Animal Husbandry

In autumn 2006 an unnerving phenomenon hit the United States: honeybees were mysteriously disappearing from hives across the nation, with beekeeper...

The Emma Bridgewater factory is a thriving visitor attraction and a mecca for lovers of its iconic pottery; but tucked within is a walled garden bu...

Discover whether honey beekeeping is right for you and find out everything you need to know to keep and acquire bees in this comprehensive guide. H...

The fascinating story of the urban honeybee garden on the roof of the legendary Waldorf Astoria hotel.The tale of Honeybee Hotel begins over one hu...

A comprehensive, richly illustrated celebration of the natural history of the chickenInherently social creatures, chickens are enjoying a renaissan...

This visually appealing guide provides all the informationthat you need in order to start keeping poultry. A buyer''''sguide shows what features to...

Is this the right book for me?Raise Happy Chickens is a quickly accessible but authoritative guide, suitable for total beginners, that provides all...

Bee keeping isn't just for the professional farmer--bees can be kept in any situation from the simple backyard patio and garden to large expanses o...

Looking to get started keeping backyard poultry? Let the down-to-earth, common-sense advice in The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens, E...

To meet growing demand, the FAO has estimated that world poultry production needs to grow by 2-3% per year to 2030. Much of the increase in output ...

A growing interest in keeping livestock and living sustainably has encouraged many people to keep poultry as part of a self-sufficiency dream. Thi...

Domestic Geese is a comprehensive book for pet keepers, breeders and exhibitors. Written from years of first hand experience with these delightful...

Queen Victoria was obsessed with it. Socrates' last words were about it. Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur made their scientific breakthroughs using...

Expert Glenn Drowns offers all the information and guidance you need to successfully exhibit your poultry at fairs and expositions. Learn how to se...

Turkeys are an excellent source of succulent meat, rich eggs, and nutrient-dense manure, and raising them is a rewarding and profitable activity fo...

Gail Damerow shows you how to incubate, hatch, and brood baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets. With advice on everyt...

If your garden fantasies involve chickens, Jessi Bloom is here to make those dreams come true. The New York Times Many gardeners fear chickens will...

Practical Quail-keeping is a comprehensive guide for anyone who keeps quail or who is thinking about starting out. It covers all key aspects of re...

Kosovo: the name conjures up blood: ethnic cleansing and war. This book reveals another side to the newest country in the world a land of generous ...

Keeping Geese is a complete guide to the domesticated goose. It shows how this intelligent bird has been absorbed into different cultures througho...

Self-sufficiency and organic living have never been more prominent and hen keeping is becoming increasingly popular. Part of a growing series of au...

We need bees. And they need us.This small, informative and engaging guide to these terrific, tiny creatures will captivate and inspire readers of a...