The magnificent chicken portraits of the fairest fowl

Over 40 breeds take center stage in stunning glamour shots - including copious new photography and more than a dozen new birds. Textual profiles offer fascinating insight into the origins, feather patterns, and special features of each breed, all accompanied by location shots of the shows, details o...

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Other Authors: Staples, Tamara (Photographer), Velbel, Christa (Writer of added text)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2013]
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505 0 |a Trying to respect a chicken by Ira Glass -- The world of champion chickens -- The standard of perfection -- The chickens. 
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