Animal breeding
Shearing sheep
You can learn to shear sheep. The author, herself a professional sheep shearer who works worldwide, describes all the relevant sheep shearing techniques for floor and bench shearing step by step. Successful sheep shearers are presented in portraits. A chapter on the end product wool from sheep and health tips for sheep shearers round off the topic.
Sheep and goat diseases
In this book you will learn everything about preventing illness and keeping sheep and goats healthy. You will learn about the most important diseases of the entire organism as well as the individual organs of small ruminants with images and text. You will also find out which disease is behind which symptoms and how it can be treated. New in this edition: The descriptions of the Blue Tongue and Schmallenberg virus infections.
Slaughter poultry and rabbits yourself
Do you keep chickens, guinea fowl, pheasants, pigeons, quails, turkeys, geese, ducks or rabbits and would like to slaughter them yourself? ~In this book you will find precise instructions for home slaughter and the correct cutting of the animals. ~ Poultry expert Wilhelm Bauer explains where you can slaughter and what slaughtering utensils you need.The best meat is always that of an animal that has been reared appropriately and slowly, that has been slaughtered professionally and that you know exactly where it comes from it originates. Regionality and quality couldn't be better linked. 96 color photos. 128 pages. ~
The bee year
What happens in the bee colony during each season? What work needs to be done in a beekeeping business? Bee expert Wolfgang Ritter answers these questions using the phenological calendar, which includes a total of 10 seasons and is based on certain developmental stages in nature, such as the flowering of certain plants. The book can therefore be used in every region - even in times of climate change! The reference work is suitable for every beekeeper thanks to its operating method and hive type-neutral processing. Both beginners and advanced users get a very good tool here, which, thanks to its clear structure, helps with all beekeeping work all year round!
The beekeeping book for kids
Listening to the prey, looking for the queen, letting drones crawl on your hand, discovering honeycombs, kneading wax and of course harvesting your first honey - that's what fascinates children. This book guides elementary school-aged children to beekeeping with adults. You can gain initial experience in a playful way and carry out some work steps independently. They learn about the life of bees in the hive and develop a basic understanding of these creatures.
The big book of small animals
Animals enliven your own garden and provide natural food. Dairy goats and sheep, chickens, ducks and geese, rabbits, pigs and even donkeys and alpacas can also be kept in small areas, not only in the countryside but even in urban gardens. But which animals suit the given conditions and can I care for them in a species-appropriate manner? How big is the garden, what do the neighbors say, how much time and effort does each species require? The reasons for purchasing animals can be just as varied: should they provide meat, eggs and milk, should ducks keep the vegetables free of slugs, or do the children want to look after a donkey, which we also use as a fertilizer supplier? 224 pages.The beginner's book for keeping small livestock in your own garden! Which animal species are suitable? Keeping, rearing and care Practical book and atmospheric photo book in one
The big book on keeping chickens in your own garden
?Keeping chickens made easy ~Everything you need to know: purchase and care, coop and run, nutrition and health< br>Expert information: origins, behavior, reproduction, anatomy and physiologyPortraits of the most popular chicken breeds: origins, characteristics, colors and special features A fresh egg for breakfast - especially if it comes from your own poultry - is a pleasure. The eagerly scratching chickens with their magnificent plumage convey the feeling of a rural idyll, which is why keeping poultry in the home garden is very popular. You can find out what you need to know to keep chickens in a species-appropriate manner in this comprehensive, well-illustrated guide: Knowledgeable and ~ In an understandable way, you will receive valuable tips and important information on selection and propagation, planning and design of the stable and run, as well as nutrition and behavior of the poultry.Whether you are a beginner or an experienced poultry farmer - you will find everything you need to know in this book about the body structure and organism of chickens, the development from the wild Bankiva chicken to today's domestic chicken breeds as well as the different shapes, colors and markings. More than 50 detailed portraits with the most popular breeds, from meat, laying and dual/dual-purpose breeds to fighting, ornamental and long-tailed breeds, round off the comprehensive presentation. 192 pages. ~
The big little book: Becoming a beekeeper
Flower honey from our own bee colony tastes particularly good, This practical manual gives new beekeepers valuable knowledge about beekeeping.Where is the ideal location for the beehive? What is included in the basic equipment and when is the honey extracted? ~Beekeeping makes a valuable contribution to the preservation of nature. ~
The Chicken Book
Handbook for keeping happy chickens - The originalThe alternative to factory farming is having your own chicken in the garden. If you want to breed happy chickens and keep them breed-appropriate even in densely built-up areas, you will find the best guide in this practical book with its easy-to-implement instructions and beautiful pictures.The extensive work deals with all questions about keeping chickens: from the right coop and its optimal equipment, the purchase of chickens, their requirements and feeding through to breeding and rearing. The different breeds of chickens are presented in detail, with old and endangered breeds in the foreground. The authors also go into the ~ Prevention and treatment of chicken diseases. ~The authors' love for these animals is reflected not only in the well-founded texts, but also in the beautiful photographs, which will delight every reader interested in chickens! 208 pages.
The little pocket vet
Tiergesundheit im Stall – was Landwirte selbst tun könnenTierarztmangel und steigende Kosten machen Selbsthilfe im Stall immer wichtiger.Dr. Christ zeigt, wie Landwirte häufige Krankheiten bei Rind und Pferd erkennen und behandeln können – mit Hausmitteln, Kräutern, Homöopathie und TCM.Für viele Probleme gibt es wirksame Alternativen zur klassischen Medizin.Doch auch klare Hinweise, wann der Tierarzt nötig ist, fehlen nicht.Im Anhang erklärt der Autor, wie man Kräuterauszüge, Tinkturen und Salben selbst herstellt – einfach, verständlich und mit Zutaten, die jeder besorgen kann.96 Seiten, 15 x 21 cm, Hardcover
The successful beekeeper
Beekeeping is an art that has always fascinated nature-loving people.The new edition of the book The Successful Beekeeper The Bee Book for Practice by Rudolf Moosbeckhofer and Josef Ulz conveys this Beekeepers have all the basic knowledge and skills to be able to operate them successfully. In four main sections (bee care, foraging sources and their use, bee diseases, bee products) all essential questions and problems are dealt with in detail.This book is aimed at beginners in beekeeping as well as at experienced beekeepers who, due to its wealth of detail, also want to fully concentrate on their beekeeping costs come.
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