The Homesteader's Handbook to Raising Small Livestock Goats, Chickens, Sheep. Geese, Rabbits, Hogs, Turkeys, Guinea Fowl, Ducks and Pigeons (Hardcover)

~ (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Press; 9th Edition. edition (April 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878570756
• ISBN-13: 978-0878570751
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #300,586 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raising Small Livestock, August 13, 1998

By A Customer

The ideal handbook for those looking for information in a simple format that is complete in detail and content. It is apparent the author has written from first-hand experience on everything from birds to turkeys. A great reference book to have on the shelf when your daughter wants a cage or hutch for her new pet rabbit or you want to know how to tan that hide from your most recent hunting expedition. Want to try your hand at a small farm? This book is a must first.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mine is all worn out - I need a new copy!, March 30, 2009

By	TimeFerChange (Upstate NY, USA) - See all my reviews

I read this book as a 4-H for my farm projects. It gives good details on multiple small farm subjects. It is a little dated but animal husbandry has not changed all that much in the last 30 years. Now that I have my own house and some land I need a new copy. Goats, chickens, pigs and Guinea fowl are in my future and this book gives details on housing, care and feeding. A good basic primer in a day and age of where it will be cheaper to raise a feeder pig than to buy roasts! (And I will know that mine are not contaminated with who knows what.)