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Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard by Jessi Bloom Publisher Comments Many gardeners fear chickens will peck away at their landscape, and chicken lovers often shy away from gardening for the same reason. But you can keep chickens and have a beautiful garden, too! Fresh eggs aren't the only benefit — chickens can... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock by Judy Pangman Publisher Comments Easy-to-care-for, productive, inexpensive, and full of personality, chickens are popping up in backyards throughout the country— in the suburbs, rural towns, and even on city plots. All it takes to keep a small flock is a bit of land and a properly... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, a Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese by Brad Kessler Publisher Comments Goat Song is the story of a year in the life of a couple who abandoned their one-bedroom apartment in New York City to live on seventy-five acres in Vermont and raise Nubian goats. In poetic, reverent detail, Brad Kessler explores our ancient... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Chickens in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide by Rick Luttmann Publisher Comments CHICKENS IN YOUR BACKYARD A BEGINNER'S GUIDE Rick and Gail Luttmann 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... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Chick Days: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens from Hatchlings to Laying Hens by Jenna Woginrich Staff Pick Chick Days is a welcome addition to the ever-growing flock of chicken-keeping guides. In it, Jenna Woginrich, accomplished blogger and author of Made from Scratch, provides an accessible and entertaining overview of backyard chicken keeping, covering... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cattle by Gail Damerow Publisher Comments When is the right time to shear a sheep? Is there a market for manure? What time of day is best to collect eggs? What is the correct way to milk a goat? What does a duck eat? Can a cow and a sheep share the same pasture? Which types of rabbits are... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle by Heather Smit Thomas Publisher Comments A bovine expert, Thomas explains facilities, breeding and genetics, calving, health care, and advice for marketing a cattle business.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow Publisher Comments Here is all the information you need to successfully raise chickens — from choosing breeds and hatching chicks to building coops, keeping the birds healthy, and protecting them from predators. This revised third edition contains a new chapter on... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food by Gene Baur Publisher Comments Leading animal rights activist Gene Baur examines the real cost of the meat on our plates -- for both humans and animals alike -- in this provocative and thorough examination of the modern farm industry. Many people picture cows, sheep, pigs, and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Keep Chickens!: Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and other Small Spaces by Barbara Kilarski Publisher Comments Chickens are hot! Kilarski, a woman with a passion for poultry, offers a handbook that is as practical and encouraging as it is witty and entertaining. This book provides the detailed information every aspiring chicken keeper needs to know. 16-page color... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Animal Housing Handbook: 35 Building Plans for Hutches, Coops, Pens, Small Barns, and Other Barnyard Structures by Carol Ekarius Publisher Comments Cows and horses, donkeys and mules, sheep and goats, pigs and fowl, even llamas are living on small farms and in backyard barnyards throughout the United States. But how and where are these critters being housed? Author Carol Ekarius knows. In How to... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game by John J. Mettler Publisher Comments Clear, concise advice for those who want to slaughter their own animals.... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Way of the Hen: Zen and the Art of Raising Chickens by Clea Danaan Publisher Comments the Way of the Hen explores the rewarding, entertaining and enlightening art of keeping chickens in an urban or suburban backyard. Chickens slow us down and ground us. This book demonstrates how raising chickens can be fitted into a busy lifestyle, and... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Hardcover
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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 by Gail Damerow Publisher Comments 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) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Extraordinary Pigs by Stephen Green Armytage Publisher Comments From the author of Extraordinary Chickens comes the latest extraordinary animal--the pig. One of the most intelligent animals on earth, the pig is a fascinating creature with an abundance of personality. Photographer Stephen Green-Armytage captures... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Sheep: Small-Scale Sheep Keeping for Pleasure and Profit (Hobby Farms) by Sue Weaver Publisher Comments Whether for pleasure or profit, both neophyte and seasoned sheep-keepers will benefit from this helpful advice.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Chickens: Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit (Hobby Farms) by Sue Weaver Publisher Comments Helps hobby farmers to become more knowledgeable about their poultry and to better appreciate the bountiful gifts they bestow.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The New Goat Handbook: Housing, Care, Feeding, Sickness, and Breeding: With a Special Chapter on Using the Milk, Meat, and by Ulrich Jaudas Publisher Comments All the essentials for proper "goat care." This book is ideal for those who raise goats for business purposes, or as a hobby. There are nearly 70 illustrations including about 30 in color.... (read more) Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Backyard Livestock: Raising Good, Natural Food for Your Family, Third Edition by Steven Thomas Publisher Comments Long the primary reference for anyone who keeps animals as a sustainable food source, this latest edition includes up- to-date information on breeds and breeding, feed, disease prevention, housing, and management. The book also includes a chapter on... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to Raise Poultry: Everything You Need to Know (How to Raise...) by Christine Heinrichs Publisher Comments Prized for their feathers or eggs, raised for their meat or their beauty or simply for fun, poultry of a dazzling array of sorts and sizes have a place in the heart of farmers, ranchers, and bird fanciers alike. If you want to raise fowl... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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