Barnyard in Your Backyard
A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cows
by Gail Damerow
416 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 trim size, two-color .
When is the right time to shear a sheep? Is there a market for manure? What time of day is best to collect eggs? What is the correct way to milk a goat? What does a duck eat? Can a cow and a sheep share the same pasture? The perfect book for anyone who has ever dreamed of having that little place in the country, Barnyard in Your Backyard offers tried-and-true, expert advice on raising healthy, happy, productive farm animals: chickens, geese, ducks, rabbits, goats, sheep, and cattle. Each chapter focuses on a different animal, discussing the pros and cons of raising the animal, housing and land requirements, feeding guidelines, health concerns, and a schedule for routine care.
paperback - $24.95
Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game
by John J. Mettler, Jr., DVM
208 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, illustrations throughout.
"Provides clear, concise, and step-by-step information for people who want to slaughter their own meat."
-Mother Earth News
paperback - $16.95
Chicken Coops
by Judy Pangman
176 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 trim size, full-color illustrations throughout.
Just like houses, chicken coops come in all sizes and styles to meet the needs of every chicken family. Here are how-to drawings and conceptual plans for 45 coops - from strictly practical to flights of fancy - guaranteed to meet the needs of every chicken owner. A 16-page color section shows detailed photos of many of the featured coops.
paperback - $19.95
hardcover - $29.95
The Chicken Health Handbook
by Gail Damerow
352 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
This must-have reference for the small-flock owner covers the problems and diseases common to chickens of all breeds and ages. Practical charts identify common symptoms and causes of disease, while an alphabetic listing of diseases provides advice on treatment.
paperback - $19.95
The Family Cow
by Dirk Van Loon
272 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Covering everything from choosing your cow to feeding, caring for, and milking it, this book provides all the basics for the family that has decided to keep a cow.
paperback - $16.95
Fences for Pasture & Garden
by Gail Damerow
160 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 trim size, illustrations throughout.
Filled with sound, up-to-date advice and instruction, this complete guide makes fence building a task anyone can tackle with confidence.
paperback - $16.95
Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle
by Heather Smith Thomas
224 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, full-color; photographs and illustrations throughout.
If you've been dreaming about raising a family cow, or even a small herd, here's the book for you! Whether your interest is in beef or dairy farming, veteran cattle farmer Heather Smith Thomas helps you make the experience satisfying, rewarding, and even entertaining!
A single cow can provide milk or beef for a large family with plenty to spare. A small herd of cattle will get you started in the rapidly growing business of natural dairy or meat production. Whatever the scope of your cattle-farming vision, it's crucial to identify your needs and budget, and choose the proper type and breed of cattle. You've decided to raise beef cattle but do you want to begin with breeding heifers or steer to fatten for market? When it comes to dairy breeds are you better off with a less-than-perfect purebred animal or an excellent grade (unregistered) animal? These questions and every other aspect of use, conformation, disposition, and milk or meat yield and flavor are addressed in thorough detail to give even the newest farmer the confidence to choose and purchase knowledgeably.
Beyond general standards and characteristics, Thomas also discusses specific breed attributes-Jerseys, for example, produce milk richer in butterfat than other dairy cattle-and how size, color, body shape, hair length, and milking ability make each animal more or less suitable to various needs. To complement the text, full-color photographs help you identify the many choices. Beef breeds include: American Shorthorn, Angus, Beefmasters, Blonde d'Aquitaine, Braford, Brahman, Brangus, Braunvieh, Charbray, Charolais, Chiangus, Chianina, Dexter, Galloway, Gelbvieh, Hereford, Limousin, Maine Anjou, Murray Grey, Normande, Piedmontese, Pinzgauer, Polled Hereford, Red Angus, Romagnola, Santa Gertrudis, Simmenthal, Salers, Scotch Highland, Shorthorn, Tarentaise, Texas Longhorn. Dairy breeds include: Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, Milking Devon, Milking Shorthorn, and Red and White.
