Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cattle (1580174566) - Reviews and Prices

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Editorial Review:

When is the right time to shear a sheep? Is there a market for manure? What time of day is best to collect eggs? What is the correct way to milk a goat? What does a duck eat? Can a cow and a sheep share the same pasture? Which types of rabbits are easiest to raise?

The perfect book for anyone who has ever dreamed of having that little place in the country, Barnyard in Your Backyard offers tried-and-true, expert advice on raising healthy, happy, productive farm animals: chickens, geese, ducks, rabbits, goats, sheep, and dairy cows.

Each chapter focuses on a different animal, discussing the pros and cons of raising the animal, housing and land requirements, feeding guidelines, health concerns, and a schedule for routine care. Species that are easy to raise, hardy, and companionable are profiled. First-time farmers will discover simple, clear instructions for caring for animals throughout the year, as well as guidelines for processing barnyard products such as milk, wool, and eggs. Combining practical advice from real experts, easy-to-use checklists and charts, a seasonal care calendar, and detailed black-and-white illustrations, Barnyard in Your Backyard offers a comprehensive review of the ins and outs - the tribulations and triumphs - of living with and caring for a small barnyard.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Handy-dandy beginners' reference:

As long as you realize that this is NOT going to answer all of your indepth questions, you will not be disappointed. This has been very useful to leave laying about and has given me a good start on all my animals. It is a GREAT book for family and friends who don't need indepth detail. It has also helped our family to decide what animals we will be raising on our homestead. Mind you... our homestead is thirty acres with over 85 animals. Yes, I DO have several other books that each specialize on one species.... more info

Great Start:

This is a good book if you are interested in learning about keeping farm animals. The book gives a great overview of many different farm animals. They could have included a chapter on pigs though. I would still recommend a book specifically about the type of animal you want to keep. If you want to learn about keeping farm animals and don't know where to start this is a great book to read.

great find:

I recently purchased this book it was very helpful for a first time beginner at farming with livestock. The book is not over complex. JUST the basics which for me was excellent. Would recommend it to anyone that is wanting livestock or anyone that all ready has livestock. It is fun reading as well as informative. I will keep it handy for references as long as i have livestock.

Shipper was great book was a let down:

The shipper was great ... on time and product as discribed.
Only draw back was the content of the book itself. I read many
reviews that said the book was great and all you would need.
However it was very general and concerning the differant breeds of
critters very general and did not even cover the more popular ones.
I really dont understand how this book has the ratings that it does.
I already knew more than the book contained from articles off the internet.

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