How to Raise Sheep: Everything You Need to Know; Updated & Revised

Hasheider, Philip

ISBN 10 : 0760345244 ISBN 13 : 9780760345245

Editeur : Voyageur Press, 2014

Synopsis

If you’ve ever envisioned keeping sheep in your own pasture, be it one or two hobby animals or a large flock, this book is the perfect place to begin. Backed by the National FFA Organization, our acclaimed series of How to Raise guides has helped countless first-time animal owners across the United States confidently care for their new companions. In this freshly updated second edition of How to Raise Sheep, author and farmer Philip Hasheider offers reliable guidance for getting started and going the distance. First, he walks you through all the basics on breeds, housing, fencing, feed requirements, breeding, lambing, showing, and marketing meat and wool. Then, he covers the various farming options (organic, sustainable, and conventional) so you can decide which approach best meets your needs. Accompanied by gorgeous instructional photography, How to Raise Sheep continues to be an essential primer for the newcomer to sheep care, with everything you need to know to raise a healthy, productive flock.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Philip Hasheider is a fifth-generation farmer presently raising pasture-grazed beef with his wife and two children in south-central Wisconsin. He has written ten books, including How to Raise Cattle, How to Raise Sheep, and The Complete Book of Butchering, Smoking, Curing, and Sausage Making, all with Voyageur Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Voyageur Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0760345244
• ISBN 13: 9780760345245
• Reliure: Carton flexible
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible