(Paperback)

Poultry Breeds is a fresh field guide of feathered friends with stunning photos highlighting the beauty and unique attributes of 104 chicken, duck, goose, and turkey breeds. Each profile outlines the bird's history, physical characteristics, and common uses, with specially noted fun facts sprinkled throughout.

(Paperback, 5th Edition)

The updated 5th edition of the classic best-selling guide to raising sheep now features full-colour photography and completely updated information for a new generation of small-scale farmers and homesteaders.

(Paperback)

Farmers and fanciers keep an astonishing variety of poultry breeds and these birds provide meat and eggs to nourish us and feathers to keep us warm. Their quirky personalities and charming good looks make them farnyard favourites. This work presents, breed by breed, more than 120 farnyard fowl - from chickens and turkeys to emus and pheasants.

(Paperback)

Confronted with the wide array of fleece and fibre available today, fibre artists want to understand how each type of fibre is used best, based on a sheep's breed characteristics. Presented in a compact, portable format, this book is suitable as a primer for those new to working with fleece and as a handy reference for the avid enthusiast.

(Paperback)

Helps you evaluate the housing needs of your animals and provides dozens of adaptable plans for sheds, coops, hutches, multi-purpose barns, windbreaks, and shade structures as well as plans for essential equipment.

(Paperback)

This book offers an alternative to systems in which livestock are caged and confined. This method is healthier for the animals, more sustainable for the land, and more profitable for the farmer than conventional methods.

(Paperback)

Covers 194 of the most significant breeds of cattle, goats, sheep, and swine. This guide includes colour photographs, a brief history, and details about livestock breed's unique qualities and quirks. It is suitable for small-scale farmers, conservationists, agricultural historians, gourmets, biodiversity champions, and animal lovers.