{"product_id":"9780241674703-hen-party","title":"Hen Party","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Celebration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Arthur's writing has taught me everything useful I know about keeping chickens. \u003ci\u003eHen Party \u003c\/i\u003eis a gorgeous object and a blissful read, thanks to his turn of phrase. It is a repository of essential information, written with palpable love for, and deep knowledge of, his subject' \u003cb\u003eIndia Knight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated compendium of common and rare breed chickens by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling gardener\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is my hope that this book will help you discover, or reconfirm, which chicken breeds are your favourites and encourage you to keep them yourself, or at least to remember them.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpotlighting more than fifty breeds of chicken, from the classy Ancona to the lavishly laced Wyandotte, Arthur Parkinson shares everything you need to know about each breed’s attributes, behaviour, quirks and qualities alongside gorgeous illustrations of his ‘ladies’. Later in the book he offers detailed advice that will equip you with the practical skills to look after hens in your own garden, whether the most common breeds or the most perilously rare – for as Arthur notes, if we don’t celebrate all hens great and small, the lesser-known varieties may well disappear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoyful and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eHen Party\u003c\/i\u003e is a riotous, clucking poultry show of a book for anyone dreaming of the good life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125680816502,"sku":"9780241674703","price":14.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35664803.jpg?v=1755147939","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241674703-hen-party","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}