How to keep chickens – according to a hen expert

There’s a lot to consider if you’re keeping hens in your garden.

Thinking of keeping chickens? (Alamy/PA)

While many children grow up with a cat or a dog, Arthur Parkinson grew up with chickens.

As a child growing up in an ex-mining town in Nottinghamshire, kids in the playground called him ‘Chicken Boy’ – and now, his eponymous memoir explores how keeping hens has been his sanctuary.

It also delves into what others might want to know if they’re keen to keep chickens of their own.