Chicken nuggets
Subtitle: a miscellany of poultry pickings
By: David Squire ; Mandy Greenfield, editor
Contributors: Greenfield, Mandy, editor
Publisher: Green Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cambridge, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780857842176; 9780857842183; 9780857840929
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Social aspects; Moral and ethical aspects; Animal culture; PHILOSOPHY; Chickens; Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Description: Few farmyard and back-garden animals display such appealing and amusing characteristics as chickens. Some continually scratch the ground in search of insects, many just bustle and hustle, while others reveal self-importance through a measured walk. They would have been outstanding vaudeville acts, but their egg-laying and meat-producing abilities have been hijacked by man to produce food for millions of people throughout the world each day. Decorated throughout with historical woodcuts and engravings, and packed with intriguing facts and folklore, this book is not only a charming gift but is a.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: WHERE DID CHICKENS ORIGINATE?; In the beginning; Chickens in Britain; Chickens in Europe; Chickens in North America; Chickens in South America; Chickens in the Antipodes; Chickens in Asia; CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW CHICKENS; Identifying chickens; Chicken terminology; Chicken psychology; The pecking order & you; Vision; Chicken-speak; Chickens in love; Chicken feathers; Colourful Plumage; Range of combs; CHAPTER 3: KEEPING CHICKENS; Their range & sizes; Ways to keep chickens; Choosing the right site; Housing your chickens; title: Fixtures & fittingsFeeding chickens; Handling & inspecting chickens; Keeping a cock-bird; Killing chickens; Preparing a chicken for cooking; Raising new chickens; Keeping chickens as pets; Keeping chickens healthy; CHAPTER 4: CHICKENS IN SUPERSTITIONS; Superstitions; CHAPTER 5: SLANG, PROVERBS, SAYINGS & PHRASES; Chicken slang; Proverbs, sayings & phrases; CHAPTER 6: BREEDS & FAME; Famous associations; Index; Copyright