Homesteader’s Library

Natural Goat Care
Natural Goat Care
Natural Goat Care

The Perils and Pleasures of Domesticating Goat Cheese
A humorous recounting of how Coach Farm was created. Located in Columbia County in upstate New York, it is one of the largest goat dairies in the U.S., producing a line of goat cheeses made in the tradition of French farmstead goat cheese.
The Perils and Pleasures of Domesticating [...]

Goat Farming
Goat Farming
Goat Farming

Poultry for Profit – Egg and Poultry Raising at Home
An early book on producing poultry and eggs on a small scale for pleasure and profit. Published 1909. A complete and practical guide to the breeding and management of all varieties of poultry at home. Contents include: Housing – Eggs – Rearing – Management – Selection [...]

Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds
More than 128 birds strut their stuff across the pages of Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, the ultimate primer for farmers and fancies alike. Admire the handsome black and white plumage of Lakenvelder roosters, read the fascinating history of the Blue Hens of Delaware, and marvel at the petite [...]

Teach Yourself Keeping Poultry
Written for beginners and those who already own chickens, Teach Yourself Keeping Poultry informs you on housing and feeding chickens and other fowl. You”ll also get valuable information on biology, breeds, and the equipment you”ll need. Also covers ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, and quail Troubleshooting tips and info on transporting poultry
Teach [...]

Raising Poultry on Pasture: Ten Years of Success
A comprehensive guidebook for those interested in raising poultry on pasture, this reference is organized in an easy-to-use format with topics ranging from brooding to processing, laying hens to broilers and turkeys, shelter designs, and marketing. (Technology-Agriculture)
Raising Poultry on Pasture: Ten Years of Success

Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry
The Best Advice n Raising Chickens, Turkeys, Waterfowl, and Game Birds Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry is an invaluable resource for everyone who raises poultry. It contains the most comprehensive and current information available on: – Selecting birds for meat Housing and equipment Home processing of eggs and poultry Flock health [...]

ABC of Poultry Raising: A Complete Guide for the Beginner or Expert
Second, thoroughly revised (1977) edition of probably the finest guide available for successfully raising small flocks of chickens: how to get started, equipment needed, controlling diseases and parasites, how to expand, more. 53 illustrations.
ABC of Poultry Raising: A Complete Guide for the Beginner or [...]

Pastured Poultry Profits
Farmer/author Joel Salatin is an ardent believer that a small-scale farmer does not have to subsist at the poverty level. On the cover of Pastured Poultry Profits is the promise that one can Net $25,000 in 6 months on 20 acres. That ain’t chicken feed.
Pastured Poultry Profits