RESOURCES
Chickens
Chickens: Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit (Hobby Farms) by Sue Weaver
The Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens by Andy Schneider and Brigid McCrea, Ph.D.
Web resource:
Pigs
Small-Scale Pig Raising by Dirk van Loon
Homegrown Pork: Humane, Healthful Techniques for Raising a Pig for Food by Sue Weaver
Goats and Sheep
Living with Goats: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Herd by Margaret Hathaway
Backyard Farming: Raising Goats for Dairy or Meat by Kim Pezza
Sheep: Small Scale Sheep Keeping A Hobby Farms Book by Sue Weaver
Storey’s Barn Guide to Sheep by Storey Publishing
Web resource:
University of Maryland Extension
https://extension.umd.edu/sheep-goats
Cows
How to Raise Cattle: Everything You Need to Know by Philip Hasheider
The Cattle Health Handbook by Heather Smith Thomas
Web resource:
University of Minnesota Dairy Extension service
http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/dairy
Horses
The Horse Lover’s Bible: The Complete Practical Guide to Horse Care and Management by Tamsin Pickeral
The Horse (magazine and website)
Web resources:
University of Florida Large Animal Hospital College of Veterinary Medicine http://largeanimal.vethospitals.ufl.edu/ http://largeanimal.vethospitals.ufl.edu/resources/horse-owner-information/
Rabbits
The Rabbit Handbook Barron’s Pet Handbooks by Karen Parker, D.V.M.
Web resource:
The House Rabbit Society
To locate the extension office nearest to you www.aaha.org
Locate an animal hospital accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association www.aaha.org
Oregon State University Small Farms for Livestock http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/livestock
