Product Description

In this comprehensive guide for all breeders and keepers of sheep, Pat Coleby draws on decades of experience in natural animal husbandry to provide essential information for organic and sustainable farmers. A longtime commercial livestock farmer who takes a natural approach to husbandry, Coleby covers breeds of sheep, wool, meat and milk production, feeding requirements, poisonous plants, minerals and vitamins, herbal, homeopathic and natural remedies, and more. Originally published in Australia, this edition has been expanded significantly in the areas of breeding for finer wool and meat, land management, sheep management, and treatment of health problems. Coleby's step-by-step explanations of how to best benefit from a naturalistic, holistic approach make this book an invaluable resource for everyone with sheep.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #153715 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 215 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780911311907
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Pat Coleby has been instituting eco-farming techniques in Australia for the last half-century. She practices commercial-scale farming and writes and travels extensively as a lecturer and farm consultant. Early on in her career, she realized that conventional veterinary medicine was far from a cure-all. She recognized that good nutrition is the key to preventing ill health in animals, and her prescriptions of non-invasive, natural remedies resulted in amazing, seemingly miraculous cures in animals whose cases conventional veterinary wisdom would abandon. As word of the success of her natural treatment spread, Coleby quickly became known as an expert on holistic animal care. Coleby has written numerous books on holistic livestock husbandry and land stewardship including Natural Cattle Care, Natural Goat Care and Natural Horse Care, also available from Acres U.S.A.

Customer Reviews

Great Source
This was a very informative book that I loved reading. The sources to start the lick are not viable though and I have had lots of difficulty finding the items discribed to start the lick.

More about "Natural" than about Sheep Care
This book is filled with fascinating information about the benefits of an efficient mineral program for sheep. Improving soil condition and mineral content in pastures is the main focus of the book, with mineral supplement advice in lieu of good pasture. There is some information about direct treatment (through mineral supplementation) for specific ailments, but the book emphasizes preventative care. The only drawback to the information is that most of the supplements for animals or land aren't readily available in the United States, as they apparently are in Australia where the book was written.

SOURCES FOR ITEMS IN BOOK LIMITED
PAT COLEBY has a lot of good information in her book although many of her suggestions are simply not economical. For example, in east Tennessee, there are no sources for Barley except in California and the cost is prohibitively expensive. The Stock Lick you can't find Yellow Sulfur in Bulk, and Seawead meal is also $100 per 50lb bag shipped. She also recommends Cod Liver oil and that too at 10mL per sheep would end up costing you over $100 for a small herd, along with apple cider vinegar which is costly raw. Do yourself a favor and order it already mixed through Countryside Naturals minus the cod liver. If anyone else has sources locally for these items that would be great.