Hatching Happy Chickens: 21 Tips for a Top Notch Hatch.

Hatching Happy Chickens: 21 Tips for a Top Notch Hatch.

'Hatching Happy Chickens' is one of a series of books written for the novice backyard chicken keeper which, taken together, covers the detail of incubating, hatching, brooding and raising chickens. In this book, Cath Andrews answers the 21 most commonly asked questions from her website, Facebook page and newsletter readers on the specific subject of hatching. <br /><br />Receiving over 500 queries each year, all of which she answers personally, Cath realised that the responses given to individuals and scattered around all those places (with yet more in her head!) could benefit others who are in the process of hatching chicken eggs for the first or second time. Taking inspiration from the enthusiasm of her readers, she gathered together in one place every question she had ever been asked, separated them into sections and brought together in this publication the 21 most frequent, together with her answers. <br /><br />By doing so she has provided in one place reassurance for the anxieties of many hatching friends. The information here is broad-ranging enough to be of interest to both newbies and to hatch-o-holics with a little more incubating and hatching experience.<br /><br />From "A duck is raising my chicken eggs - what do I do now?" to "My chick is in distress - shall I help it out of the egg?" and all stages in between, Cath ensures that the answers are based on her practical experience of hatching every one of her own flock of chickens - and more for neighbours and friends; the wisdom of chicken keepers who have been raising their own flocks for generations; and the knowledge taken from books, scientific journals, courses about animal husbandry she’s taken and lectures given at agricultural conferences and shows.<br /><br />All of it is delivered in an easy-to-read, friendly and often humorous format liberally sprinkled with pictures ranging from intact eggs sitting in an incubator to chicks hatching from their egg with ease, to those needing a little more help - and not forgetting those oh-so-cute images of broody hens mothering their chicks.<br /><br />Whether using an incubator or a broody hen, whether hatching for the first time or the tenth, whether you already have eggs set or you're just thinking about it, these highly relevant questions and answers will entertain, inform and encourage.<br />