Böcker av Carol Ekarius

The updated 5th edition of the classic best-selling guide to raising sheep now features full-colour photography and completely updated information for a new generation of small-scale farmers and homesteaders.

Confronted with the wide array of fleece and fibre available today, fibre artists want to understand how each type of fibre is used best, based on a sheep's breed characteristics. Presented in a compact, portable format, this book is suitable as a primer for those new to working with fleece and as a handy reference for the avid enthusiast.

Covers 194 of the most significant breeds of cattle, goats, sheep, and swine. This guide includes colour photographs, a brief history, and details about livestock breed's unique qualities and quirks. It is suitable for small-scale farmers, conservationists, agricultural historians, gourmets, biodiversity champions, and animal lovers.

Full of practical everyday advice, this guide explains how a natural, organic approach to livestock farming produces healthy animals, reduces costs, and increases your operation's self-sufficiency. Livestock expert Carol Ekarius helps you create a viable farm plan, choose suitable livestock, care for your animals' health, and confidently manage housing, fencing, and feeding. Case studies of successful farmers provide inspiration as you learn everything you need to know to run a prosperous livestock farm and make the lifestyle of your dreams a reality.

Ekarius provides 35 complete plans and step-by-step, illustrated instructions for species-specific shelters for all kinds of animals from the backyard to the barnyard.