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Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guineas, Game Birds (Storey’s Guide to Raising)
by Glenn DrownsWhether you’re running a farm or interested in keeping a few backyard birds, Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry covers everything you need to know to successfully raise your own chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and more. Stressing humane practices throughout, Glenn Drowns provides expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, behavior, breeding, health care, and processing your own meat and eggs. With tips on raising specialty species like doves, ostriches, and peafowl, you’ll be inspired to experiment with new breeds and add diversity to your poultry operation.
Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 4th Edition: Breeds, Care, Housing (Storey’s Guide to Raising)
by Bob BennettWhether you’re interested in raising rabbits for show, meat, fur, or as pets, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to keep your animals healthy and productive. Offering expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, humane handling, routine medical care, and dealing with diseases, Bob Bennett also provides tips on how to make raising rabbits a financial lucrative endeavor. Storey’s Guide to Raising Rabbits will help both the commercial producer and the backyard fancier achieve their rabbit-raising goals.
Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 5th Edition: Breeds, Care, Housing (Storey’s Guide to Raising)
by Bob BennettThe fifth edition of this best-selling handbook features the same detailed approach that has made it the trusted source for raising healthy, productive rabbits — plus a total redesign with color photos and graphics. Whether you’re interested in raising rabbits for show, meat, fur, or as pets, this comprehensive guide offers expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, humane handling, and more. In addition, author Bob Bennett includes the most up-to-date information on preventive health care, treating diseases, marketing, and showing. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 4th Edition: Breeding, Care, Facilities (Storey’s Guide to Raising)
by Paula Simmons Carol EkariusDrawing from years of hands-on experience, Paula Simmons and Carol Ekarius provide expert advice on breed selection, lambing, feeding, housing, pasture maintenance, and medical care. You’ll also find tips on profitably marketing your meat and fiber products, as well as information on obtaining organic certifications.
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition: Breeding, Care, Facilities (Storey’s Guide to Raising)
by Paula Simmons Carol EkariusStorey’s Guide to Raising Sheep is the best-selling, most trusted reference for farmers and backyard homesteaders with any size flock. The fifth edition is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber. With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, including meat, wool, and milk. Detailed instructions and graphics lead readers through every essential procedure, including shearing, building a lambing shed, breeding and lambing, butchering, and marketing. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
Storey's Guide to Raising Turkeys, 3rd Edition: Breeds, Care, Marketing (Storey’s Guide to Raising)
by Don SchriderTurkeys are an excellent source of succulent meat, rich eggs, and nutrient-dense manure, and raising them is a rewarding and profitable activity for many farmers. With helpful tips on acquiring organic certification, processing both meat and eggs, and marketing your products, you’ll have all the information you need to successfully raise your own healthy and productive turkeys.
Storey's Guide to Training Horses, 2nd Edition: Ground Work, Driving, Riding (Storey’s Guide to Raising)
by Heather Smith ThomasSafely and successfully train your own horse. Stressing the importance of understanding equine behavior, Storey’s Guide to Training Horses provides a series of progressive exercises that can easily be adjusted to suit your horse’s personality. Whether you’re raising an animal for farm work, competition, or show, you’ll learn everything you need to develop a well-trained and happy horse.
Storey's Guide to Training Horses, 3rd Edition: Ground Work, Driving, Riding (Storey’s Guide to Raising)
by Heather Smith ThomasStorey’s Guide to Training Horses is a one-stop reference for every aspect of horse training, including a complete program for turning a shy and gangly foal into a calm, confident, well-balanced equine partner. Now with full-color photography, the third edition includes step-by-step guidance on all the essential training procedures for both English- and Western-style riding, including haltering and leading, saddling and mounting, and addresses the finer points of gaits, lightness, and collection. Best-selling author Heather Smith Thomas draws on her decades of equestrian experience to anticipate every situation that might arise and provide answers to managing all the potential challenges of training different types of horses.
