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WHETHER THE READER keeps sheep for pleasure or profit, this key text covers all the essential information needed to care for the flock.
Split up into the four seasons of the shepherd’s calendar, each section covers, in great detail, the breeds, housing, feeding, grass management, stock management, breeding, lambing and obstetrics, ailments, slaughter, butchering, sales, showing, sheepdogs and shearing, plus a unique section devoted to the processing of the fleece including wool, spinning and weaving.
Combined with an invaluable resource section and appendices, this book will be the ultimate shepherd’s companion and is ideal for both the novice and the more experienced sheep keeper, dealing with real things in a way that will inspire ordinary people to believe that they really can do it. Hardback 320 pages
