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These are books we think you will find useful on keeping poultry and livestock
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The Complete Book of Raising Livestock and Poultry
By: Katie Thear (Editor), Alistair Fraser (Editor)
Backyard farmers interested in having a readily available source of eggs and meat are provided with nontechnical information on housing, feeding, raising and butchering chickens.
How to dispach and prepare poultry for the table is covered which is useful as this is a taboo subject for most writers
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Choosing and Keeping Ducks and Geese
By: Liz Wright
I doubt there is much about keeping ducks and geese that Liz Wright doesn't know and her wonderful book covers every question the novice is likely to ask. She starts logically with what you actually need to keep ducks and moves through to care, problems and diseases, housing and so forth.
I wholehearted recommend this book for anyone thinking of keeping ducks or geese. It's brilliant
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Starting with Goats (Paperback)
By: Katie Thear
Colour and black and white photographs and line drawings. An ideal introduction to goats and goatkeeping, this well-illustrated book is full of practical and up-to-date information.Coverage includes dairy, fibre, pygmy, meat and harness goats, as well as managing, showing, breeding and dairying.
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Starting with Sheep: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)
By: Castell Mary
Colour photographs guide to breeds. Also mono photos and line drawings.
Written for those new to sheep, this gives clear guidance as to what is involved, what initial decisions need to be made, and how much land and equipment are needed. It describes the tasks involved in sheep husbandry, with advice on when and how to carry out the tasks. Suggestions are made as to how difficulties can be avoided by working with the natural instincts of sheep. The author is Secretary of the British Icelandic Sheep Breeders' Group and an experienced sheep farmer.
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Starting with Pigs: A Beginners Guide
By: Andy Case
38 mono photographs. 12 line drawings.
A straightforward and readable book for the small scale pig keeper, this is an excellent and practical introduction that is also up-to-date with the relevant regulations.
Concentrating on the older, more traditional breeds, it covers housing and free-range management, feeding, breeding and rearing, buying and selling. Written by a well-known pig breeder and small farmer, it is ideal as an up-to-date and accessible book on pigs.
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How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nest Boxes, Feeders, S
By: Carol Ekarius
Cows and horses, donkeys and mules, sheep and goats, pigs and fowl, even Ilamas are living on small farms and in backyard barnyards, but how and where are these animals being housed?
Author Carol Ekarius knows. In How To Build Animal Housing, she provides dozens of plans - with illustrated, step-by-step instructions - for species-specific shelters that are well ventilated, safe, appropriate for the animals, appealing, convenient, and a solid value for their owners. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in animal health and welfare.
It includes complete plans and step-by-step, illustrated instructions for sheds, coops, hutches, multipurpose barns, and economical easy-to-build wind-breaks and shade structures. Ekarius covers new high-tech, portable structures made of plastics and fabrics, as well as more traditional alternatives, such as straw-bale structures. Ekarius wisely emphasizes the importance of careful planning, choosing an appropriate housing site, pest control and basic housing maintenance. How To Build Animal Housing is the most comprehensive and useful guide of its kind.
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Poultry House Construction (Gold Cockerel S.)
By: Michael Roberts,
This is a do-it-yourself guide to building poultry houses and allied equipment. It discusses the needs of the various types of fowl, and gives detailed plans and material lists for building coops, nest boxes, runs, arks, folds, a show box and a "poultry palace".
It's not quite as clear cut or easy as you may want but a good starting point for creating your own chicken coop.
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