The backyard homestead guide to raising farm animals
Summary
Presents a comprehensive guide to raising farm animals for food independence, from managing a honey bee hive to caring for and breeding meat and dairy cows, pigs, goats, and fowl. Full description
Summary: |
Presents a comprehensive guide to raising farm animals for food independence, from managing a honey bee hive to caring for and breeding meat and dairy cows, pigs, goats, and fowl. |
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Item Description: |
Includes index. Previously published as: Barnyard in your backyard. North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2002. |
Physical Description: |
vi, 353 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-339) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781603429696 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1603429697 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Author Notes: |
Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What's Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens , The Chicken Encyclopedia , The Chicken Health Handbook , and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks . Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com. |