Java Cookbook: The Cover

What the artists at O'Reilly (actually Hanna Dyer) came up with - a great final cover. You'll have to read the book to see why this hen is so relevant to the book, though.

This is the famous hand-drawn shirt that started this thread. My wife drew this shirt for me as a Father's Day present. You may wonder, other than being foodstuff, what do these chickens have to do with a Java Cookbook?

Credit: the drawing of the Barred Plymouth Rocks was closely patterned after some ancient etchings which we found reproduced on page 19 of the book Raising Rare Breeds: Heritage Poultry Breeds Conservation published by Rare Breeds Canada.