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Happy hens & fresh eggs : keeping chickens in the kitchen garden with 100 recipes  Cover Image Book Book

Happy hens & fresh eggs : keeping chickens in the kitchen garden with 100 recipes

Langford, Signe 1964- (author.). Griffith, Donna (photographer.).

Summary: In addition to tending her family<U+2019>s flock as a child, Signe Langford has kept chickens in her urban yard for almost a decade. Her book is stuffed full of practical advice on keeping the garden both gorgeous and productive and hens happy and healthy. In addition to answering questions about coop construction, year-round egg production and whether or not a rooster is really needed, she covers the best breeds for backyards--from the winter-tough Chantecler to peewee bantams to blue-egg producing Ameraucana. Langford includes dozens of simple and elegant recipes from her own kitchen, as well as contributions from celebrated chefs. Illustrated with beautiful photographs, illustrations and garden plans, Happy Hens and Fresh Eggs is sure to become a favorite of avid and aspiring backyard farmers alike.

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  • ISBN: 9781771620970 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    ix, 200 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Douglas & McIntyre, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes indexes.
Subject: Hens
Chickens
Kitchen gardens
Cooking (Eggs)
Genre: Cookbooks.

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  • 2 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Creston Public Library 636.5 LAN (Text)
Acquisition Type: New
35140001113284 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-05-08

Summary: In addition to tending her family<U+2019>s flock as a child, Signe Langford has kept chickens in her urban yard for almost a decade. Her book is stuffed full of practical advice on keeping the garden both gorgeous and productive and hens happy and healthy. In addition to answering questions about coop construction, year-round egg production and whether or not a rooster is really needed, she covers the best breeds for backyards--from the winter-tough Chantecler to peewee bantams to blue-egg producing Ameraucana. Langford includes dozens of simple and elegant recipes from her own kitchen, as well as contributions from celebrated chefs. Illustrated with beautiful photographs, illustrations and garden plans, Happy Hens and Fresh Eggs is sure to become a favorite of avid and aspiring backyard farmers alike.
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