UNDER THE HENFLUENCE: The World of Chickens

They are easy to dismiss as just another dinner ingredient, but Danovich reports on the hidden cleverness, quiet sweetness and irresistible personalities of these birds. We meet Peggy, Betty and Joan, the mad hens who can be affectionate, curious, angsty - in other words, individuals. Danovich sets out to understand their behaviours, songs, natural history and evolution, and the varied roles that chickens have played in society in this heartfelt introduction to the world's most common bird and at our price it's cheep therapy! 'Clocks our obsession with chicken-keeping - brilliant', the book shares the life-enhancing joys of the humble hen. An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock, Danovich interviews the people breeding, training, healing and most importantly adoring chickens. From a hatchery in Iowa to a chicken show in Ohio to a rooster rescue in Minnesota, we learn that there are more than 60 billion chickens living on industrial farms around the world. 218pp, paperback.