Llamas and Alpacas: Small-scale Herding for Pleasure and Profit (Hobby Farms) - Softcover

Sue Weaver

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193395857X ISBN 13: 9781933958576

Publisher: CompanionHouse Books, 2009

Synopsis

<div>There has never been a better time to add a few camelid comrades to your camp—and in <I>Llamas and Alpacas</I>, author and expert Sue Weaver shows you just how to make it happen! With color photos, advice from experienced breeders and farmers, and a comprehensive appendix on common maladies, you'll learn the ins and outs of buying and caring for these remarkable creatures—and delight in what they can do for you in returns!
<BR>The Hobby Farms livestock care manuals will help both experienced and novice hobby farmers realize their own dreams of life on the farm - for pleasure and profit.
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About this title

About the Author

<div>Sue Weaver is the author of <I>Sheep: Small-scale Sheep Keeping for Pleasure and Profit</I> and <I>Chickens: Tending a Small-scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit</I>. She has also written hundreds of articles about animals over the years and is a contributing editor for <I>Hobby Farms</I> magazine. Sue and her husband John live near Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, where as the proprietors of Wolf Moon Boers they raise show-quality full-blood Boer goats. They also raise double-registered miniature American Brecknock Hill Cheviot and Keyrrey-Shee sheep, AMHR Miniature Horses of cob type, and American Curly horses.
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From the Back Cover

There has never been a better time to add a few camelid comrades to your camp?and in Llamas and Alpacas, author and expert Sue Weaver shows you just how to make it happen! With color photos, advice from experienced breeders and farmers, and a comprehensive appendix on common maladies, you'll learn the ins and outs of buying and caring for these remarkable creatures?and delight in what they can do for you in returns!

Pet, performance or plush fleece?the possibilities are endless!

Select the right llama, alpaca, or hybrid for your farm
Build fencing and shelter for safety and comfort
Keep llamas healthy a with a nutritious diet
Sport symptoms of common llama diseases
Breed, deliver, and care for healthy crias
Shear and sell desirable llama and alpaca fiber
Explore llama resources and websites
Plus many other helpful tips!

From the Inside Flap

There has never been a better time to add a few camelid comrades to your camp—and in Llamas and Alpacas, author and expert Sue Weaver shows you just how to make it happen! With color photos, advice from experienced breeders and farmers, and a comprehensive appendix on common maladies, you'll learn the ins and outs of buying and caring for these remarkable creatures—and delight in what they can do for you in returns!

Pet, performance or plush fleece—the possibilities are endless!

Select the right llama, alpaca, or hybrid for your farm
Build fencing and shelter for safety and comfort
Keep llamas healthy a with a nutritious diet
Sport symptoms of common llama diseases
Breed, deliver, and care for healthy crias
Shear and sell desirable llama and alpaca fiber
Explore llama resources and websites
Plus many other helpful tips!

Edition details

• Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193395857X
• ISBN 13: 9781933958576
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160