Hobby Farm Animals

Author : Sue Weaver
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1637412835
Total Pages : 786 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Guide to Hobby Farm Animals written by Sue Weaver and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-17 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: · Extensive sections devoted to the seven major farm animals, including profiles of the most popular breeds and varieties · Detailed how-to chapters on the care, handling, feeding, health, and safety of each animal · Special chapters devoted to the breeding and raising of young animals · Recommendations for ways of capitalizing on your livestock's output, from selling eggs, milk, fiber, and so forth · Tips for troubleshooting potential problems and warding off diseases, parasites, and predators · New edition vetted and updated by Dr. Mark McConnon DVM, hobby farm professionals and veterinarians for the most up-to-date information available on the market for shelter, care, health, medicine, nutrition, behavior, marketing, and profit

Author : Sue Weaver
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1620081865
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hobby Farm Animals written by Sue Weaver and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eggs, meat, milk, wool, fur, feathers, and some priceless bucolic bliss. No hobby farm is complete without critters;possibly a small herd peppering the field or a microflock flapping around the hen house or pond. A single information-packed volume with everything a hobby farmer needs to know about farm animals, this new comprehensive manual to selecting, caring for, and breeding livestock brings forth the expertise of six hobby farmers, each of whom has real-life on-the-farm experience with the animals she discusses. Whether you're contemplating adding a small herd of sheep or goats to your existing hobby farm or you've always wondered about the benefits of raising angora rabbits or Muscovy ducks, Livestock for Your Hobby Farm provides the kind of guidance you need to begin a herd or flock and expand your pens and fencing. With exhaustive detail, the authors offer complete coverage of chickens, ducks, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, and rabbits, including the housing, health-care, special needs, advantages and challenges of each.-Extensive sections devoted to the seven major farm animals, including profiles of the most popular breeds and varieties-Detailed how-to chapters on the care, handling, feeding, health, and safety of each animal-Special chapters devoted to the breeding and raising of young animals-Recommendations for ways of capitalizing on your livestock's output, from selling eggs, milk, fiber, and so forth-Tips for troubleshooting potential problems and warding off diseases, parasites, and predators

Author : Carol Ekarius
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1620081830
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Guide to Hobby Farming written by Carol Ekarius and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six containers of heirloom tomatoes, miniature squashes, and herbs on your back patio or six acres of beets, cabbages, and strawberries? Five chickens and a honey bee hive or a small farm with three dozen sheep and a couple of quarter horses? Regardless of the size of your ‘field of dreams’, Essential Guide to Hobby Farming is your best first step to making that hobby-farm aspiration a pleasurable and profitable reality. A hobby farmer for the past thirty years, Carol Ekarius shares the joys, challenges, and rewards of living the rural life. Hobby farming is as much a state of mind as it is an address in the country, and this instructive, beautifully photographed manual addresses every topic beginning hobby farmers need to know, from purchasing the right land and equipment to choosing and maintaining crops and livestock to marketing and selling your hobby farm’s yield. TOPICS DISCUSSED INSIDE: -Assessing finances and resources - land, water, tools of the trade (trucks, tractors, various implements) -Choosing the best crops for your land, climate, hardiness, and profitability -Selecting and caring for the livestock - chickens, goats, cows, sheep, etc - that best fits your hobby farm -Protecting crops and livestock against predators, pests, and disease -Business and marketing options for selling your local food directly to restaurants and farmers’ markets and through CSA programs -Preserving the harvest, through canning, drying, and freezing, plus over two dozen original recipes for your homegrown produce NEW FOR THE SECOND EDITION: Expanded section on chickens, including urban and suburban accommodations; honey bee keeping; adding a barn or annex building to the farm; trends in planting, including miniature vegetables, heirloom varieties, and ‘hot’ new vegetables and hybrids; adding flower beds to the property; getting involved with a CSA

Author : Carol Ekarius
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1937049450
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hobby Farm written by Carol Ekarius and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful book offers an intimate look at life on a hobby farm. From finding a farm to creating a business, to choosing what to plant to canning fruits, Hobby Farm will teach readers how to reap the benefits of rustic life with sound guidance.

Author : Gail Damerow
Publisher : Storey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603429697
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals written by Gail Damerow and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy a weekend breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, and honey from your own chickens, pigs, and bees, or a holiday meal with your own heritage-breed turkey as the main attraction. Gail Damerow covers everything you need to successfully raise your own farm animals, from selecting the right breeds to producing delicious fresh milk, cheese, honey, eggs, and meat. Even with just a small plot of land, you can become more self-sufficient, save money, and enjoy healthy, delicious animal products.

