Collins Home Farm Handbook

Collins Home Farm Handbook is a comprehensive guide to keeping animals and livestock in your garden, paddock or small-holding, whether it's on a small scale with a few chickens or ducks for eggs, or more adventurous with some goats for milking. This book can help to teach you how to care for your animals on a daily and seasonal basis. There is practical help and advice on keeping all sorts of poultry -- chickens, ducks and geese -- as well as goats. Even if you have never kept farm animals before, you need not worry because everything you need to know is featured in this informative book. There is easy-to-follow advice on all aspects of animal husbandry, from choosing an animal and breed to providing shelters and housing, feeding and routine care. You can also learn how to keep your animals healthy and free of disease, and there is a special chapter on keeping bees. Chapter breakdown: Introduction 1. Which animal? 2. Keeping chickens 3. Ducks 4. Geese 5. Goats 6. Beekeeping