With Thomas as your guide, you'll discover that successfully raising a cow for milk or for beef is easier than you might think!
paperback - $16.95
hardcover with jacket - $26.95
Grass-Fed Cattle
by Julius Ruechel
384 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 trim size, illustrations throughout.
As more consumers discover the benefits of grass-fed beef - sustainability, good taste, antibiotic-free - demand continues to grow. For any farmer interested in entering this profitable specialty area, here is the first complete manual on raising, caring for, and marketing grass-fed cattle. Author Julius Ruechel includes advice on herd selection, breeding, pasture management, fencing, winter grazing, diseases, equipment, slaughter, labeling, marketing, and financial planning.
paperback - $24.95
Hive Management
A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers
by Richard Bonney
160 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
For the practicing beekeeper who needs more information, or the serious novice who wants to start out well, here is sensible advice to help keep honeybees thriving.
paperback - $16.95
Beekeeping
A Practical Guide
by Richard Bonney
192 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, full-color illustrations throughout.
With his respect and admiration for bees evident on every page, Richard E. Bonney describes how to acquire bees, manage a hive, prevent and treat diseases, and take a crop of honey.
paperback - $18.95
The Home Water Supply
How to Find, Filter, Store, and Conserve It
by Stu Campbell
240 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
If you are responsible for your own water supply, you need this book on home water systems; potential water problems; and practical, money-saving solutions.
paperback - $18.95
Keep Chickens!
Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces
by Barbara Kilarski
160 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, illustrations throughout.
Barbara Kilarski, a woman with a passion for poultry, provides detailed information every aspiring chickenkeeper needs to know in this handbook that is as practical and encouraging as it is witty and entertaining. Join the urban and suburban chicken-farming boomlet and start enjoying the freshest breakfast eggs available.
paperback - $16.95
Keeping Livestock Healthy
A Veterinary Guide to Horses, Cattle, Swine, Goats & Sheep
by Dr. N. Bruce Haynes
352 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout. This completely revised and updated fourth edition draws on the very latest research from prominent scholars and experts. Learn how to prevent disease in each of the five animals covered - horses, cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep - through good nutrition, proper housing, and appropriate care.
paperback - $19.95
Making Your Small Farm Profitable
by Ron Macher
288 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Whether you're buying a new farm or jump-starting an old one, with Ron Macher's down-to-earth advice on planning, farming, and marketing you'll soon make your farm profitable.
paperback - $19.95
Raising a Calf for Beef
by Phyllis Hobson
128 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, illustrations throughout.
Beginners will find what they need in this no-nonsense guide to choosing a calf, building and maintaining housing, nutrition, feeding, daily care, and finally, butchering.
paperback - $12.95
Small-Scale Livestock Farming
A Grass-Based Approach for Health, Sustainability, and Profit
by Carol Ekarius
224 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 trim size, illustrations throughout.
Carol Ekarius' natural, organic approach to livestock management produces healthier animals, reduces feed and health care costs, and maximizes your profit. Includes case studies of successful farmers, nitty-gritty details of every facet of livestock farming, and fascinating insights on how to work with nature instead of against it.
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Barn Guide to Sheep
by Storey Publishing
96 pages, 12 x 9 trim size, full-color illustrations throughout.
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 animals' health and solve daily crises, large and small.
Designed to accompany the farmer into the barn, Storey's Barn Guide to Sheep provides clear, step-by-step help, visible from several feet away. 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 sheep's life. In addition to the procedural information, the book also features full-color anatomical illustrations, a lambing calendar, a feeding chart, and a helpful record-keeping section.
hardcover with concealed wire 0-binding - $29.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle
(Revised and Updated) Originally called A Guide to Raising Beef Cattle
by Heather Smith Thomas
352 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Extensively revised and updated with more than 100 new pages added, Beef Cattle includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illnesses.
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens
by Gail Damerow
352 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Storey's Guide to Raising Series brings you the most up-to-date information on raising cattle, goats, ducks, horses, llamas, pigs, rabbits, sheep, chickens, turkeys, and poultry. Whether you are a novice farmer or an experienced pro, you will find everything you need to know to keep your livestock and profits
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats
Originally called Raising Milk Goats the Modern Way
by Jerry Belanger
288 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Extensively revised and updated with more than 100 new pages added, Raising Dairy Goats includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illnesses.
