Move over chickens--ducks are joining the backyard flock! This introductory guide is the provides all the information beginners need to raise ducks successfully in the yard or on a small homestead or farm.
Gail Damerow Bücher
1. Januar 1944
Gail Damerow schreibt mit der Autorität einer erfahrenen Landwirtin, gestützt auf ihre umfassenden Erfahrungen in der Führung eines Familienbauernhofs. Ihre Werke konzentrieren sich auf die Weitergabe von praktischem Wissen und Fähigkeiten, die für das Landleben und die Selbstversorgung unerlässlich sind. Damerow ist eine produktive Autorin und Verfasserin für zahlreiche Publikationen und bietet den Lesern wertvolle und praxiserprobte Einblicke in das Landleben.
The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals
- 360 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
Enjoy a weekend breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, and honey from your own chickens, pigs, and bees, or a holiday meal with your own heritage-breed turkey as the main attraction. Gail Damerow covers everything you need to successfully raise your own farm animals, from selecting the right breeds to producing delicious fresh milk, cheese, honey, eggs, and meat. Even with just a small plot of land, you can become more self-sufficient, save money, and enjoy healthy, delicious animal products. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.
Building Chicken Coops
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
Whether it's the difference between wry tail, split tail, and gamy tail; the meaning of hen feathered, forced molt, or quill feather; the characteristics of droopy wing; the content of granite grit; or the translation of a chicken's alarm call, this title presents the answers to chicken questions and quandary, from the practical to the curious.