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1 online resource (285 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Dedication and Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Down on the Farm; Outside Help; The Pitfalls and Benefits of Raising Livestock; Tips for New Livestock Owners; Chapter 2: Starting Small with Chickens; Chicken Breeds; Preparing For Your Baby Chicks; Incubating Eggs; Feeding and Equipment; Health Concerns; Putting Your Investment to Work; Chapter 3: The World of Waterfowl; Duck Breeds; Geese Breeds; Starting Out on the Right Foot; Feeding; Health Concerns; Breeding; Using Waterfowl for Weed Control, Insect Control, and as Alarms. |
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Chapter 4: Keeping Turkeys and Game BirdsThe Modern Turkey; Guineas; Turkey Breeds; Guinea Breeds; Housing; Partridge, Pheasants, and Quail; Turkey Health; Guinea Fowl Health; Game Bird Health; Chapter 5: Rearing Rabbits; Breeds; Housing; Handling; Sexing; Feeding; Reproduction; Health; Chapter 6: The Curious Goat; Breeds; Housing; Feeding; Using Goats for Weed Control; Reproduction; Health; Chapter 7: The Serene Sheep; Breeds; Husbandry; Reproduction; Health; Chapter 8: Pigs: The Mortgage Lifters; Breeds; Housing and Equipment; Feeding; Reproduction; Health. |
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Chapter 9: Your Beef Cattle OperationBreeds; Housing; Handling; Pasturing; Feeding; Reproduction; Health; Chapter 10: Caring for Dairy Cattle; Breeds; Housing; Handling and Feeding; Reproduction; Health; Mastitis; Chapter 11: Medicating Your Livestock; Administrating the Medication; Chapter 12: Butchering Livestock; Harvesting Chickens; Harvesting Rabbits; How to Butcher a Sheep, Goat, Pig, or Steer; A Final Word; Appendix A; How to Make Butter; How to Make Cheese; Resources; General; Supplies; Pen Design; Poultry; Rabbits; Goats; Sheep; Pigs; Cattle; Small Farm Marketing and Finance. |
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Cheese Making and Butchering SuppliesBibliography; Author Biography. |
| Summary |
Starting a small scale farm is the dream of Americans young and old, from those who watched the majesty of the great western farm in films during their youth to those who spent their childhood actually working on a farm. However, for many of these individuals it is a matter of logistics and cost that keeps them from realizing their dreams. Raising beef cattle, ducks, rabbits, and any other small animals such as sheep, goats, or chickens takes not only a decent amount of money to get started, but know how that doesn't come in textbooks while in school. This book was written with the intent o. |
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English. |
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Livestock.
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Small animal culture.
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SELF-HELP -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- General.
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Livestock. (OCoLC)fst01000722
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Small animal culture. (OCoLC)fst01121214
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