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OverviewStorey s Guide to Raising Sheep is the best-selling, most trusted reference for farmers and backyard homesteaders with any size flock. The fifth edition is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber. With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, including meat, wool, and milk. Detailed instructions and graphics lead readers through every essential procedure, including shearing, building a lambing shed, breeding and lambing, butchering, and marketing. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carol Ekarius , Paula SimmonsPublisher: Workman Publishing Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC Edition: 5th Edition Dimensions: Width: 17.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.820kg ISBN: 9781612129808ISBN 10: 1612129803 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 25 June 2019 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThrough the years, Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep has been our 'bible' at Wing A Prayer Farm. We've kept it on hand -- dog-eared, margin-noted pages and all -- in the barn, in the house, and on our list of recommended reading for beginner shepherds. We encourage sheep raisers, from first-time hobby farmers to seasoned, wizened flock-keepers, to keep their own copy for reference on their tending journey. -- Tamara White, Wing A Prayer Farm Through the years, Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep has been our 'bible' at Wing & A Prayer Farm. We've kept it on hand -- dog-eared, margin-noted pages and all -- in the barn, in the house, and on our list of recommended reading for beginner shepherds. We encourage sheep raisers, from first-time hobby farmers to seasoned, wizened flock-keepers, to keep their own copy for reference on their tending journey. -- Tamara White, Wing & A Prayer Farm Author InformationA respected authority on sheep raising for over three decades, author Paula Simmons has written many books and magazines articles on spinning wool, and is the coauthor of Storey s Guide to Raising Sheep. Simmons lecturers and conducts workshops in the United States and Canada on the subject of raising sheep and spinning wool for a living. Together with her husband, she has been raising and sheering sheep, and spinning and weaving wool for over 20 years on their farm in Washington.Carol Ekarius is the coauthor of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, The Field Guide to Fleece, and Storey s Guide to Raising Sheep, and the author of several books including Small-Scale Livestock Farming, Storey s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, and Storey s Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs. She lives in the mountains of Colorado. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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