Animal husbandry

Learn what all the buzz is about with this guide to the fascinating and sustainable hobby of keeping bees.

A beginner’s guide to keeping hens with info on over fifty breeds, plus housing, feeding, daily care, disease prevention, egg production, breeding, & more.

A fresh approach to designing and building chicken coops with seven stylish designs that your flock will adore and your neighbors will envy.

Animal acupuncturist.

One of the best tie-down calf ropers ever to come out of South Texas, Juan Salinas grew up on a 15,000-acre ranch near Laredo, with the finest of horses to ride and hundreds of head of cattle to practice on.

Beekeeping is both a hobby and a practical business plan that many individuals have taken up in recent years as a viable way to culture a valuable natural resource and have fun in the process.

Starting a small scale farm is the dream of Americans young and old, from those who watched the majesty of the great western farm in films during their youth to those who spent their childhood actually working on a farm.

King Ranch.

Every farm needs a cow here's how to do it right from day one.

Lessons, stories, and reflections from the Goat MidwifeThere is nothing about goat care that creates more anticipation, excitement, frustration, and fear than birthing goats.

Keep healthy, productive bees without chemicals, stress, or constant intervention.

Turn your backyard into a steady source of sustainable, homegrown meat no farm required.

Raise healthy, productive goats without antibiotics, chemicals, or expensive veterinary interventions using natural health management.

Hatching a sustainable life with heritage poultry Houdan.

This book on the history, breeding, management and diseases of domestic animals is a snapshot of American animal husbandry around the year 1850.

Millets: Properties, Production and Applications opens with an investigation on the effects of natural fermentation and drying methods on physicochemical properties of proso millet flour.

'Fans of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler will devour it.

For everyone who loves watching Amanda Owen and her family on Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive & The Kids and Our Yorkshire Farm, or enjoys reading her bestselling books, comes this delightful and uplifting collection of her monthly Dalesman columns.

"e;The Countryman's Jewel"e; is novel by naturalist and nature writer Marcus Woodward.

"e;How to Care for the Feet of your Horses and Mules"e; was originally published with the indention of helping farmers get more work from their farm animals by keeping them in better physical condition.

first published in 1901, this volume contains a detailed guide to forming and managing a pure-bred flock of sheep, with chapters on selection, mating, different breeds, rearing, and much more.

In recent years there has been an increasing resurgence in small scale pig rearing for both commercial use and exhibition purposes.

"e;Poultry Houses"e; is a 1903 work by Australian writer Paul N.

"e;Facts about Honey"e; is a simple guide to honey, exploring what honey is, how it is taken from bees, its nutritional value, and more.

This book contains a practical manual on owning cattle and sheep, including information on breeds and breeding, foods and feeding, and general management.

This volume contains a comprehensive guide to the honey plants of America, together with information on those which are of special value to the beekeeper as sources of pollen.

This book contains a comprehensive introductory guide to bee-keeping, being a complete index and reference book on all practical subjects connected with bee culture - in both common and movable-comb hives.

This early work on poultry husbandry is a fascinating read for any poultry enthusiast, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today.

This vintage volume contains a comprehensive guide to thoroughbred racing pigeons, with information on their natural history, breeding, selection, types, and more.

This early work is a fascinating read for any goat enthusiast or historian of the breed, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical for the amateur or professional goat farmer today.

This antique comprises a detailed treatise on the uses of Apis Mellifica - or, the poison of the honey bee - in the treatment of human illnesses and ailments.

This antique book is intended for the use of those who wish to keep bees, but who lack the requisite information.

This book contains a detailed treatise on 'Leghorn Fowls' used for exhibition and utility.

This book is a complete guide to all aspects of pig keeping.

Comprised within this text is an account of the natural history and development of pheasant shooting in Great Britain, including detailed chapters on subjects such as rearing, turning, breeding, and hunting tactics.

Contained within this antique book is a comprehensive guide to breeding pheasants and grouse, including a wealth of important information on such topics as preservation, rearing, ailments and treatments, as well as habitat management.

This text contains a detailed guide to the breeding and rearing of wild duck for stock or shooting.

This fascinating book contains a complete treatise on beekeeping as a profitable enterprise.

This vintage text contains a complete handbook and guide for breeders, growers, and admirers of domestic geese and ducks.

This antique text contains a detailed guide to bee-keeping, and will appeal to the more advanced beekeeper as well as to the novice.

This book contains a complete guide to breeding pigeons for profit, with information on common problems, selection, necessary equipment, ailments and diseases, marketing, and many other related aspects.

After seeing his friend Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge for the first time in years, Jeremy Garnet is dragged along on holiday to Ukridge's new chicken farm in Dorset.