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For the first-time pet owner and the experienced livestock farmer alike, rabbit expert Karen Patry addresses questions and concerns about housing, feeding, breeding, and caring for rabbits at every stage of their lives. From choosing productive meat and fiber breeds to preparing a proper next box and coaxing a fussy bunny to eat, you'll find proven answers and humane solutions to all your rabbit-raising quandaries.
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The fifth edition of this best-selling handbook features the same detailed approach that has made it the trusted source for raising healthy, productive rabbits -- plus a total redesign with color photos and graphics. Whether you're interested in raising rabbits for show, meat, fur, or as pets, this comprehensive guide offers expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, humane handling, and more. In addition, author Bob Bennett includes the...
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An essential handbook for gardeners looking to include animal husbandry in their skill set. Bloom covers everything from chicken-keeping basics, simple garden plans and tips on attractive fencing options, to the best plants and plants to avoid, and step-by-step instructions for getting chicken gardens up and running.
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"This accessible introductory guide features original photography tracking the growth and care of a small flock of backyard ducks, and addresses everything the beginner duck keeper needs to know to be successful, including breed selection, housing, feeding, health care, understanding behavior, and egg and meat production"--
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Originally published in 1935. "No other animal belonging to the category of smallholders stock will reward one so well in return for kindness and considerate treatment." - This detailed book on goat husbandry will prove invaluable to the amateur breeder. Contents Include: Breeds, housing management, goatlings, breeding, kidding, feeding, the male, shows, and showing ailments etc…Illustrated with photos. Many of the earliest books, particularly those...
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Diseases of Swine: How to Know Them, Their Causes, Prevention and Cure contains information on the diagnosis and treatment of swine ailments. It is intended to illustrate aspects of swine health and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. This book contains classic material, but the content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern...
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Expert Glenn Drowns offers all the information and guidance you need to successfully exhibit your poultry at fairs and expositions. Learn how to select the best breeds and birds for exhibition and how to raise them with the proper diet, health care, and handling so that they are at their best by showtime. Drowns includes a useful countdown to help you plan tasks, from pest prevention to cage training, as well as dozens of tips on what judges are looking...
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Hatch healthy homegrown chicks!
Permaculture Chicken: Incubation Handbook walks beginners through perfecting the incubating and hatching process so they can enjoy the exhilaration of the hatch without the angst of dead chicks. 92 full color photos bring incubation to life, while charts, diagrams, and tables provide the data you need to accomplish a hatch rate of 85% or more.
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This early work on poultry husbandry is a fascinating read for any poultry enthusiast, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. It will prove of much interest to the amateur poultry keeper as well as those in the field of agriculture. Extensively illustrated with text and full page photographs. Contents Include: Should I Keep Poultry?; What Size Flock?; Poultry Houses and Fixtures; Selecting High Quality Stock;...
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"Like many domesticated animals, goats require an attentive eye and constant care and upkeep. Learn how with The Dairy Goat Handbook. Whether raising them for pleasure or profit, this guide provides everything you need to know to raise a happy and healthy herd."-- back cover
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A healthy horse is a happy horse. Packed with dozens of essential health care skills every horse owner should know, this guide will help you keep your animal healthy, save you money, and make your horse operation more self-sufficient. Cherry Hill provides illustrated step-by-step instructions for routine medical maintenance like hoof care, dental exams, and checking vital signs, while also showing you how to deal with an injured horse and the correct...
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Backyard poultry is often described as " pets with benefits." On these pages, homesteader Jennifer Sartell delves deeply into those benefits - namely the eggs produced by chickens, guineas, quails, ducks - even geese and turkeys. Following a brief overview of the joys and responsibilities that accompany poultry husbandry, Sartell explores the production and anatomy of eggs, explaining poultry reproductive systems, how colors are distributed to egg...
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Internationally known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino brings an informative style and fresh perspective on raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world. An attorney by profession, Kathy is the founder and one-woman creative force behind her wildly popular and award-winning Facebook page and blog, The-Chicken-Chick.com. Now her practical, down-to-earth approach to chicken-keeping is available in book form. Sharing her years...
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