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The backyard homestead guide to raising farm animals

Presents a comprehensive guide to raising farm animals for food independence, from managing a honey bee hive to caring for and breeding meat and dairy cows, pigs, goats, and fowl.

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Other Authors:	Damerow, Gail
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2011.
Subjects:	Domestic animals. Food animals.
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Summary:	Presents a comprehensive guide to raising farm animals for food independence, from managing a honey bee hive to caring for and breeding meat and dairy cows, pigs, goats, and fowl.
Item Description:	Includes index. Previously published as: Barnyard in your backyard. North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2002.
Physical Description:	vi, 353 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-339) and index.
ISBN:	9781603429696 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1603429697 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What's Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com.