Storey's Guide to Raising Llamas: Care/Showing/Breeding/Packing/Profiting11 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
  
  











  



  
Small-Scale Pig Raising3 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.
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits: Breeds, Care, Facilities16 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.
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Raising Milk Goats Successfully9 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!!
  
  











  



  
Dairy Cattle Judging Techniques2 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!
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
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!
  
  











  



  
Storey's Guide to Raising Turkeys: Breeds, Care, Health7 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks: Breeds, Care, Health18 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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Your Calf: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves2 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
  
  











  



  
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. ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Raising Pigs Successfully5 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, ...
  
  











  



  
Storey's Guide to Raising Horses: Breeding/Care/Facilities4 reviews
Heather Smith Thomas

Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000

Raising Horses

+ Best
+ My equine science bible
+ A Guide to Raising Horses:Breeding/Care/Facilities
  
  











  



  
The Complete Cow5 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.