Sheep: Small-Scale Sheep Keeping For Pleasure And Profit 9781935484820, 1935484826
These Hobby Farms livestock care manuals will help both experienced and novice hobby farmers realize their own dreams of
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Table of contents :
Title Page
Dedication
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE --
Sheep from the Beginning
SHEEP AT A GLANCE
SHEEP IQ
FLOCKING INSTINCT AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE
STRESS AND FLIGHT ZONE
BREEDING TRAITS
SHEEP CLASSIFICATIONS
WOOL
SHAPE, SIZE, AND REGION
DAIRY AND MEAT
SCARCE AND ENDANGERED
CHAPTER TWO --
Buying the Right Sheep for You
WHAT TO BUY
CHOOSING THE BREEDS
SELECTING THE SHEEP
EWE HAUL ... AND THEN?
CHAPTER THREE --
Housing, Feeding, and Guarding Your New Flock
LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES
(DO) FENCE ME IN
SHELTERS
PENS AND STALLS
SHEEP FEEDING PRINCIPLES
HAY THERE!
ALL THE AMENITIES. GUARDING YOUR SHEEPCHAPTER FOUR --
Sheepish Behavior and Safe Handling
WHY THEY DO THAT THING THEY DO
FLOCKING
FLEEING
DO EWE READ ME?
READER POSITIONS
SHEEP SIGNS
HANDLING SHEEP
CATCH ME IF EWE CAN
SAFETY
CHAPTER FIVE --
Health, Maladies, and Hooves
MAINTAINING A HEALTHY FLOCK
SHEEP AFFLICTIONS
YOU'RE CALLING THE SHOTS
PARASITES
FLIES, LICE, AND TICKS
WORMS
HOOVES
TRIMMING HOOVES
FOOT ROT!
SAFETY WITH NEW SHEEP
CHAPTER SIX --
The Importance of Proper Breeding
CHOOSING BREEDING STOCK
BREEDING
THERE BE LAMBS!
PREPARING FOR THE LAMBS' ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL
NEW LAMBS
TAILS. CHAPTER SEVEN --
Fleece: Shearing, Selling, SpinningTHE FLEECE COMES OFF
TIME IT RIGHT
THE PROFESSIONAL SHEARER
WHEN THE SHEARER IS YOU
SHEEP CHIC
SELLING THE FLEECE
THE LINGO
HANDSPINNING
DROP-SPINDLE SPINNING
CHAPTER EIGHT --
Mutton or Milk?
LAMB AND MUTTON PRODUCTION
MARKETS
THE RIGHT BREED
MILK: THE NUTRITIOUS STUFF
THE ADVANTAGES OF PRODUCING SHEEP'S MILK
HOUSEHOLD DAIRY SHEEP
DAIRY-SHEEP BREEDS
Acknowledgements
Appendix: A Glance at Sheep Afflictions
Glossary
Resources
Photo Credits
Index
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Copyright Page.
Title Page
Dedication
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE --
Sheep from the Beginning
SHEEP AT A GLANCE
SHEEP IQ
FLOCKING INSTINCT AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE
STRESS AND FLIGHT ZONE
BREEDING TRAITS
SHEEP CLASSIFICATIONS
WOOL
SHAPE, SIZE, AND REGION
DAIRY AND MEAT
SCARCE AND ENDANGERED
CHAPTER TWO --
Buying the Right Sheep for You
WHAT TO BUY
CHOOSING THE BREEDS
SELECTING THE SHEEP
EWE HAUL ... AND THEN?
CHAPTER THREE --
Housing, Feeding, and Guarding Your New Flock
LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES
(DO) FENCE ME IN
SHELTERS
PENS AND STALLS
SHEEP FEEDING PRINCIPLES
HAY THERE!
ALL THE AMENITIES. GUARDING YOUR SHEEPCHAPTER FOUR --
Sheepish Behavior and Safe Handling
WHY THEY DO THAT THING THEY DO
FLOCKING
FLEEING
DO EWE READ ME?
READER POSITIONS
SHEEP SIGNS
HANDLING SHEEP
CATCH ME IF EWE CAN
SAFETY
CHAPTER FIVE --
Health, Maladies, and Hooves
MAINTAINING A HEALTHY FLOCK
SHEEP AFFLICTIONS
YOU'RE CALLING THE SHOTS
PARASITES
FLIES, LICE, AND TICKS
WORMS
HOOVES
TRIMMING HOOVES
FOOT ROT!
SAFETY WITH NEW SHEEP
CHAPTER SIX --
The Importance of Proper Breeding
CHOOSING BREEDING STOCK
BREEDING
THERE BE LAMBS!
PREPARING FOR THE LAMBS' ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL
NEW LAMBS
TAILS. CHAPTER SEVEN --
Fleece: Shearing, Selling, SpinningTHE FLEECE COMES OFF
TIME IT RIGHT
THE PROFESSIONAL SHEARER
WHEN THE SHEARER IS YOU
SHEEP CHIC
SELLING THE FLEECE
THE LINGO
HANDSPINNING
DROP-SPINDLE SPINNING
CHAPTER EIGHT --
Mutton or Milk?
LAMB AND MUTTON PRODUCTION
MARKETS
THE RIGHT BREED
MILK: THE NUTRITIOUS STUFF
THE ADVANTAGES OF PRODUCING SHEEP'S MILK
HOUSEHOLD DAIRY SHEEP
DAIRY-SHEEP BREEDS
Acknowledgements
Appendix: A Glance at Sheep Afflictions
Glossary
Resources
Photo Credits
Index
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Copyright Page.
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