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Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition: Breeding, Care, Facilities - Softcover

Book 16 of 17: Storey?s Guide to Raising

Simmons, Paula; Ekarius, Carol

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9781612129808: Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition: Breeding, Care, Facilities
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1612129803 ISBN 13: 9781612129808
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC, 2019

Synopsis

This bestselling guide is the perfect reference for caring for your flock of sheep.

The fifth edition of Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep 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
*Marketing

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About the Author

A 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.
 

From the Back Cover

For farmers and backyard homesteaders, this best-selling resource is the most comprehensive guide to success with flocks of any size. Whether you're raising sheep for meat, wool, or milk, you'll find detailed instructions covering everything from health, breeding, and facilities to shearing, showing, and marketing.

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Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1612129803
ISBN 13 
9781612129808
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
368
Rating
  • 4.33 out of 5 stars
    369 ratings by Goodreads