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Raising Chickens for Dummies (For Dummies)
Raising Chickens for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Kimberly Willis
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Raising Chickens for Dummies Learn to: Raise chickens in virtually any backyard Choose and purchase chickens Construct the right housing Feed and care for your chickens Kimberly Willis Poultry breeder and enthusiast with Rob Ludlow Owner... (read more)

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Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land
Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land
by Kurt Timmermeister
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When he purchased four acres of land on Vashon Island, Kurt Timmermeister was only looking for an affordable home near the restaurants he ran in Seattle. But as he slowly settled into his new property, he became awakened to the connection between what he... (read more)

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The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals: Choose the Best Breeds for Small-Space Farming, Produce Your Own Grass-Fed Meat, Gather Fresh Eg
The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals: Choose the Best Breeds for Small-Space Farming, Produce Your Own Grass-Fed Meat, Gather Fresh Eg
by Gail Damerow
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The Best Breakfast You'll Ever Eat, Courtesy of Your Backyard Animals: Gather fresh eggs for fluffy omelets.Stuff homemade sausages with meat.Fill your omelet with tangy, creamy cheese.Stir sweet honey into tea or coffee.Fry a steak or bacon as a savory... (read more)

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Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock
Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock
by Judy Pangman
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Bring your chickens home to roost in comfort and style! Whether you're keeping one hen in a small backyard or 1,000 hens in a large free-range pasture, this delightful collection of hen hideaways will spark your imagination and inspire you to begin... (read more)

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The Donkey Companion
The Donkey Companion
by Sue Weaver
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Friendly, dependable, and intelligent, donkeys are wonderfully adept at protecting livestock and pulling loads yet make spirited racing partners and gentle stable companions. And their heart-felt braying, ever-alert ears, and expressive brown eyes earn... (read more)

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The Small-Scale Poultry Flock: An All-Natural Approach to Raising Chickens and Other Fowl for Home and Market Growers
The Small-Scale Poultry Flock: An All-Natural Approach to Raising Chickens and Other Fowl for Home and Market Growers
by Harvey Ussery
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The most comprehensive guide to date on raising all-natural poultry for the small-scale farmer, homesteader, and professional grower. The Small-Scale Poultry Flock offers a practical and integrative model for working with chickens and other domestic fowl,... (read more)

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All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
by James Herriot
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Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants-- four-legged and otherwise-- with the world's best-loved animal doctor. For over 25 years-- since All Creatures Great and Small was first published... (read more)

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Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life
Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life
by Julia Rothman
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Bantams and Buckwheat, Hackles and HarrowsTalk the talk of the country with Julia Rothman's entertaining and informative visual tour of life on the farm. Her drawings, diagrams, step-by-step sequences, and dissections reveal everything from the parts of... (read more)

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Top-Bar Beekeeping: Organic Practices for Honeybee Health
Top-Bar Beekeeping: Organic Practices for Honeybee Health
by Les Crowder
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In recent years beekeepers have had to face tremendous challenges, from pests such as varroa and tracheal mites and from the mysterious but even more devastating phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Yet in backyards and on rooftops all... (read more)

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Animals as Domesticates: A World View Through History (Animal Turn)
Animals as Domesticates: A World View Through History (Animal Turn)
by Juliet Clutton-brock
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Drawing on the latest research in archaeozoology, archaeology, and molecular biology, Animals as Domesticates traces the history of the domestication of animals around the world. From the llamas of South America and the turkeys of North America, to the... (read more)

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Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment: How to Construct 8- & 10-Frame Hives; Top Bar, Nuc & Demo Hives; Feeders, Swarm Catchers & More
Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment: How to Construct 8- & 10-Frame Hives; Top Bar, Nuc & Demo Hives; Feeders, Swarm Catchers & More
by Tony Pisano
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Beekeeping equipment is expensive, but it's easy to make your own. Tony Pisano's step-by-step illustrated instructions show you how to build everything you need, including hive bodies, supers, covers,... (read more)

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A Chicken in Every Yard: The Urban Farm Store's Guide to Chicken Keeping
A Chicken in Every Yard: The Urban Farm Store's Guide to Chicken Keeping
by Robert Litt and Hannah Litt
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Got a little space and a hankering for fresh eggs? Robert and Hannah Litt have dispensed advice to hundreds of urban and suburban chicken-keepers from behind their perch at Portland's Urban Farm Store, and now they're ready to help you go local and... (read more)

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The Backyard Chicken Fight: How Keeping Chickens in Your Yard Is Ruffling Feathers Across the Nation - And - A Beginner's Guide to Hen Keeping
The Backyard Chicken Fight: How Keeping Chickens in Your Yard Is Ruffling Feathers Across the Nation - And - A Beginner's Guide to Hen Keeping
by Gretchen Anderson
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Journalist and chicken-owner Gretchen Anderson chronicles the stories of people who are fighting City Hall for the right to own chickens. Find out how hen-keeping is ruffling feathers across the country. Also, learn the secrets to raising a healthy flock... (read more)

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Raising Goats for Dummies (For Dummies)
Raising Goats for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Cheryl K. Smith
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Realize the joy and benefits of raising and caring for goats Interest in raising goats is on the increase as people become more concerned about where their food comes from, what is in it, and how it is produced. Goats have become more than just a source... (read more)

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Chickens in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide
Chickens in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide
by Rick Luttmann
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Your backyard can be the source of the best eggs and meat you've ever tasted. The answer is chickens--endearing birds that require but a modest outlay of time, space and food. As they learned to raise chickens, Gail and Rick Luttmann came to realize the... (read more)

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Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens
Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens
by Gail Damerow
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Once you decide to raise chickens, you'll need all the information and advice you can get. And lucky for you, this book is as far as you'll have to look. A Guide to Raising Chickens contains everything you need to know, from starting your own backyard... (read more)

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Reinventing the Chicken COOP: 14 Original Designs with Step-By-Step Building Instructions
Reinventing the Chicken COOP: 14 Original Designs with Step-By-Step Building Instructions
by Matthew Wolpe
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Why settle for functional when you can have fabulous? Your backyard chickens need a coop to call home, and you want a structure that not only keeps your hens safe and comfortable but also looks great. You'll be delighted by this collection of 14... (read more)

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Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet
Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet
by Catherine Friend
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What do you do when you love your farm . . . but it doesn’t love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it’s not getting any easier. The number of sheep... (read more)

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The Joy of Keeping Chickens: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Poultry for Fun or Profit
The Joy of Keeping Chickens: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Poultry for Fun or Profit
by Jennifer Megyesi
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Finally backyard farmers who want to keep a few hens for eggs have a bible that's attractive enough to leave out on the coffee table, and inexpensive enough to purchase on a whim. This comprehensive guide, written in charming prose from the perspective... (read more)

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A Field Guide to Cows: How to Identify and Appreciate America's 52 Breeds
A Field Guide to Cows: How to Identify and Appreciate America's 52 Breeds
by John Pukite
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Informative, amazing, and amusing, this indispensable guide provides facts on America's 52 breeds of cattle.... (read more)

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