Storey's Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America
by Judith DutsonFrom the Pryor Mountain Mustang to the Tennessee Walking Horse, North America is home to an amazing variety of horses. In this lavish, photograph-filled guide, Judith Dutson provides 96 in-depth profiles that include each breed&’s history, special uses, conformation standards, and more. You&’ll learn about homegrown favorites like the Morgan, Appaloosa, and Quarter Horse, as well as exotic imports like the Mangalarga Marchador and the Selle Français. Take a continental horse tour without ever leaving your home.
Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds: Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Emus, Guinea Fowl, Ostriches, Partridges, Peafowl, Pheasants, Quails, Swans
by Carol EkariusMore than 128 birds strut their stuff across the pages of this definitive primer for intrepid poultry farmers and feather fanciers alike. From the Manx Rumpy to the Redcap and the Ancona duck to his Aylesbury cousin, each breed is profiled with a brief history, detailed descriptions of identifying characteristics, and colorful photography. Comprehensive and fun, Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds celebrates the personalities and charming good looks of North America’s quirkiest barnyard birds and waterfowl.
Stories from the Wild 2: Torn Ear
by Geoffrey MaloneThe wind carried the scent of blood far into the night, while the vixen still pawed at the broken little bodies on the pile of earth.But Torn Ear survives the game-keeper's attack. Slowly his mother introduces him to the fox's world - the skills of hunting and how to avoid danger. Then he is on his own. Until he meets Velvet, and they have cubs of their own. But again man intervenes, and his favourite cub is threatened. Torn Ear must rescue her, but will he escape the clutches of the game-keeper this time?
Stories from the Wild 3: Kimba
by Geoffrey MaloneBorn among the rocks of M'goma Hill, Kimba is nurtured by his mother, fierce, tender Sabba. She teaches him the ways of the plains - the merciless hunt for food, the endless dangers from hyenas, leopards, crocodiles and rival lions. But when strange lions wrestle the pride away from his sire, Black Mane, Kimba must flee for his life to face the struggle for survival alone. Slowly, painfully, he grows fiercer and stronger: ready at last to challenge for leadership of his old pride and to confront lion's greatest enemy - humans.
Stories from the Wild 5: Elephant Ben
by Geoffrey MaloneBen is in the bush with his game-warden father. They see a family of elephants in distress, led by Kubwa and her daughter, Temba. Having survived a crocodile attack, Temba's calf has fallen into swamp mud and is drowning. The elephants struggle to rescue him. Ben gathers his courage for a crawl over treacherous mud to attach straps while his father winches the elephant out. Temba learns the smell of these humans who helped, and the elephants move on.But ivory poachers attack, kill Kubwa, cut off her tusks and depart. Temba is now leader: she gathers the others to perform funeral rites. Ben and his father stumble into the poachers' camp and are taken prisoner. Only Ben's link with Temba can save them now ...
Stories from the Wild 6: Wolf
by Geoffrey MaloneIn the desperate search for food during a desolate winter, Marak leads his pack of wolves into the cattle country of Wyoming. Lying in wait for them near the town of Elliot Lake is a hunter, hired by a local rancher, Daniels.The Viccary family is new to Elliot Lake, and thirteen-year-old Ed Viccary is having difficulty adjusting to small-town life - not least because of his conservationist views. When Marak is critically injured by the hunter, it is Ed's father who finds him bleeding in the snow. The local people insist that they turn the wolf over to Daniels, and the Viccarys reluctantly concede. But Ed is appalled, and in the dead of night he frees Marak, who escapes into the wilderness. Marak is on his own, with every wolf pack trying to drive him away. Eventually, he meets a solitary female, and they begin to carve out their own territory. But Daniels and his hunters are closing in ...
Stories from the Wild 7: Cadoc
by Geoffrey MaloneMarla the badger lives peacefully in a sett with Cadoc, her mate, and their three young cubs. They are unaware of the threat approaching - badger baiters are operating in the area, hunting for badgers to sell and use in the cruel 'sport' of badger baiting. Meanwhile the twins Tom and Sarah, living on a nearby farm, have accidentally stumbled on evidence of badger baiting in their neighbourhood. They and their dad become increasingly involved in trying to prove this illegal activity to the police. When the law fails to step in, Tom and Sarah have to act alone to save Marla and her family from a terrible fate ...
