The Ultimate Guide to Raising Farm Animals: A Complete Guide to Raising Chickens, Pigs, Cows, and More

by Laura Childs, Jennifer Megyesi, Jessie Shiers, Kate Rowinski, Michael Levatino

Overview

Learn how to take care of chickens, pigs, sheep, cows, and other livestock. Each chapter of this fully illustrated book is dedicated to a different animal, and you will learn not only how to take care of them but also what sorts of things you can get from them.

Imagine putting together a big breakfast using eggs straight from your own chickens and bacon from the pig. This is an ideal that many dream of but few ever get to experience. Now, with The Ultimate Guide to Raising Farm Animals, that dream can become a reality, and so much more.

With tips on farm safety, tips for first-time animal hobby farmers, information on shelters and food and water, and much more, this is advice that you will turn to again and again. If you want to save money, become more self-sufficient, and enjoy healthier, locally sourced food, The Ultimate Guide to Raising Farm Animals is the book you need.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634503297
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	08/16/2016
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	417,882
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kate Rowinski is the author of a number of books, including The Wilderness Guide to Dutch Oven Cooking, The Ultimate Guide to Making Chili, and The Quotable Cook. She co-owns the Horse and Hound Gastropub in Charlottesville, Virginia with her husband Jim, her daughter Brooke, and her son-in-law Luther Fedora.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Chickens 10

2 Goats 33

3 Pigs 73

4 Birds 89

5 Donkeys 130

6 Llamas and Alpacas 142

7 Cattle 148

8 Horses 169

Index 213