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Hentopia : Create a Hassle-Free Habitat for Happy Chickens; 21 Innovative Projects by Frank Hyman (2018, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherStorey Publishing
ISBN-101612129943
ISBN-139781612129945
eBay Product ID (ePID)242449622
Product Key Features
Book TitleHentopia : Create a Hassle-Free Habitat for Happy Chickens; 21 Innovative Projects
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSustainable Living, Do-It-Yourself / Carpentry, Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenreHouse & Home, Technology & Engineering
AuthorFrank Hyman
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight22.8 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-012736
Reviews"An extremely handy and detailed chicken-keeping manual that is also quite entertaining to read. Whether you're dreaming of keeping chickens or already manage a flock of your own, you will be inspired to take on one of these projects--and your chickens will thank you." -- Amy Stewart, NYT bestselling author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants "Hyman's creative projects are practical, well designed and easy to do and will make your everyday chicken-keeping chores a breeze." -- Roger Sipe, Editor, Hobby Farms and Chickens magazines and HobbyFarms.com "Practical, resourceful, and fun!" -- Melissa Caughey, author of How to Speak Chicken and A Kids' Guide to Keeping Chickens , and blogger at Tilly's Nest " Hentopia brings together practical, DIY flock-keeping systems that decrease daily chores, keep costs down, and allow chickens to have a high quality of life. From the chickens' point of view, this book is something to crow about!" -- Patricia Foreman, Animal Scientist, Pharmacist, and author of City Chicks, "This is the book I wish I'd read when I started keeping chickens. Frank Hyman is so funny and personable that he has managed to write an extremely handy and detailed chicken-keeping manual that is also quite entertaining to read. More importantly, he's lived the backyard chicken lifestyle and solved every imaginable problem using nothing more than a few ordinary tools and some ingenuity. Whether you're dreaming of keeping chickens or already manage a flock of your own, you will be inspired to take on one of these projects--and your chickens will thank you." -- Amy Stewart, NYT bestselling author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants "Having worked with Frank for nearly a decade and read dozens of his articles and columns, I always walk away with some new bits of information that I can put to use right away. Hentopia is no different. Frank's creative projects are practical, well designed and easy to do and will make your everyday chicken-keeping chores a breeze. He's a true zen master of poultry!" -- Roger Sipe, Editor, Hobby Farms and Chickens magazines and HobbyFarms.com "Practical, resourceful, and fun!" -- Melissa Caughey, author of How to Speak Chicken and A Kids' Guide to Keeping Chickens , and blogger at Tilly's Nest " Hentopia brings together practical DIY family flock keeping systems that decrease daily chores while at the same time keep costs down with innovative use of materials. It describes ways to allow chickens to have a high quality of life--including fresh grazing and foraging--while having protection from predators. From the chickens' point of view this book is something to crow about!" -- Patricia Foreman, Animal Scientist, Pharmacist, and author of City Chicks
Table Of ContentPreface: My Wife Wanted Chickens Part I: Chicken Habitat 1 Feed the Masses without Any Messes 2 Drink Up (Or Down) 3 The Hen Pen and a Chicken Corral 4 Enrich and Accessorize Profile: Adventurer Hans Voerman's Caribbean Hen Habitat Part II: Ins and Outs of Chicken Coops 5 Doorways Four Ways 6 No-Burnout Cleanout and Ventilation 7 Building the Best Nest Box Profile: Award-Winning Chef Suvir Saran's Heritage Breed Chickens Part III: Backyard Building 8 Tips on Tools for Non-Carpenters 9 High-Quality, Low-Cost Materials 10 Coop Design Profile: Author Amy Stewart's First-Lady Chickens Egg-cellent Questions References and Resources Metric Conversions and Equivalencies Acknowledgments About the Author Index
SynopsisMore eggs, less work! And more enjoyment for both the chickens and their keeper! That's the promise of Frank Hyman's Hentopia . From the Vending Machine Feeder to the Refilling Rainwaterer, Hyman's innovative building projects are designed to save time and money while keeping chickens safe, healthy, clean, and well fed. Featuring easy-to-follow instructions and colorful photos, the 21 projects for the chicken yard range from creative doorways, nest boxes, fencing, and roosts to a predator-proof pen, a "Chunnel" chicken run, and a sturdy but inexpensive coop made from wooden pallets. With a lively, humorous voice, Hyman generously shares his expert advice on all aspects of chicken-keeping. Requiring minimal previous carpentry experience and using many salvaged or found materials, Hentopia is within reach of every aspiring chicken-keeper., More eggs, less work And more enjoyment for both the chickens and their keeper That's the promise of Frank Hyman's Hentopia . From the Vending Machine Feeder to the Refilling Rainwaterer, Hyman's innovative building projects are designed to save time and money while keeping chickens safe, healthy, clean, and well fed. Featuring easy-to-follow instructions and colorful photos, the 21 projects for the chicken yard range from creative doorways, nest boxes, fencing, and roosts to a predator-proof pen, a "Chunnel" chicken run, and a sturdy but inexpensive coop made from wooden pallets. With a lively, humorous voice, Hyman generously shares his expert advice on all aspects of chicken-keeping. Requiring minimal previous carpentry experience and using many salvaged or found materials, Hentopia is within reach of every aspiring chicken-keeper., Take more pleasure in owning a backyard flock with low-cost, imaginative projects that reduce chores, solve common problems, and benefit chickens and chicken-keepers alike, from a predator-proof chicken run to a self-filling waterer, automatic coop doors, and more.
LC Classification NumberSF494.5.H96 2018
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- Jun 03, 2021
Great book!
Awesome book! I love all of the projects and am excited to change things up for our ladies!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
