Chicken Boy: My Life with Hens

By Arthur Parkinson

Book Overview

A captivating testament to the mutual rewards and delights of keeping chickens, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flower Yard

Most of us want a dog, or a cat, or a pony when we are young - but for Arthur Parkinson, it was always hens. Growing up in an ex-mining town in Nottinghamshire, the other kids in the playground called him 'Chicken Boy'. The quiet fulfilment of keeping hens became his sanctuary, a tonic for mental and physical health, a connection with his family and the natural world. Illustrated with Arthur's own characterful watercolours and photographs of his 'girls', Chicken Boy is a one-of-a-kind memoir of a life in nature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241573661
• ISBN13: 9780241573662
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.5"