The ninth title in Old Pond's 'Know Your ...' series, like its predecessors, is a pocket-sized paperback which gives clear information alongside recognition photographs. It is aimed at novice enthusiasts of all ages.
Author Jack Byard deals with 44 breeds. He describes their distinguishing features and colour variations. In his concise text he talks about each breed's origins, history, characteristics and typical uses. He includes a glossary and details of comb types.
Jack Byard's selection shows a wide range of birds which will inspire the reader to develop a further interest in poultry and poultry-keeping.
Know Your Chickens, Jack Byard, 96 pages including 44 photographs, IN STOCK, £4.99, Old Pond Publishing.
Breeds shown
1 Ancona
2 Andalusian
3 Appenzeller
4 Araucana
5 Australorp
6 Barnevelder
7 Belgian d’Uccle
8 Black Rock
9 Brahma
10 Cochin
11 Croad Langshan
12 Dorking (top right, silver grey)
13 Dutch Bantam
14 Faverolles
15 Golden Phoenix
16 Hamburgh
17 Indian Game
18 Ixworth
19 Japanese Bantam (middle right, black-tailed white)
20 Jersey Giant
21 Lakenvelder
22 Legbar (bottom right, cream)
23 Leghorn
24 Lincolnshire
25 Maran
26 Marsh Daisy
27 Norfolk Grey
28 Old English Game
29 Old English Pheasant Fowl
30 Orpington
31 Pekin
32 Plymouth Rock
33 Poland
34 Red Jungle Fowl
35 Rhode Island Red
36 Scots Dumpy
37 Scots Grey
38 Sebright
38 Silkie
40 Sumatra
41 Sussex
42 Vorwerk
43 Welsummer
44 Wyandotte
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