stars of the farmyard, meadows, gardens, and urban backyards. But the quiet fulfilment of keeping hens became his sanctuary, a tonic for mental and physical health, a connection with his family and the natural world.Atinuke spends most of her time at home quietly dreaming up stories, but she sometimes visits schools and book festivals — she loves to meet her readers! She can be found traveling the country presenting on chicken keeping, beekeeping, gardening and crafting at both private and public events including Country Living Magazine Fairs and the Mother Earth News Fairs. With this photo book, Matteo Tranchellini and Moreno Monti pay tribute to our favorite, feathered friends.

But what could the Earth’s most valuable resource be, and can they find it in time to stop the Nurgles exterminating the Earth? Given these insights into their lives, we must hope that chickens will eventually earn the respect and understanding they deserve and that the vast majority will be treated much more humanely than they are today. Illustrated throughout in Jean-Vincent’s unique style this book will encourage you to draw while making you laugh out loud. Her sister Sadia is speedy at spelling; her friend Fatima is fast at braiding hair; and her brother Bilal is brave with bulls but, when it comes to catching chickens, no one is faster or braver than Lami.It's hard to decide whether this book is more fascinating and valuable for its information on chickens or for its insight on the modern homestead movement. The entertaining characters and witty text in this book will charm readers of all ages and will encourage children to draw with humour and imagination. Meet the Chicken Squad: Four fuzzy little chicks who should fill their days pecking chicken feed and chasing bugs, but instead spend most of their time looking for trouble, and finding it.