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The backyard sheep : an introductory guide to keeping productive pet sheep / by Sue Weaver.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2013Description: viii, 215 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1603429670 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781603429672 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Pt. 1. Learning about sheep : Sheep throughout history ; Introducing the sheep ; Choosing a breed ; Buying your sheep -- Pt. 2. Keeping a few sheep : Housing sheep ; Feeding sheep ; Doctoring sheep -- Pt. 3. Making more sheep : Breeding sheep ; Lambing season ; Caring for lambs -- Pt. 4. Enjoying your sheep : Producing quality fleece ; Got milk? -- Training sheep.
Summary: Useful and lovable, sheep make a wonderful backyard pets. Their fleece is fundamental to all sorts of fiber arts; their ultra-rich , high-fat milk produces delicious cheese; and if you raise herding dogs, sheep are a must! Sue Weaver's complete guide to raising two to twelve sheep covers everything from their place in history to their place in your backyard.--COVER.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 636.3 W363 Available 33111007148402
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Raise a flock of sheep in your backyard. Even with a limited amount of space, you can enjoy homegrown fleece and fresh milk, as well as the endearing company of these family-friendly animals. Sue Weaver provides all the instructions you need for selecting a breed; housing and feeding; harvesting fleece; and milking. With simple recipes for making cheese and yogurt, and tips on processing fleece for wool, you'll enjoy the varied and numerous rewards of keeping sheep.

Includes index.

Pt. 1. Learning about sheep : Sheep throughout history ; Introducing the sheep ; Choosing a breed ; Buying your sheep -- Pt. 2. Keeping a few sheep : Housing sheep ; Feeding sheep ; Doctoring sheep -- Pt. 3. Making more sheep : Breeding sheep ; Lambing season ; Caring for lambs -- Pt. 4. Enjoying your sheep : Producing quality fleece ; Got milk? -- Training sheep.

Useful and lovable, sheep make a wonderful backyard pets. Their fleece is fundamental to all sorts of fiber arts; their ultra-rich , high-fat milk produces delicious cheese; and if you raise herding dogs, sheep are a must! Sue Weaver's complete guide to raising two to twelve sheep covers everything from their place in history to their place in your backyard.--COVER.

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