Sheep
Subtitle: small-scale sheep keeping
By: by Sue Weaver
Series: Hobby farms; Hobby farms
Publisher: i5 Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781620081273
Subjects: Sheep
Description: Sheep offers both neophyte and seasoned sheep keepers a wealth of information for healthy, thriving flocks.  Readers get advice straight from the farm - together with detailed charts, a comprehensive glossary, tips from hobby shepherds, and fun sheep trivia.  Whether they are being kept as pets or a business venture, sheep are winning additions to any small-scale farm.
Notes: Originally published: Irvine, Calif. : BowTie Press, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-152) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why sheep?; title: Sheep from the beginning; title: Buying the right sheep for you; title: Housing, feeding, and guarding your new flock; title: Sheepish behavior and safe handling; title: Health, maladies, and hooves; title: The importance of proper breeding; title: Fleece : Shearing, selling, spinning; title: Mutton or milk?; title: Acknowledgments; title: App. A.  A glance at sheep afflictions.