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"Excellent introduction and would definitely recommend." - John H .

"Very informative,answered all my questions and allayed any fears i had about starting to keep hens. Thanks very much." - Sandy

"The guide has been very useful in getting us up to speed on what we need to do and look out for. Thank you very much." - Terry

"Excellent information on things you would not know to look for. For example the design of the perch." - Maggie

"I would definitely recommend your Guide. I am awaiting delivery of my first coop from yourselves tomorrow, so being completely new to keeping Chickens this guide has been invaluable. It is easy to understand and installs confidence" - Taylor

"It was concise, easy to read and understand and informative. I can easily pass it on to my ten year old to learn how to look after 'the girls' when they arrive." - Anne Peterson

"Very informative and easy to understand. A great read for anyone thinking of getting chickens."
- Rick B

"Loved this straightforward guide, exactly what I needed, a no nonsense guide to what to expect with chickens." - Tim

"I would recommend this guide, it is very informative and extremely helpful." - Joanne R

"The writing style was comfortably conversational, the advice clear and obviously honed by experience. Given us confidence in our decision to go ahead with a few hens in our garden. Definitely recommended." - Kate

"Thanks for part one of the guide very useful looking forward to the next part."- Jeff

"A really useful guide to anyone thinking about keeping chickens". - Hanna

"Very informative, very easy to understand, well illustrated. Covered everything that I wanted to know about starting to keep a few hens. I would certainly recommend it." - Lisa S.

"I would definitely recommend the guide to both beginners and experienced poultry owners. All sections are very explicit and informative." - Jane

"From knowing absolutely nothing about chicken keeping a week ago, I now feel quite well informed, enough to go out and buy my first 3 birds." - Glynn

"Really interesting. Have been clearing the ground ready for our new chicken coop and run. Looking forward to it and thank you for all this help. The only thing that worries me are two very jealous Jack Russell's." - Gillian Bates

"I have actually kept chickens for a while now, but i am still a novice and this guide is a great help. thanks very much!"- Ernest Whiteside

"An excellent and very comprehensive first guide to help us decide. First of all - the check on deeds! then serious consideration now on timings and positioning in the garden before we embark." - Jane Perrin

"Very useful, clear and simple. It shall be my bible." - Harvey Macmillan

"This is the best information I have read for keeping chickens for a beginner. Keep up the good work hope to star keeping a few chickens very soon. Thanks for thr very good free information. Cheers" - Jame B.

"Just finished reading all the very,well set out informative information. Have made notes in my hen note book ready for the hens I'm getting. The coop is ordered, the run is prepared, can't wait." - Anneliese Hatfield

"Very useful information for a beginner like myself and I would highly recommend this guide to anyone who is interested in chickens well worth reading. Thank you so much for your help."- Sarah P.

"We have been keeping hens and ducks for over thirty years and I read the first part of your guide with interest. It is simple to understand and covers exactly the points I think are important for anyone new to keeping chickens. We have been impressed with the practicality of your houses and runs and only wish that they had been available when we were starting out. As it is, we will be ordering from you and looking forward to easier cleaning-out and more functional design."- Pamela Barrett

"I'm on a steep learning curve and loving every minute of it! Can't wait to get started!" - Enid

"I kept chickens more than twenty years ago and my children loved them! Now with young grandchildren it's time to have chickens again so that they too can experience all the different aspects of keeping them. Thank you for this excellent informative reminder of chicken husbandry.
PS. We have just purchased the Dorset with run from Chicken Coops Direct" - Mary

"Thank you for this informative guide to keeping chickens, well done Mike." - Patricia Taylor

"I have only read the first two instalments,which are excellent. Very simple, straight forward and to the point. I am almost convinced that I need some chickens!" - Anne Curzon

"A very useful and informal practical guide for beginners who seek to enjoy keeping chickens, Rick, Dover Kent" - Rick Coomer

"First of all i must thank your team for all the info i have received as first timer in poultry keeping it is most helpful and easy to understand. At the moment I am only going to get 3 birds and see how i get on, then I could increase the stock later. Thanks for your support" - K N Pennington (Bournemouth)

"A wonderfully informative and and encouraging guide. Time now to plan which chickens, how many and where to site a coop in our small garden." - Nigel R

"Excellent information for beginners, just makes you feel that you need to get on with the work to get ready for the Chickens. Good easy read, Thank You."- Keith Skinner

Thanks for part one of the guide very useful looking forward to the next part. - Jeff

Good and informative, easy to read. Now for part two :) - Hazel Hallwell

I am a complete novice and so glad that I have found chicken coops direct. No only do their coops, just bought one, look absolutely stunning and beautifully made this guide is so easy and straight forward to read. No scaremongering like some of the other guides I have read online. A big thank you! - Lesley Shields

Thank you for the beginners guide it is very helpful in all aspects will be quite interested in keeping chickens now that i;ve read thanks - Gerry

Fantastic insight into the world of hen's and.chicken coop's. Can't wait to get started,thanks for your helpful tips and information mike - John Wallace

Really interesting. Have been clearing the ground ready for our new chicken coop and run. Looking forward to it and thank you for all this help. The only thing that worries me are two very jealous Jack Russell's. - Gillian Bates

I have actually kept chickens for a while now, but i am still a novice and this guide is a great help. thanks very much! - Ernest Whiteside

An excellent and very comprehensive first guide to help us decide. First of all - the check on deeds! then serious consideration now on timings and positioning in the garden before we embark. - Jane Perrin

Very useful, clear and simple. It shall be my bible. - Harvey Macmillan

This is the best information I have read for keeping chickens for a beginner. Keep up the good work hope to star keeping a few chickens very soon. Thanks for thr very good free information. Cheers - Jame B.

Just finished reading all the very,well set out informative information. Have made notes in my hen note book ready for the hens I'm getting. The coop is ordered, the run is prepared, can't wait. - Anneliese Hatfield