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Storey's Guide to Raising Llamas: Care/Showing/Breeding/Packing/Profiting 11 reviews Gale Birutta
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1997
A Must Have!!!!!!
+ Very Informative. + Llama farming is not a business I would reccomend but... + great book + Great resource for prospectful owners
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Small-Scale Pig Raising 3 reviews Dirk Van Loon
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1978
Very helpful and informative book. Taught us some pointers.
+ Chant de Coeur + A must for pig ownership.
This book has a lot of helpful information and illustrations. We had our first litter with the help of this book! I'm sure glad I had it to reference when I needed it. A great investment for anyone starting to raise pigs.
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Goats: Small-scale Herding for Pleasure And Profit (Hobby Farms Series) 9 reviews Sue Weaver
BowTie Press, 2006
great reference book
+ Great read wish more detail + Get it before you get goats + Goat city
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Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits: Breeds, Care, Facilities 16 reviews Bob Bennett
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000
All you need to know
+ Storeys Guide To Raising Rabbits + A Rabbit Book for Breeders and Producers
This guide contains just about everything you need to know about raising meat rabbits. Although geared toward mass production, there is also some good advice for pet owners.
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Chickens: Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit (Hobby Farms) 11 reviews Sue Weaver
BowTie Press, 2005
my favorite chicken book!
+ Very good beginner book + Great for Beginners + backyard farmer
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Storey's Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America (Storeys Illustrated Guide) 7 reviews Judith Dutson
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2005
Horses of North America
+ Fantastic book to keep and enjoy + Terrific book! + Perfect for any with an affection for horses and an interest in the breeds + What a stupid title
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Raising Milk Goats Successfully 9 reviews Gail Luttmann
Williamson Publishing Company, 1986
An excellent book that I had to own.........
+ owed this book for years + Great goat book + Very insightful + I enjoy reading this book!!
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Dairy Cattle Judging Techniques 2 reviews George W. Trimberger, William M. Etgen, ...
Waveland Press, 1992
Fantastic and detailed
There are few books available on this topic but this one covers the subject in depth, with well referenced photos and sample comments. Anyone interested in dairy cows should have it!
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The Duck Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks) 1 review Julie R. Mancini, Heinz-Sigurd Rathel
Barron''s Educational Series, 2005
Great Quack Quack Information
Good information for a new owner. Our duck, "Q", gives the book 5 feathers.
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Rabbit Handbook, The (Barron's Pet Handbooks) 11 reviews K. Gendron
Barron's Educational Series, 2000
solid medical advice
+ A must-have for all bunny parents + A must-have for all bunny parents + Pretty good!
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Storey's Guide to Raising Turkeys: Breeds, Care, Health 7 reviews Leonard Mercia
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000
Great guide for students and new farmers
+ Comprehensive Guide to Raising Turkeys
I highly recommend this book to farmers and students because the information is practical and useful, and the text is easy to read. Dr. Mercia revised and updated this book with more information on selection, breeding, and birthing techniques which I was particularly interested in. Also updated ...
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Game Bird Breeders Handbook Allen Woodard, Pran Vohra, ...
Hancock House Publishing, 1993
Three of the most imminent researchers in the keeping, rearing, and nutritional studies of pheasant, quail, and partridge have combined their sixty years of experience to produce this handbook of aviculture. These men are the most published authors in their field and have tailored their knowledge for the backyard breeder, the serious aviculturist, and the commercial breeder -- an indispensable ...
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Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks: Breeds, Care, Health 18 reviews Dave Holderread
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000
Really great book for new duck owners
+ Great Basic Starter Book + An excellent foundation, and a must for anyone wanting to own ducks. + Raising Ducks
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Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle (Getting Started With) 3 reviews Heather Smith Thomas
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2005
Fantastic--as usual!
+ Good, informative book + Getting Started With Beef and Dairy Cattle
I have a number of Heather Smith Thomas' horse books as well as Storey's Gude to Raising Cattle and I think this is one of Heather's best so far. As is typical of her writing (and Storey books in general), everything is presented in an orderly, interesting, and easily absorbed manner--the great ...
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Your Calf: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves 2 reviews Heather Smith Thomas
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1996
Great Book
+ Great starter book
I am 14 this book is realy helpful i really like it i am in the 4-H it is just so great i recomend it to anyone. i hope you buy this book if you are just starting i hope you like it as good as i did it is a good buy
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Raising a Calf for Beef (A Garden Way publishing book) 2 reviews Phyllis Hobson
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1976
Short on husbandry details - long on butchering details...
I'm sorry Phyllis, but I'm going to have to slam this book hard against the ground. I bought it at the local Co-Op at a time when I desparately needed important details for raising a small herd of beef calves. But the details just weren't there leaving me feel burned for the.. money.. I spent. ...
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Beef Cattle: Keeping a Small-Scale Herd for Pleasure and Profit (Hobby Farms Series) 3 reviews Ann Larkin Hansen
BowTie Press, 2006
Excellent Beginners Book on Cattle
+ A great little book!
I find Ann Hansen's book very helpful and different from other books. Her attitude towards cattle and how to handle them has worked very well for me.
Her description of fencing, setting up a "hay corral" for winter hay bale feeding, things to look for in purchasing cattle and many other small ...
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Raising Pigs Successfully 5 reviews Kathy Kellogg, Bob Kellogg
Williamson Publishing Company, 1985
You won't feel like a HOG on Ice with this one!
+ Great for a Noobi pig farmer + Great book for getting started
Kathy and Bob make it easy for anyone to understand the fine art of raising your own pigs for the dining pleasure of your family. An especially good book for those that plan on having a sustainable food source in times of disruption, such as Year 2000 grocery disruptions, an extended illness, ...
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Storey's Guide to Raising Horses: Breeding/Care/Facilities 4 reviews Heather Smith Thomas
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000
Raising Horses
+ Best + My equine science bible + A Guide to Raising Horses:Breeding/Care/Facilities
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The Complete Cow 5 reviews Sara Rath
Voyageur Press, 2003
A fabulous and thoroughly enjoyable book about cow culture.
+ Cows + An inspiring, informative view on cows. Really a good one + Rath writes a bovine classic! + A book my friends and guests love to pick up, over and over.
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