
The Complete Guide to Small Scale Farming
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Starting a small scale farm is the dream of Americans young and old, from those who watched the majesty of the great western farm in films during their youth to those who spent their childhood actually working on a farm. However, for many of these individuals it is a matter of logistics and cost that keeps them from realizing their dreams. Raising beef cattle, ducks, rabbits, and any other small animals such as sheep, goats, or chickens takes not only a decent amount of money to get started, but know how that doesn't come in textbooks while in school.
This book was written with the intent of providing anyone who has ever wanted to start their own small scale farm the necessary resources and information needed to start raising small animals and cattle. You will learn everything you need to know to raise a wide variety of small animals. You will learn how to care for chickens, from choosing the right breed to raising them for egg production. You will learn how to handle geese and ducks, choosing the correct breeds, feeding, housing, breeding, and selecting the right ones for egg production. You will also learn about egg incubation, maintaining poultry health, and how raise them for meat. Other animals you will learn how to care for include rabbits, goats, sheep, dairy cows, and beef cattle.
Small farmers and animal experts have been interviewed in detail and their responses added to this book to provide additional insight into every aspect of raising farm animals. This includes details about how to purchase, house, feed, breed, record, and butcher animals of all types as well as how to gather milk, use goats and cows for maintaining your fields, and even keeping records of births and selling babies. Everything you might need to know about raising small animals for your farm is included in this guide to provide you the first steps to raising domesticated poultry and livestock.
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication and Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Down on the Farm
- Outside Help
- The Pitfalls and Benefits of Raising Livestock
- Tips for New Livestock Owners
- Chapter 2: Starting Small with Chickens
- Chicken Breeds
- Preparing For Your Baby Chicks
- Incubating Eggs
- Feeding and Equipment
- Health Concerns
- Putting Your Investment to Work
- Chapter 3: The World of Waterfowl
- Duck Breeds
- Geese Breeds
- Starting Out on the Right Foot
- Feeding
- Health Concerns
- Breeding
- Using Waterfowl for Weed Control, Insect Control, and as Alarms
- Chapter 4: Keeping Turkeys and Game Birds
- The Modern Turkey
- Guineas
- Turkey Breeds
- Guinea Breeds
- Housing
- Partridge, Pheasants, and Quail
- Turkey Health
- Guinea Fowl Health
- Game Bird Health
- Chapter 5: Rearing Rabbits
- Breeds
- Housing
- Handling
- Sexing
- Feeding
- Reproduction
- Health
- Chapter 6: The Curious Goat
- Breeds
- Housing
- Feeding
- Using Goats for Weed Control
- Reproduction
- Health
- Chapter 7: The Serene Sheep
- Breeds
- Husbandry
- Reproduction
- Health
- Chapter 8: Pigs: The Mortgage Lifters
- Breeds
- Housing and Equipment
- Feeding
- Reproduction
- Health
- Chapter 9: Your Beef Cattle Operation
- Breeds
- Housing
- Handling
- Pasturing
- Feeding
- Reproduction
- Health
- Chapter 10: Caring for Dairy Cattle
- Breeds
- Housing
- Handling and Feeding
- Reproduction
- Health
- Mastitis
- Chapter 11: Medicating Your Livestock
- Administrating the Medication
- Chapter 12: Butchering Livestock
- Harvesting Chickens
- Harvesting Rabbits
- How to Butcher a Sheep, Goat, Pig, or Steer
- A Final Word
- Appendix A
- How to Make Butter
- How to Make Cheese
- Resources
- General
- Supplies
- Pen Design
- Poultry
- Rabbits
- Goats
- Sheep
- Pigs
- Cattle
- Small Farm Marketing and Finance
- Cheese Making and Butchering Supplies
- Bibliography
- Author Biography
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