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Backyard Livestock: Raising Good, Natural Food for Your Family, Third Edition |  | Authors: Steven Thomas, George P. Looby
Publisher: Countryman
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 63213
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0881507601
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780881507607
ASIN: 0881507601
Publication Date: January 2, 2007
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Product Description
This popular and widely praised book describes everything you need to know about selecting and raising small livestock.
Long the primary reference for anyone who keeps animals as a sustainable food source, this latest edition includes up-to-date information on breeds and breeding, feed, disease prevention, housing, and management. The book also includes a chapter on growing feed; appendices covering disease identification and treatment, manure, tanning, incubators, and injections; and a catalog of supplemental resources. Country Journal calls it "a handbook in the true sense of the word. You can pick it up and turn to any section to find quickly the information needed." 55 black & white line illustrations, index.
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 This is the best of the best June 28, 2003
T. Bachman (Victoria, BC)
55 out of 56 found this review helpful
Anyone who would like to put a few animals in the backyard for eggs or meat or milk or everything altogether, will save hundreds of headaches, and probably hundreds of dollars, by buying this book and taking Steven Thomas's suggestions seriously. There are now dozens of these kinds of books out there, and I own a number of them (including "Barnyard In Your Backyard" which is nowhere near as good as this) but none of them comes close to "Backyard Livestock" for practicality of advice, conciseness of expression, and comprehensiveness. I have sheep, chicken, etc., and this has been far more reliable than any competing manuals that I own or know of. You can't not get it! It's indispensable.
Great Starter Book! May 13, 2003
High Lonesome Ranch (Birch River, WV United States)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
To get information easily and quickly, this book is concise and informative. We bought this book when we first started our little farm and 10 years later are still referring to it! An excellent buy.
perfect book for a little farm January 13, 2001
25 out of 28 found this review helpful
This is a great book, it gives you a lot of important information it is like having 8 or more books in one. We raised chickens, goats, rabbits, pigs and a cow. We had a couple of different books, but this one we used all the time to make sure we give our animals the right care.
Everything to get started! November 17, 2005
S. Williams (CA)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
#1 goes into breeds, #2 goes into needs, #3 goes into purchasing AND how to CHOOSE healthy animals, #4 how to house and care for them!! Everything! I am sure there is more to each animal, but this is THE best intro book! I am so happy with my nrew load of reading materials!! I cant wait to get this all started!!
Great resource book! May 2, 2002
Jeanie Peck (Tonasket, WA United States)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book was very beneficial in all aspects of raising small-farm animals. Great reference manual for beginners. I certainly listed this book in the resources directory of my new title, Farm Animals: Your Guide to Raising Livestock, because I felt it would be an awesome addition to my own farm related books!
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