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks
by W. David Holderread
320 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Extensively revised and updated with more than 100 new pages added, Raising Ducks includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illnesses.
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Llamas
by Gale Birutta
336 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Revised and Updated, this comprehensive handbook covers behavior, training, facilities, showing, health care, first aid, breeding, and birthing, plus fleece harvesting and marketing.
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs
Originally called A Guide to Raising Pigs
by Kelly Klober
320 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout. Author Kelly Klober addresses the needs of families raising one or two pigs for food as well as those raising a herd of pigs for market or show in this revised and updates comprehensive guide.
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry
Originally called "Raising Poultry the Modern Way"
by Leonard S. Mercia
352 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Extensively revised and updated with more than100 new pages added, Raising Poultry includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illnesses.
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits
Originally called "Raising Rabbits the Modern Way"
by Robert Bennett
256 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Extensively revised and updated with more than100 new pages added, Raising Rabbits includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illnesses.
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep
Originally called Raising Sheep the Modern Way
by Paula Simmons, Carol Ekarius
400 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Extensively revised and updated with more than 100 new pages added, Raising Sheep includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illnesses.
paperback - $18.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Turkeys
Originally called Raising Your Own Turkeys
by Leonard S. Mercia
208 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Extensively revised and updated with more than 100 new pages added, Raising Turkeys includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illnesses.
paperback - $18.95
Tan Your Hide!
Home Tanning Leathers & Furs
by Phyllis Hobson
144 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, illustrations throughout.
Here is a step-by-step guide to making vests, belts, and wallets by home-tanning and hand-working furs and leathers.
paperback - $11.95
Wild Turkeys: Hunting and Watching
by John J. Mettler, Jr., DVM
176 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Once nearly extinct in North America, wild turkeys have made a dramatic comeback. Here is all the habitat and mating information you will need to hunt and enjoy these noble birds.
paperback - $14.95
Your Calf
A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves
by Heather Smith Thomas
192 pages, 7 x 10 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Your Calf offers clear, thorough information on evaluating health and quality, buying, breeding, and treating calf diseases and conditions.
Our friendly and encouraging animal reference series features information on selection, housing, behavior, feeding, health, and showing in a mature yet easy-to-understand language. for ages 9 and up.
paperback - $14.95
Your Chickens
A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing
by Gail Damerow
160 pages, 7 x 10 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Authoritative and easy to read, Your Chickens offers children virtually all they need to know about choosing, purchasing, raising, and showing all kinds of chickens.
Our friendly and encouraging animal reference series features information on selection, housing, behavior, feeding, health, and showing in a mature yet easy-to-understand language. for ages 9 and up.
paperback - $14.95
Your Goats
A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing
by Gail Damerow
176 pages, 7 x 10 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Written in a mature yet easy-to-understand language, Your Goats covers the selection, purchase, housing, feeding, health, behavior, breeding, and showing of all types of goats.
Our friendly and encouraging animal reference series features information on selection, housing, behavior, feeding, health, and showing in a mature yet easy-to-understand language. for ages 9 and up.
paperback - $14.95
Your Rabbit
A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing
by Nancy Searle
160 pages, 7 x 10 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
Practical advice for children who want to raise thier own rabbits for pets, profit or show. Your Rabbit includes information on housing, feeding, grooming, breeding, and more.
Our friendly and encouraging animal reference series features information on selection, housing, behavior, feeding, health, and showing in a mature yet easy-to-understand language. for ages 9 and up.
paperback - $14.95
Your Sheep
A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing
by Paula Simmons, Darrell Salsbury
128 pages, 7 x 10 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
A friendly guide to all aspects of raising sheep, including choosing, handling, and breeding.
Our friendly and encouraging animal reference series features information on selection, housing, behavior, feeding, health, and showing in a mature yet easy-to-understand language. for ages 9 and up.
paperback - $14.95