Hobby Farm Animals Book
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Hobby Farm Animals Book
THE comprehensive guide to raising Beef Cattle, Chickens, Ducks, Pigs, Rabbits and Sheep. Five experienced hobby farmers and writers share the wisdom and knowledge gained from years of animal keeping for pleasure and profit. With sections on Beef Cattle, Chickens, Ducks, Pigs, Rabbits and Sheep Hobby Farm Animals offers comprehensive guidance on welcoming each type of livestock onto your farm and into your life.
Eggs, meat, milk, wool, fur, feathers, and some priceless bucolic bliss.
No hobby farm is complete without critters…possibly a small herd
peppering the field or a microflock flapping around the hen house or
pond. A single information-packed volume with everything a hobby farmer
needs to know about farm animals, this new comprehensive manual to
selecting, caring for, and breeding livestock brings forth the expertise
of six hobby farmers, each of whom has real-life on-the-farm experience
with the animals she discusses. Whether you’re contemplating adding a
small herd of sheep or goats to your existing hobby farm or you’ve
always wondered about the benefits of raising angora rabbits or Muscovy
ducks, Livestock for Your Hobby Farm provides the kind of guidance you
need to begin a herd or flock and expand your pens and fencing. With
exhaustive detail, the authors offer complete coverage of chickens,
ducks, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, and rabbits, including the housing,
health-care, special needs, advantages and challenges of each.
-Extensive sections devoted to the seven major farm animals, including profiles of the most popular breeds and varieties
-Detailed how-to chapters on the care, handling, feeding, health, and safety of each animal
-Special chapters devoted to the breeding and raising of young animals
-Recommendations for ways of capitalizing on your livestock’s output, from selling eggs, milk, fiber, and so forth
-Tips for troubleshooting potential problems and warding off diseases, parasites, and predators
-384 pages of incredible information.
THE comprehensive guide to raising Beef Cattle, Chickens, Ducks, Pigs, Rabbits and Sheep. Five experienced hobby farmers and writers share the wisdom and knowledge gained from years of animal keeping for pleasure and profit. With sections on Beef Cattle, Chickens, Ducks, Pigs, Rabbits and Sheep Hobby Farm Animals offers comprehensive guidance on welcoming each type of livestock onto your farm and into your life.
Eggs, meat, milk, wool, fur, feathers, and some priceless bucolic bliss.
No hobby farm is complete without critters…possibly a small herd
peppering the field or a microflock flapping around the hen house or
pond. A single information-packed volume with everything a hobby farmer
needs to know about farm animals, this new comprehensive manual to
selecting, caring for, and breeding livestock brings forth the expertise
of six hobby farmers, each of whom has real-life on-the-farm experience
with the animals she discusses. Whether you’re contemplating adding a
small herd of sheep or goats to your existing hobby farm or you’ve
always wondered about the benefits of raising angora rabbits or Muscovy
ducks, Livestock for Your Hobby Farm provides the kind of guidance you
need to begin a herd or flock and expand your pens and fencing. With
exhaustive detail, the authors offer complete coverage of chickens,
ducks, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, and rabbits, including the housing,
health-care, special needs, advantages and challenges of each.
-Extensive sections devoted to the seven major farm animals, including profiles of the most popular breeds and varieties
-Detailed how-to chapters on the care, handling, feeding, health, and safety of each animal
-Special chapters devoted to the breeding and raising of young animals
-Recommendations for ways of capitalizing on your livestock’s output, from selling eggs, milk, fiber, and so forth
-Tips for troubleshooting potential problems and warding off diseases, parasites, and predators
-384 pages of incredible information.