The Contented Chook - by ABC Gardening Australia: Practical tips and inspirational ideas for keeping your hens happy.

The Contented Chook was inspired by one of ABC Gardening Australia magazine’s most popular reader competitions, aimed at finding Australia’s best Poultry Palace. This 272-page book is full of ideas to create a show-stopping and heartwarming home for your chooks.

It is a sumptuous and quirky appreciation of the practical requirements (as well as those special luxuries) that your hens deserve to be genuinely happy.

Featuring more than 200 photographs and 60 inventive Aussie chook houses, the book also includes all the basics of caring for your chickens. There is a breed by breed guide to selecting the right chook for you, and vital information on raising them, feeding them, and keeping them healthy and safe.

With delicious egg recipes from Matthew Evans, and Josh Byrne’s guide to making a basic hen house, this is the ideal book for anyone who has chooks, or is considering owning chooks.

The layout is interesting and full of creative colour images to support the text. An all-round great family read.

Back Cover:

Inspired by one of ABC Gardening Australia's most popular reader competitions, to find Australia's best " poultry palace", The Contented Chook is full of ideas to create a show stopping, heart warming home for your chooks.

# Everything you need to know about creating a safe, healthy home for your chickens.

# Expert advice on feeding and caring for your flock.

# Real stories and photographs from chook owners around Australia.

# How to build the perfect chook pen.

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