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Author | : Sue Weaver |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 481 |
Release | : 2013-07-05 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1603428488 |
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Raise a flock of sheep in your backyard. Even with a limited amount of space, you can enjoy homegrown fleece and fresh milk, as well as the endearing company of these family-friendly animals. Sue Weaver provides all the instructions you need for selecting a breed; housing and feeding; harvesting fleece; and milking. With simple recipes for making cheese and yogurt, and tips on processing fleece for wool, you’ll enjoy the varied and numerous rewards of keeping sheep.
Author | : Sue Weaver |
Publisher | : Storey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1603429670 |
Download The Backyard Sheep Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Useful and lovable, sheep make wonderful backyard pets.Their fleece is fundamental to all sorts of fiber arts; their ultra-rich, high-fat milk produces delicious cheese; and if you raise herding dogs, sheep are a must!Sue Weaver's complete guide to raising two or twelve sheep covers everything from their place in history to their place in your backyard. The essential beginner's guide to: - Choosing a breed.Select the sheep that best suit your climate, facilities, and purpose. - Housing and feeding.You want your sheep to be comfortable, well nourished and safe. - Caring for sheep. Identify and treat illnesses and afflictions, breed your ewes, and see them safely through lambing season. - Producing beautiful fleece. Handspinner-quality fleeces don't just happen; discover how to get the best from your sheep. - Milking. Basic techniques and tips on handling your fresh milk will turn you into a pro in no time. - Making cheese. Sheep-milk cheese and yogurt are two of the finest reasons to keep sheep."
Author | : Sue Weaver |
Publisher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2011-05-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1935484826 |
Download Sheep Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
These Hobby Farms livestock care manuals will help both experienced and novice hobby farmers realize their own dreams of life on the farm - for pleasure and profit.
Author | : Chris McLaughlin |
Publisher | : CompanionHouse Books |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2019-09-10 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9781620083246 |
Download Raising Animals for Fiber Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Fiber farmer Chris McLaughlin offers a comprehensive guide to raising sheep, goats, angora rabbits, and alpacas for wool. With practical information on breeds, housing, feed, breeding, heath care, shearing, and more, Chris helps the reader to decide which species will best serve their lifestyle criteria and needs.
Author | : Tim Tyne |
Publisher | : MBI Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2010-03-15 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 190487164X |
Download The Sheep Book For Smallholders Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This promises to be the only book on sheep you will ever need! Packed full of detailed information, The Sheep Book for Smallholders covers every aspect of keeping sheep on a small scale. Beginning with a brief overview of the sheep industry, and the rise and fall of the artisan shepherd, the author has logically divided the book up into the shepherd's calendar, so that the sheep keeper knows what to expect with each season. All aspects of looking after the flock are covered, including selection, culling, nutrition, housing, lambing, grassland management, ailments and prevention. There are also sections on home slaughter and butcher, and, uniquely, processing the byproducts, including the fleece and keeping sheep for dairying. Unusually, the book also has a section on training sheepdogs. Supported by stunning photography and clear illustrations, as well as huge and useful appendices. This is a welcome addition to the smallholder's bookshelf, and is going to be a reference classic in years to come.
Author | : Paula Simmons |
Publisher | : Storey Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2019-06-25 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1612129803 |
Download Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Paula Simmons |
Publisher | : Storey Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2012-12-26 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1612123287 |
Download Your Sheep Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Sue Weaver |
Publisher | : Storey Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2013-07-05 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1603428488 |
Download The Backyard Sheep Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Raise a flock of sheep in your backyard. Even with a limited amount of space, you can enjoy homegrown fleece and fresh milk, as well as the endearing company of these family-friendly animals. Sue Weaver provides all the instructions you need for selecting a breed; housing and feeding; harvesting fleece; and milking. With simple recipes for making cheese and yogurt, and tips on processing fleece for wool, you’ll enjoy the varied and numerous rewards of keeping sheep.
Author | : Leda Schubert |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2010-03-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0374322961 |
Download Feeding the Sheep Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From watching Mom shepherd, shear, spin, and knit, a little girl finds out just how her sweater is made.
Author | : Paula Simmons |
Publisher | : Pownal, VT : Storey Communications |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
Download Raising Sheep the Modern Way Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Offers practical advice on selecting, feeding, caring for, disadvantages of raising them.