{"product_id":"hen-party-a-celebration-of-fancy-fowl-9780847875955","title":"Hen Party: A Celebration of Fancy Fowl","description":"\u003cb\u003eA charming guide to keeping beautiful chicken breeds, both common and rare, by one of Britain's best-selling garden writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGardener, artist, and writer Parkinson has kept flocks of happy chickens since childhood. In this wonderful collection, he distills everything he has learned about his feathered friends into one charmingly illustrated, bite-sized volume featuring his own watercolor portraits of nearly sixty breeds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpotlighting both common and rare chicken breeds from around the world, Parkinson describes the personalities, behaviors, egg-laying abilities, and other characteristics of each type of hen. Along the way, he also covers practical skills to help each kind of chicken thrive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspiring, delightful, and adorned with Parkinson's own portraits of his \"ladies,\" this charming book is a delight for chicken aficionados and budding gardeners alike--as well as simply anyone dreaming of a balanced, sustainable life on the land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Parkinson\u003c\/b\u003e trained at Kew Gardens and later worked for Sarah Raven before becoming head gardener for potter Emma Bridgewater. Based in Nottinghamshire, UK, he continues to assist Sarah Raven. His work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eGardens Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe English Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Gardenista\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Country Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Country Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pottery Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Flower Yard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rizzoli Universe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623889797394,"sku":"9780847875955","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd4fb527-45ff-40b3-9c2d-8cfcaefc1d10.jpg?v=1758647805","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hen-party-a-celebration-of-fancy-fowl-9780847875955","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}