The Prairie Homestead Cookbook

Author: Jill Winger
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250305942
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 538

Book Description
Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.

Raising Guinea Fowl

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Guineafowl
Languages : en
Pages : 8

Book Description

Guinea Fowl

Author: Adrian Marks
Publisher: Karm Publishing
ISBN: 9781910915080
Category : Guineafowl
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
Whether known as Guinea hens, Guinea bird or Guinea fowl, this in-depth guide will take you STEP BY STEP, through all aspects of keeping Guinea Fowl. Clearly written and easy to read. Covering both wild and domestic Guinea Fowl. Every aspect from, what is a Guinea Fowl? The history, to how to breed and raise Guinea fowl? Breeds including; Helmeted, Vulturine, Crested, Black and White Breasted. Facts and information about keeping Guinea Fowl, including; raising Guineas as pets, breeds, housing, diet, feed, breeding, Keets, incubation, hatching eggs, diseases, predators, problems, benefits, habits, behaviour, history. Generally understanding and caring for Guinea Fowl, and much more PLEASE NOTE: The kindle version may appear to have more pages than the book. It is the same content, but the formatting for the kindle has to follow a similar format to a single column Word document. The original document in Word format, was over 60,000 words. The printed book version has been created using desktop publishing software which allows this content to be condensed into 2 columns of just over 200 pages. This offers excellent value for money. Also please note, the e-book version has click-able chapter and section links, allowing you to navigate from the Table of contents to a section and back again. Also contained are many click-able website and resource links. In addition, you will find lots of colour photos to clearly illustrate the breed. By the time you finish this book you will be fully equipped with the knowledge you need to be the best Guinea Fowl owner you can be.

Fresh Eggs Daily

Author: Lisa Steele
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985562250
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
More than ever, Americans care about the quality and safety of the food they eat. They're bringing back an American tradition: raising their own backyard chickens for eggs and companionship. And they care about the quality of life of their chickens. Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative, accessible guide to coops, nesting boxes, runs, breeding, feed, and natural health care with time-tested remedies. The author promotes the benefits of keeping chickens happy and well-occupied, and in optimal health, free of chemicals and antibiotics. She emphasizes the therapeutic value of herbs and natural supplements to maintaining a healthy environment for your chickens. Includes many "recipes" and 8 easy DIY projects for the coop and run. Full color photos throughout. The USDA's new study of urban chicken raising sees a 400% increase in backyard chickens over the next 5 years, driven by younger adults.

Keeping Geese

Author: Chris Ashton
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 178500056X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 378

Book Description
Keeping Geese is a complete guide to the domesticated goose. It shows how this intelligent bird has been absorbed into different cultures throughout history, from the taming of the Greylag and the Swan goose to the exhibition of the mighty Toulouse. Written from thirty years of first-hand experience of keeping, breeding and exhibiting these birds, Keeping Geese gives an insight into their habits and behaviour. Pure breeds of geese, hand-reared, are tame, responsive and intelligent and reared well, they will give hours of interest and pleasure for life. Illustrated with over 160 photographs and diagrams, this comprehensive study of geese covers the following and much more: domestication of the goose from the wild, and development of the breeds; why keep geese - as garden pets, eggs, exhibition, table birds; getting started with geese; understanding geese - breeds, physiology and behaviour; management of adult stock; breeding, incubation and rearing goslings; recognizing and treating ailments.

Drinking with Chickens

Author: Kate E. Richards
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 0762494425
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
It's drinks, it's chickens: It's the cocktail book you didn't know you needed! To add some extra happy to your happy hour , invite a chicken and pour yourself a drink. Author Kate Richards serves up cocktails made for Instagram with the spoils of her Southern California garden, chicken friends by her side. Enjoy any (or all) of the 60+ deliciously drinkable garden-to-glass beverages, such as: Lilac Apricot Rum Sour Meyer Lemon + Rosemary Old Fashioned Rhubarb Rose Cobbler Blackberry Sage Spritz Cantaloupe Mint Rum Punch Cocktails are arranged seasonally, and are 100% accessible for those of us without perpetually sunny backyard gardens at our disposal. Drinking with Chickens will quickly become a boozy favorite, perfect for gifting or for hoarding all for yourself. You don't need chickens to enjoy these drinks or the colorful photos, but be careful, because you may even find yourself aspiring to be, as Kate is, a home chixologist overrun by gorgeous, loud, early-rising egg-laying ladies, and in need of a very strong drink.

