The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals: Choose the Best Breeds for Small-Space Farming, Produce Your Own Grass-Fed Meat, Gather Fresh … Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, Pigs, Cattle, & Bees

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Enjoy a weekend breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, and honey—or a holiday meal—from your own farm animals, with the help of this homesteading guide.
Gail Damerow covers everything you need to successfully raise your own farm animals. Even with just a small plot of land, you can become more self-sufficient, save money, and enjoy healthy, delicious animal products.
Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner,The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How, and The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 23, 2011
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1603429697
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1603429696
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.54 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.94 x 11 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Backyard Homestead
Best Sellers Rank: #69,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #42 in Animal Husbandry (Books) #44 in Sustainable Agriculture (Books) #146 in Sustainable Living
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Customers find this homesteading guide informative and well-written, providing excellent information through text and pictures. The book serves as a great beginner-to-intermediate resource, with one customer noting it covers everything from housing to table use for various animals. They appreciate the illustrations and find it worth the purchase, with one mentioning they will read it multiple times.