Animal Husbandry
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Storey’s Guide to Raising Meat Goats: Managing, Breeding, Marketing
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover how raising your own meat goats can be a fun and profitable endeavor. Offering plenty of tips for creating an economically viable operation and identifying niche markets for your products, St… [more below]
- Series: Storey’s Guide to Raising (Paperback)
- Author: Sayer, Maggie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: December 03 2010
- ISBN10: 1603425829
- Language: English
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Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guinea Fowl
$24.99 Add to cartGail Damerow shows you how to incubate, hatch, and brood baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets. With advice on everything from selecting a breed and choosing the best inc… [more below]
- Author: Damerow, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 15 2013
- ISBN10: 1612120148
- Language: English
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Defending Beef: The Ecological and Nutritional Case for Meat, 2nd Edition
$17.95 Read more“Nicolette Hahn Niman sets out to debunk just about everything you think you know . . . She’s not trying to change your mind; she’s trying to save your world.”–Los Angeles Times
“Elegant, strongly a
- Author: Niman, Nicolette Hahn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 20 2021
- ISBN10: 1645020142
- Language: English
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Building Beehives
$24.99 Add to cartBuilding Beehives For Dummies (9781119544388) was previously published as Building Beehives For Dummies (9781118312940). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the
- Author: Blackiston, Howland
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1119544386
- Language: English
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Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard
$24.99 Add to cart“If your garden fantasies involve chickens, Jessi Bloom is here to make those dreams come true.” —The New York Times
Many gardeners fear chickens will peck away at their landscape. But you can keep- Author: Bloom, Jessi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 03 2012
- ISBN10: 1604692375
- Language: English
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Rabbit Breeds: The Pocket Guide to 49 Essential Breeds
$10.95 Add to cartRabbits are the third-most popular pet in the United States and have also earned significant farming and commercial followings: fiber enthusiasts love angora for its light-weight warmth, and chefs are… [more below]
- Author: Stone, Lynn M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 23 2016
- ISBN10: 1612126022
- Language: English
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Storey’s Guide to Raising Pigs, 4th Edition: Care, Facilities, Management, Breeds
$24.95 Add to cartStressing the importance of sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices, farmer Kelly Klober provides expert advice on making any size hog operation more efficient and profitable in Sto… [more below]
- Series: Storey’s Guide to Raising
- Author: Klober, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: December 25 2018
- ISBN10: 1635860423
- Language: English
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Ferrets for Dummies
$27.99 Read moreEverything you need to know about your playful new pet
Thinking of getting a ferret? It’s not unusual–millions of people worldwide keep ferrets as pets, and they’ve been domesticated for around 2,50
- Author: Schilling, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1119720834
- Language: English
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Comeback Farms: Rejuvenating Soils, Pastures and Profits with Livestock Grazing Management
$29.00 Read moreMany folks are hesitant to try Holistic Planned Grazing because of what they think it entails. Greg Judy’s book responds to such hesitancy with enthusiasm and positive attitude and by articulating the
- Author: Judy, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: August 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0972159738
- Language: English
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Butchering Chickens: A Guide to Humane, Small-Scale Processing
$18.95 Read moreThe space, setup, and equipment required to raise and process poultry are minimal when compared to other types of livestock, which is part of what makes chickens such an appealing choice for small-sca… [more below]
- Author: Danforth, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1635861659
- Language: English
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The Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens: Simple Steps for Healthy, Happy Hens
$22.99 Read moreThe Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens covers all aspects of keeping pet chickens in a beautifully illustrated, no-nonsense format. Kathy addresses everything needed to keep chickens simply, i… [more below]
- Author: Shea Mormino, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: October 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0760352429
- Language: English
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Meditations with Cows: What I’ve Learned from Daisy, the Dairy Cow Who Changed My Life
$17.00 Read moreAn intimate memoir on the work and wonder of ranch life, critiquing the inhumane and environmentally destructive factory farm system and offering sustainable alternatives for ethical omnivores.
Althou- Author: Stockton, Shreve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0593086686
- Language: English
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Raising Chickens for Dummies
$24.99 Read moreYour hands-on guide to modern chicken-raising methods
Thinking about raising chickens? You’ve come to the right place This new edition of Raising Chickens For Dummies provides the most up-to-date, th
- Author: Willis, Kimberley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1119675928
- Language: English
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No Risk Ranching: Custom Grazing on Leased Land
$35.00 Add to cartGreg Judy was forced to liquidate his cow herd to pay debt in 1996. By the end of the following year he was dead broke and figured the family farm was history. A quote from Allan Nation, editor of The
- Author: Judy, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0963246089
- Language: English
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No Risk Ranching: Custom Grazing on Leased Land
$35.00 Read moreGreg Judy was forced to liquidate his cow herd to pay debt in 1996. By the end of the following year he was dead broke and figured the family farm was history. A quote from Allan Nation, editor of The
- Author: Judy, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0963246089
- Language: English
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Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering
$45.00 Read moreSlaughter and butcher your own animals safely and humanely with this award-winning guide. Providing detailed photography of every step of the process, Adam Danforth shows you everything you need to kn
- Author: Danforth, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: March 11 2014
- ISBN10: 1612121888
- Language: English
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The Wisdom of Sheep: Observations from a Family Farm
$27.00 Read more“Elegiac, funny, warm and wise, The Wisdom of Sheep will delight country folk and city dwellers alike.” –Katherine May
A touching, wise and surprising chronicle of the rich inner lives of animals, dr- Author: Young, Rosamund
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0593656172
- Language: English
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The Art and Science of Grazing: How Grass Farmers Can Create Sustainable Systems for Healthy Animals and Farm Ecosystems
$39.95 Read moreGrazing management might seem simple: just put livestock in a pasture and let them eat their fill. However, as Sarah Flack explains in The Art and Science of Grazing, the pasture/livestock relationshi
- Author: Flack, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 07 2016
- ISBN10: 1603586113
- Language: English
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Ultimate Guide to Hobby Farm Animals: Raising Beef Cattle, Chickens, Ducks, Goats, Pigs, Rabbits, and Sheep
$29.99 Add to cartA single, information-packed volume with everything a hobby farmer needs to know about farm animals, this newly updated and comprehensive manual to selecting, caring for, and breeding livestock brings… [more below]
- Author: McConnon, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1620084244
- Language: English
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Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment: How to Construct 8- & 10-Frame Hives; Top Bar, Nuc & Demo Hives; Feeders, Swarm Catchers & More
$19.95 Add to cartSave time and money by building your own beekeeping equipment. Learn to craft equipment that is tailored to your particular climate and setup. Full of insightful tips and covering a variety of hive ty
- Author: Pisano, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 23 2013
- ISBN10: 1612120598
- Language: English
