- ISBN13: 9780911311907
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
In this comprehensive guide for all breeders and keepers of sheep, Pat Coleby draws on decades of experience in natural animal husbandry to provide essential information for organic and sustainable farmers. A longtime commercial livestock farmer who takes a natural approach to husbandry, Coleby covers breeds of sheep, wool, meat and milk production, feeding requirements, poisonous plants, minerals and vitamins, herbal, homeopathic and natural remedies, and more. Ori… More >>
very interesting reading and would like to try her methods – have locally purchased loose minerals for my own sheep but would like to buy the main 6 separately that she recomends – very hard to find would have liked to have a listed source page for these.
Rating: 5 / 5
if you care about natural/organic way for sheep farming,this is the BIG ONE
i run a stud sheep ( white dorper) out of the S/E of NEW SOUTH WALES ,AUSTRALIA and this book was the WHOLE HOLLY ANSWER
i have read it three times,it is simply amasing
Rating: 5 / 5
I have several of Ms Colby’s books. Her sheep care and goat care are excellent and my flock of sheep and herd of goats are happy and healthy because of her suggestions.
Rating: 5 / 5
PAT COLEBY has a lot of good information in her book although many of her suggestions are simply not economical. For example, in east Tennessee, there are no sources for Barley except in California and the cost is prohibitively expensive. The Stock Lick you can’t find Yellow Sulfur in Bulk, and Seawead meal is also $100 per 50lb bag shipped. She also recommends Cod Liver oil and that too at 10mL per sheep would end up costing you over $100 for a small herd, along with apple cider vinegar which is costly raw. Do yourself a favor and order it already mixed through Countryside Naturals minus the cod liver. If anyone else has sources locally for these items that would be great.
Rating: 4 / 5
This book is filled with fascinating information about the benefits of an efficient mineral program for sheep. Improving soil condition and mineral content in pastures is the main focus of the book, with mineral supplement advice in lieu of good pasture. There is some information about direct treatment (through mineral supplementation) for specific ailments, but the book emphasizes preventative care. The only drawback to the information is that most of the supplements for animals or land aren’t readily available in the United States, as they apparently are in Australia where the book was written.
Rating: 4 / 5