Farm Animals: Your Guide to Raising Livestock

by Jeanie Peck-Whiting

"From lists of fundamental start-up equipment to advice on charting income and expenses, this book guides small farmers through feeding, sheltering, and breeding cows, pigs, goats, rabbits, ducks, and chickens. Breeders and farmers learn the full scope of husbandry and care, including which records should be maintainedùhealth records, breeding journals, milk sheets, and family treesùto which ointments, sprays, and syringes should be kept in the animal first aid box. Included are farrowing charts and pregnancy diaries that detail each step of gestation. Extensive details and instructions are provided on castration, giving iron, docking tails, and caring for newborns. Farmers' accounts, photos, a glossary of terminology, and a list of resources offer support to experienced and novice farmers alike."

Genres: Animals

312 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2002

Reviews

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Farm Animals: Your Guide to Raising Livestock by Jeanie Peck-Whiting (Fox Mountain Publishing 2002)(636). This features day-to-day advice on how to raise common farm animals. My rating: 7/10, finished 2005.

[Brigid · Rating 5 out of 5]

now i know how to own a farm. whoopde do. but seriously, this book is amazing. if you love animals, and wish to someday own a farm, you should read this book.