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I was born at home just in time for lunch the doctor lured me out with a cold roast chicken sandwich. Dad had just popped downstairs to make up a few rounds one for the doctor, another for the midwife and one for himself. Mum was busy... So says Tim Halket in the introduction to his engaging and original book, Five Fat Hens. A love of eating and good ingredients led Tim to build a hen house in the corner of his garden for a daily harvest of fresh...
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A love of eating and of good ingredients led Tim to build a henhouse in the corner of his garden for a daily harvest of fresh eggs. His take on the role of keeping chickens is amusing and insightful, but this book is more than just a DIY guide to keeping a few free-range birds, or a new slant on a chicken-themed cookbook. Much in the style of Nigel Slater's Kitchen Diaries, it takes the reader through an entire year, month-by-month, skillfully combining...