Chicken Boy: My Life With Hens

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I have found my tribe' Most of us want a dog, or a cat, or a pony when we are young - for Arthur Parkinson, it was always hens. Would love to have chickens but not enough space unfortunately and having read this book I would want only the best for my chickens! We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. I have neither inclination nor conducive circumstances to raise chickens anytime soon (although I generally enjoy reading about agrarian life and have always been fond of chickens), but Chicken Boy ranks among my favorite reads in recent memory.

His writing and photography are regularly featured in the Daily Telegraph, and have appeared in The Times, Country Life and Country Living, among other magazines and newspapers; he has also featured in BBC Two's Gardeners' World. The whole point of this book is to build a generous, nurturing relationship with the natural world and to rebalance things in favour of a world of we have so long taken from and not given back to. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Brings to life the joy of keeping hens and enriches one understanding of them in a beautiful and engaging way.From the allotments of Nottinghamshire to Chatsworth and an unlikely friendship with the late Duchess of Devonshire, a famous hen-keeper, this memoir – illustrated by the author – tells the story of the love and satisfaction to be found in caring for living things. This is for more than that, lovely narrative and packed with information that’s given in a warm and friendly way. Parkinson’s gentle, passionate voice shines through his writing, which is unpretentious and accessible.

The only problem with this author is you quickly want more, more words, more flowers, more memories, more hens, more thoughts. It is also the book for people who already keep hens as there is something to learn on almost every page. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Additional note that this is the most beautiful and satisfying hardback book I now own, the format and texture and every page so well thought through n produced.If the initial age verification is unsuccessful, we will contact you asking you to provide further information to prove that you are aged 18 or over.

And to be able to walk round a garden full of flowers and chickens with him talking and laughing and sharing stories. Most of us want a dog, or a cat, or a pony when we are young - for Arthur Parkinson, it was always hens. A perfectly balanced memoir, hen keeping guide and art/photo exhibition of the joys and realities of keeping hens. Illustrated with Arthur’s own characterful watercolours and photographs of his ‘girls’, and laden with practical hen-keeping tips, gardening advice and introductions to common, rare and pure breeds, Chicken Boy is a one-of-a-kind memoir of a life in nature. As a life-long aviculturist, I laud this book for everything it offers, including the exercise of conscience and strategic engagement with the keeping of poultry.From the local allotments and his nan's back garden, to Chatsworth and an unlikely friendship with the late Duchess of Devonshire, a famous hen-keeper, Chicken Boy tells the story of the love and satisfaction to be found in caring for living things. Although it might seem like a book on hen keeping would appeal to only a niche audience, I feel confident that most readers would thoroughly enjoy it.