KEEPING CHICKENS: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS. 9th, revised edition. By Beate Peitz and Leopold Peitz.

(1985) 2016 9th, revised edition, in English. 8vo (178 x 253mm). Pp133. Colour photographs, b/w line illustrations and diagrams. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper.

This is a useful general handbook of chicken keeping. It first appeared in Germany under the title, Huehner Halten, Ulmer 1985. This edition being the English translation of the 9th, revised edition. Chapters include: The domestication and spread of the chicken; Chicken breeds suitable for small-scale keeping; Anatomy and physiology of the chicken; Behaviour of the domestic chicken; Keeping laying hens; Incubation; Rearing chicks; Keeping our birds healthy; Poultry products - all about eggs, meat, a few recipes.