A MUST HAVE book for beginning and experienced shepherds!

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	• Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep: Breeds, Care, Facilities Paula Simmons, Carol Ekarius Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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Storey's guide to raising sheep

My daughter is in an Agriculture class and is also in Future Farmer's of America. We have tried to understand the text book my daughter brought home from school. It was way to difficult to read.

Thank goodness she found this book in her school library. It is easy to read and much more detailed. We will be rasing a lamb for this class and this will be our bible.

Excellent #1 Sheep Book

This book is most excellent and indepth. BUT, be sure to get the new expanded update by Paula Simmons AND Carol Ekarius. The updated book has a lot more info. I originally read this book in the older form at the local library and then bought a copy of the updated version through Amazon.com to have on hand as we got sheep. The updated book is so good that I read the entire thing again cover to cover. Carol Ekarius has added a lot of valuable info, updates and personal stories from shepards to the book.

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Great for 4-H and FFA students!

My fifteen year old raised her first sheep for the fair this year and I bought her this book. She did fabulously and it has a lot to do with the indepth guide this book gives...very impressive!

a case for sheep

Carol Ekarius didn?t reinvent the wheel on her latest book, she updated and added to Paula Simmons, reference book, Storey?s Guide to raising Sheep. The chapter on breeds is quite extensive. I was unaware of the heritage and rare sheep breeds. ?The Jacob sheep, which was once an endangered species, is making a comeback.? (665 counted in the last census). These breeds have some desirable characteristics, particularly when used on a diversified farm or ranch. The chapter devoted to the use of guardian animals is a wonderful addition. It certainly leaves one with loads to think about. Carol presented a convincing case using science and technology to declare sheep as top-notch weed controllers. Weeds are a major hurdle facing the agriculture industry, including small acreage owners. Weeds are negatively impacting the over health of our environment. Sheep seem to be a viable solution worthy of further investigation. They control weeds, fertilize and give the owner a product that is highly marketable. True to Ekarius form there is a chapter on marketing your product. Take a look; she has some great ideas that can easily be adapted to any region. The final chapter is on showing sheep. 4-H and FFA leaders now have an updated informative book that is not cost prohibitive. I recommend this book to parents of children taking one of these projects. It is worth it.

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A MUST HAVE book for beginning and experienced shepherds!

I can't say enough about this book! Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep covers everything from making your first purchase, care and feeding, illness, predators, lambing, flock care, marketing and more. For those interested in breeding sheep, chapter 2 contains 54 pages discussing various breeds, including the history of each breed as well as black and white photographs. A GREAT source of information for the beginner as well as the experienced shepherd.

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