Author : Theresa A. Husarik
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118052536
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hobby Farming For Dummies written by Theresa A. Husarik and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you long for the country life? Hobby Farming For Dummies is a practical guide that will show you how to handle all the basics of small-scale farming, from growing healthy crops to raising livestock and managing your property. You'll see how to decide what to farm, provide shelter and utilities, select plants, and protect your investment. It's all you need to dig in and start growing! You’ll get a real idea of what it really means to jump from your current lifestyle to a life farming in the countryside. You’ll get the information you need to decide if the farming lifestyle is right for you and your personality. You’ll learn everything you need to know about property and how to access a power supply. You’ll get practical advice on which animals would work best for your farm and you’ll learn how to acquire them and what you need to know about caring for them properly. You’ll get help with all of the major decisions like whether you’re better off with subsistence farming or a more ambitious project. Find out how to: Make from change to a farm lifestyle Get along with your neighbors Find and buy rural properties Select and maintain equipment Raise and care for animals Use and preserve food items Avoid common farming pitfalls Choose plans for your farm Complete with lists of the ten unique opportunities for fun and the top ten misconceptions about farm living, Hobby Farming For Dummies will help you discover how you can live the simple life.

Author : Audrey Levatino
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1634508742
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Joy of Hobby Farming written by Audrey Levatino and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the farm is a lifestyle, but not quite a way to earn a living, it’s considered hobby farming. Most of us want to live a sustainable and healthy life in which we protect the environment and keep it safe from development and overproduction. But we can take this a step further by learning how to grow our own produce, while still maintaining an alternative, successful career to fund this passion. In this back to basics guide, Michael and Audrey Levatino share how to: Grow your own food Raise chickens, horses, llamas, bees, and more Practice being (a little) off the grid Sell the bounty in your local community Balance a professional career with a rural lifestyle The Joy of Hobby Farming is a guide that will excite armchair farmers and inspire any do-it-yourselfer. While this book won’t help you become a farmer by trade, it does provide step-by-step instructions and various tips and tricks to maintain a thriving farm. It will surely teach those who aren’t farmers by day to raise their own livestock, plant their own fruits and vegetables, and live out their countryside dream.

Author : Kristen Hampshire
Publisher : Creative Publishing International
ISBN 13 : 1589233646
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hobby Farms written by Kristen Hampshire and published by Creative Publishing International. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides information and instructions for those who own, or dream of owning, a hobby farm or a large estate of 2 to 40 acres"--

Author : Carol Ekarius
Publisher : i5 Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162008144X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Guide to Hobby Farming written by Carol Ekarius and published by i5 Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six containers of heirloom tomatoes, miniature squashes, and herbs on your back patio or six acres of beets, cabbages, and strawberries? Five chickens and a honey bee hive or a small farm with three dozen sheep and a couple of quarter horses? Regardless of the size of your “field of dreams,” Essential Guide to Hobby Farming is your best first step to making that hobby-farm aspiration a pleasurable and profitable reality. A hobby farmer for the past thirty years, Carol Ekarius shares the joys, challenges, and rewards of living the rural life. Hobby farming is as much a state of mind as it is an address in the country, and this instructive, beautifully photographed manual addresses every topic beginning hobby farmers need to know, from purchasing the right land and equipment to choosing and maintaining crops and livestock to marketing and selling your hobby farm’s yield. TOPICS DISCUSSED INSIDE: -Assessing finances and resources—land, water, tools of the trade (trucks, tractors, various implements) -Choosing the best crops for your land, climate, hardiness, and profitability -Selecting and caring for the livestock—chickens, goats, cows, sheep, etc.—that best fits your hobby farm -Protecting crops and livestock against predators, pests, and disease -Business and marketing options for selling your “local food” directly to restaurants and farmers’ markets and through CSA programs -Preserving the harvest, through canning, drying, and freezing, plus over two dozen original recipes for your homegrown produce NEW FOR THE SECOND EDITION: Expanded section on chickens, including urban and suburban accommodations; honey bee keeping; adding a barn or annex building to the farm; trends in planting, including miniature vegetables, heirloom varieties, and “hot” new vegetables and hybrids; adding flower beds to the property; getting involved with a CSA

Author : Johan Blom
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Animals 101 written by Johan Blom and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Farm Animals 101: From Small Farms To Backyard Poultry" is the perfect guide for anyone interested in learning about the world of farm animals. This comprehensive book covers everything from domestic to exotic farm animals, including cows, sheep, goats, and chickens. The book provides detailed information on the different breeds, their characteristics, and the best way to care for them. Whether you are a seasoned farmer or just starting with backyard poultry, this book has something for everyone. The authors share their expertise on the various aspects of keeping farm animals, including feeding, housing, and health care. You will learn about the best practices for raising and caring for farm animals, whether you are starting a small farm or want to keep a few chickens in your backyard. With its clear and concise writing style, this book is the perfect reference for anyone who wants to understand the world of farm animals better. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced farmer, this book will surely provide the information you need to make the most of your farm animal experience.