Stories from the Wild 8: Tiger
by Geoffrey MaloneIn the Indian forest, danger lurks in every corner and Kuma must teach her cubs the harsh rules of survival against Nature. But when a tiger is worth more dead than alive, she must face the most cunning enemy of all - Humans. From eyes to bones, a tiger's body is worth its weight in gold and when poachers infiltrate the Kanla Tiger Park, a more desperate struggle begins. The tigers' fate lies with Himal and Anji and their father Inspector Singh, who together with the Park's trained elephants and riders, must save the tigers by setting their own trap ...
Stories of Dogs and the Lives They Touch
by Peggy SchaeferStories from Guideposts magazine about special dogs and the lives they touch.
Stories of Tails and Whiskers (Bumper Short Story Collections #83)
by Enid BlytonA wonderful collection filled with animals of all shapes and sizes by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up!There's a story for every animal-lover inside, from a dog with a long tail and a squirrel with a secret, to a rabbit looking for new whiskers and a cat in a doll's house. Look out for tails and whiskers, and feathers and fur!These traditional tales are ideal for younger children and each story stands alone and is the perfect length for listening at bedtime or in the classroom.Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of learners.Listen to all of Enid Blyton's bumper short story collections. New in 2023:Five-Minute StoriesStories of Tails and WhiskersSpellbinding StoriesCosy Fireside Stories***Enid Blyton® and Enid Blyton's signature are registered trade marks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trade mark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trade mark and copyright owner.(P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Stories of Tails and Whiskers (Bumper Short Story Collections #83)
by Enid BlytonA wonderful collection filled with animals of all shapes and sizes by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up!There's a story for every animal-lover inside, from a dog with a long tail and a squirrel with a secret, to a rabbit looking for new whiskers and a cat in a doll's house. Look out for tails and whiskers, and feathers and fur!These traditional tales are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom.Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers.Read all of Enid Blyton's bumper short story collections. New in 2023:Five-Minute StoriesStories of Tails and WhiskersSpellbinding StoriesCosy Fireside Stories***Enid Blyton® and Enid Blyton's signature are registered trade marks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trade mark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trade mark and copyright owner.
Stories to Share: Animal Stories Volume 1
by Highlights For Children Dave Klug Kevin ZimmerRebus stories teach kids how to read independently. Key words in the stories are paired with images that allow young readers to decipher new words without help from grown-ups. This collection of rebus animal stories, along with its companion, Stories to Share: Animal Stories Volume 2, is perfect for young readers who love stories about animals.
Stories to Share: Animal Stories Volume 2
by Highlights For Children John Nez Dave KlugRebus stories teach kids how to read independently. Key words in the stories are paired with images that allow young readers to decipher new words without help from grown-ups. This collection of rebus animal stories, along with its companion, Stories to Share: Animal Stories Volume 1, is perfect for young readers who love stories about animals.
Stories to Tell a Cat
by Alvin SchwartzA collection of cat stories drawn from folklore, some realistic and some fanciful
Storks and Other Wading Birds (World Book's Animals of the World)
by Lisa KlobucharQuestions and Answers discuss a variety of wading birds including the stork, the egrett, and the Ibis.
Storm!: The Origin of Aquaman's Seahorse (DC Super-Pets Origin Stories)
by Steve KortéEven Aquaman needs a trusted friend. But how did the seahorse Storm become the Sea King’s loyal steed? Discover the origin story of this superpowered Super-Pet in an action-packed, POW!-WHAM!-BOOM! book for early readers.
The Storm: The Storm (Dogs of the Drowned City #1)
by Dayna LorentzWarriors and Guardians of Ga'Hoole fans have a new animal adventure to sink their teeth into!A terrible storm -- and the beginning of a thrilling new animal adventure trilogy!When a hurricane forces his family to evacuate without him, Shep the German sheperd is confused. Where is his boy? Will he ever return? And what will Shep do in the meantime, now that the extra bowls of food -- not to mention all those tasty things he found in the big cold box -- are gone? Then another dog shows up at Shep's window and convinces him to escape. There's food outside, and a whole empty city to explore. Shep just wants to go home ... but the adventure of a lifetime is just beginning.