Chicken Boy
- Author Arthur Parkinson
- Narrator Arthur Parkinson
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Run Time 4 hours and 12 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Birds, including cage birds, as pets, Gardening, Memoirs, Poultry farming, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest.
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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.
©2023 Arthur Parkinson (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
Poetic… Parkinson writes with great lyricism… His knowledgeable enthusiasm is infectious
A joy from the very first page. Arthur’s beautiful, lively and accurate drawings of these enchanting feathery people are irresistible, and I just love the way he writes. I am now jealous of fox-free areas where chickens may be kept. The photographs are award-winning: the whole thing is bliss
An author whose writing is as unashamedly ebullient as his dazzling displays
This hugely informative, joyful and amusing book has me desperately wondering and hoping that I could, after all, find space in my small garden for a few chickens. Maybe the rhubarb will have to go
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