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Overview

Flamboyant, unlikely, extravagant birds depicted in studio portraits… The world of chickens is a world of wonders." -The New York Times Book Review Stephen Green-Armmytage's fabulous hit book - a look at the bizarre and beautiful world of exotic ornamental chickens first released in Fall 2000 - is back in a delightful new edition that can be kept in your pocket.

Also Available: Extraordinary Chickens 2018 Wall Calendar (ISBN: 978-1-4197-2457-2), Extraordinary Chickens 2019 Wall Calendar (ISBN: 978-1-4197-2999-7)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810990654
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	04/08/2003
Edition description:	MINIATURE
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	4.12(w) x 4.88(h) x 0.88(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Stephen Green-Armytage’s photographs have appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Sports Illustrated, Life, Fortune, and Smithsonian. The author/photographer of Abrams’ first volume on Extraordinary Chickens, as well as subsequent takes on Extraordinary Pheasants and Extraordinary Pigeons and the delightful children’s book Dudley: The Little Terrier That Could, he lives in New York City.

	Preface	9
	The Strange and Beautiful World of Exotic Chickens	15
	Notes on the Ornamental Breeds	27
	International Portfolio	135
	Chicks & Eggs	257
	Legs, Feet & Spurs	267
	Single & Split Combs	277
	Pairs	291
	Acknowledgments	315
	Index of Breeds	318

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Editorial Reviews

Anyone who thinks of chickens merely as flocks of egg-laying machines or as food for the table will be in for a surprise when they read this book. Author-photographer Green-Armytage, whose pictures have appeared in a number of books and magazines, visited poultry shows and individual fanciers in the United States and abroad to capture the approximately 160 full-color photographs displayed here. Many of these photos are, like the subjects themselves, extraordinary. Here chickens stand out as individuals with their own distinctive colors, shapes, and sizes. Most are quite beautiful. Many are unusual, even exotic, with crests, beards, combs that look like horns, long tails, no tails, feathered feet, and naked necks. Green-Armytage also examines feather patterns and textures, heads and combs, feet and spurs, and even eggs. The text consists of a brief introductory chapter followed by an alphabetical list, with descriptions, of the several dozen breeds portrayed. More detailed information and the official standards of all breeds exhibited in the United States can be found in The American Standard of Perfection (American Poultry Association, last revised in 1998). Recommended for leisure, animal, photography, and other collections.--William H. Wiese, Iowa State Univ. Lib., Ames Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Presents intimate color portraits of 50 beautiful and unusual breeds of show chickens. Photos are grouped in 17 thematic sections including breeds like Frizzles and Silkies; types including game birds and decorative banties; and features that include muffs, fluffy top-knots, bloomers, warty or antler-like combs, and marvelous, clown-red wattles. Includes a brief preface and a description of the breeds. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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The world of chickens is a world of wonders. Consider the 179 photographs by Stephen Green-Armytage beautifully reproduced and collected in Extraordinary Chickens. The flamboyant, unlikely, extravagant birds depicted in studio portraits come in all sizes (bantam to colossal) and shapes (Botero-plump to pitiful) and colors and textures; I am particularly taken with the frizzles, although the silkies give them a run for their money....Green-Armytage, whose book grew out of an assignment for Life magazine, has also provided a useful text, including a brief history of chicken fancying (Queen Victoria was an early poultry fan) and short descriptions of the breeds pictured, from the Appenzeller Spitzhauben, new on the show circuit, to the showily long-tailed Yokohama.
—New York Times Book Review

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