This bestselling guide is the perfect reference for caring for your flock of sheep.
The fifth edition of
Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep
is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber. With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, including meat, wool, and milk.
Detailed instructions and graphics lead readers through every essential procedure, including:
*Shearing
*Building a lambing shed
*Breeding and lambing
*Butchering
*Marketing