Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition

Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition

Author: Paula Simmons

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2019-06-25

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1612129803

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Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep is the best-selling, most trusted reference for farmers and backyard homesteaders with any size flock. The fifth edition is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber. With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, including meat, wool, and milk. Detailed instructions and graphics lead readers through every essential procedure, including shearing, building a lambing shed, breeding and lambing, butchering, and marketing.


Your Sheep

Your Sheep

Author: Paula Simmons

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2012-12-26

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1612123287

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Whether you're getting your first sheep or would like to learn more about caring for and showing the sheep you have, Your Sheep has the information you need to be successful. Paula Simmons and Darrell Salsbury cover everything you need to know, from choosing and buying the right sheep to feeding, heath care, shearing, showing, breeding, and lambing.


The Sheep Book

The Sheep Book

Author: Ronald B. Parker

Publisher: Swallow Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13:

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"The Sheep Book offers a template for both the beginner and the old hand. Mixing theoretical, technical and practical, Parker offers a buffet of tips for any sheep producer." --Joel Salatin, author of You Can Farm


Storey's Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock

Storey's Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock

Author: Sue Weaver

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1603424814

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Guides you through choosing, caring for, training, and breeding mini horses, donkeys, mules, pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, and llamas.


How to Raise Sheep

How to Raise Sheep

Author: Philip Hasheider

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2009-04-15

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780760334812

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A guide to raising sheep that covers production systems, breeds, housing, facilities, fences, enclosures, feeding, pasture management, predators, marketing meat and wool, environmental stewardship, and other related topics.


Small Farm Handbook, 2nd Edition

Small Farm Handbook, 2nd Edition

Author: Laura Tourte

Publisher: UCANR Publications

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1601076983

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Since its publication in 1994, the Small Farm Handbook has been an essential resource for California’s small farmers and the agricultural professionals advising them – selling over 4300 copies. Now this invaluable reference has been updated and expanded for today’s small-scale producers. The handbook covers three essential areas: Background skills and knowledge, the business side, and the farming side Within these broad areas you’ll find specific chapters on: Requirements for Successful Farming Growing Crops Raising Animals Farm and Financial Management Marketing and Product Sales Labor Management Also included are profiles of six small farm operators representing a sample of California’s diverse agriculture. Throughout you’ll get a look at emerging trends and issues for California agriculture and innovative methods for better production and management, all of which can lead to better farm performance. Drawing upon the knowledge of 32 experts from the University of California, No other publication covers the topics, issues, and facets of California’s small-scale agriculture with this depth or level of expertise. From the basics to risk management, specialty crops to marketing and product sales, this guide covers the gamut.


Small Farm Handbook

Small Farm Handbook

Author: Shirley Humphrey

Publisher: UCANR Publications

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781879906235

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A guide to starting and operating a successful small farm.


Storey's Barn Guide to Sheep

Storey's Barn Guide to Sheep

Author: Deborah Burns

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1580178499

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Raising sheep involves far more than choosing the perfect breed and training a herding dog. The successful sheep farmer must know how to maintain his animalsÕ health and solve daily crises, large and small. Designed to accompany the farmer into the barn, StoreyÕs Barn Guide to Sheep provides clear, step-by-step help, visible from several feet away.Oversized, heavy-duty pages illustrate dozens of procedures with simple, straightforward illustrations. A nail hole at the top of each page enables the farmer to open to the needed instructions, hang the book on a barn wall, andrefer to the step-by-step illustrations throughout every procedure. Graphic presentations guide farmers through trimming hooves, administering injections, assisting with lambing, bottle feeding, milking, shearing, and every other situation that might arise during the normal course of a sheepÕs life. In addition to the procedural information, the book also features full-color anatomical illustrations, a lambing calendar, a feeding chart, and ahelpful record-keeping section. Guiding farmers through the ups and downs of sheep care, StoreyÕs Barn Guide to Sheep will be a trusted companion and an invaluable practical resource.


Ultimate Guide to Hobby Farm Animals

Ultimate Guide to Hobby Farm Animals

Author: Sue Weaver

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2023-08-15

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 1637412835

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·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 ·New edition vetted and updated by Dr. Mark McConnon DVM, hobby farm professionals and veterinarians for the most up-to-date information available on the market for shelter, care, health, medicine, nutrition, behavior, marketing, and profit