Quails as Pets. Quail Owners Manual. Quail Keeping Pros and Cons, Care, Housing, Diet and Health.

Author: Roger Rodendale
Publisher: Imb Publishing Quails as Pets
ISBN: 9781911142140
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Have you always wanted to buy Quail, either for companionship or as a profitable venture, but didn't have enough information on how to acquire or raise them? If yes, then this book has been especially written for you! Quail may be small in size, but are easy to domesticate and care for if given the right kind of environment, attention and know-how. Quail can make for interesting and viable long-term pets. While tiny in size and pleasing in their appearance, as poultry, Quail can assume a variety of roles with ease - from adorning your house as an exhibition bird, to providing meat and eggs that have a high value in the commercial produce trade. Through this pet care guide, you will gain access to a plethora of information, tips and advice on the ideal habitat, housing conditions, nutritional requirements and healthcare that pet Quail should be provided with. You will also discover other useful information on the broader implications of owning pet Quail, from social and legal considerations to understanding their mating patterns and interpersonal interactions. Furthermore, you will also gain access into the world of Quail husbandry, with knowledge on how to breed Quail and care for the eggs. If you have any questions or doubts on how to properly care for your Quail, then this book will surely become your handy advisor. You will find out what makes these birds unique and sets them apart from other poultry and livestock breeds. You will learning how to forge a lifelong and rewarding relationship with your Quail. This book covers all the relevant aspects of acquiring and caring for pet Quail, discussing such topics as: Behaviour patterns Best breeds for ownership Caring for young Quail Common illnesses and corresponding actions and precautions Different varieties Electronic tagging for your Quail Food Grooming Healthcare Housing Insuring your Quail Interacting with your Quail Price and methods of acquiring Quail Selecting your Quail Shopping checklists Understanding your Quail ....and much more"

Gardening with Guineas

Author: Jeannette S. Ferguson
Publisher: Ffe Media
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309154006
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals has been updated by a committee of experts, taking into consideration input from the scientific and laboratory animal communities and the public at large. The Guide incorporates new scientific information on common laboratory animals, including aquatic species, and includes extensive references. It is organized around major components of animal use: Key concepts of animal care and use. The Guide sets the framework for the humane care and use of laboratory animals. Animal care and use program. The Guide discusses the concept of a broad Program of Animal Care and Use, including roles and responsibilities of the Institutional Official, Attending Veterinarian and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Animal environment, husbandry, and management. A chapter on this topic is now divided into sections on terrestrial and aquatic animals and provides recommendations for housing and environment, husbandry, behavioral and population management, and more. Veterinary care. The Guide discusses veterinary care and the responsibilities of the Attending Veterinarian. It includes recommendations on animal procurement and transportation, preventive medicine (including animal biosecurity), and clinical care and management. The Guide addresses distress and pain recognition and relief, and issues surrounding euthanasia. Physical plant. The Guide identifies design issues, providing construction guidelines for functional areas; considerations such as drainage, vibration and noise control, and environmental monitoring; and specialized facilities for animal housing and research needs. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals provides a framework for the judgments required in the management of animal facilities. This updated and expanded resource of proven value will be important to scientists and researchers, veterinarians, animal care personnel, facilities managers, institutional administrators, policy makers involved in research issues, and animal welfare advocates.

The Chicken Encyclopedia

Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603425616
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
From addled to wind egg and crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia. Complete with breed descriptions, common medical concerns, and plenty of chicken trivia, this illustrated A-to-Z reference guide is both informative and entertaining. Covering tail types, breeding, molting, communication, and much more, Gail Damerow provides answers to all of your chicken questions and quandaries. Even seasoned chicken farmers are sure to discover new information about the multifaceted world of these fascinating birds.