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<p>Cows and horses, donkeys and mules, sheep and goats, pigs and fowl, even llamas are living on small farms and in backyard barnyards throughout the United States. But how and where are these critters being housed? </p><p>Author Carol Ekarius knows. In <em>How to Build Animal Housing</em>, she provides dozens of plans--with illustrated, step-by-step instructions--for species-specific shelters that are well ventilated, safe, appropriate for the animals, appealing, convenient, and a solid value for their owners. </p><p>The book is essential reading for anyone interested in animal health and welfare. It includes complete plans and step-by-step, illustrated instructions for sheds, coops, hutches, multipurpose barns, and economical easy-to-build windbreaks and shade structures. Ekarius covers new high-tech, portable structures made of plastics and fabrics, such as hoop houses and hen spas, as well as more traditional alternatives, such as straw-bale structures. Always practical, she enumerates the advantages and disadvantages of ready-to-build kits and modular barnyard buildings and includes designs for watering systems, feeders, chutes, stanchions, and more--the essentials that help owners keep their animals healthy and happy. </p><p>Ekarius wisely emphasizes the importance of careful planning, choosing an appropriate housing site, and complying with local zoning regulations; pest control, basic housing maintenance, and insurance costs are also discussed. Real-world advice from farmers and veterinarians on the types of housing and facilities animals like best enliven the text throughout. </p><p><em>How to Build Animal Housing</em> is the most comprehensive and useful guide of its kind. For small-scale farmers, hobby farmers, do-it-yourselfers, and animal lovers, this book is indispensable.</p><p>**</p>Review<p>“Whether you are building a movable horse shelter on skids or a chicken coop or a traditional gambrel barn, the multitude of plans in this book can give you information to work with.” <em>– American Quarter Horse Journal</em></p><p>“A well illustrated guide to building portable shelters, stables large and small, barns of all sizes and types, shade structures, backyard pens… [A] great buy.” – <em>American Small Farm </em>(2004)</p><p>“Carol Ekarius, a farmer herself, has compiled some excellent plans for coops, hutches, barns, sheds, pens, nest boxes, feeders, stanchions, and much more. This book is extremely well illustrated with line drawings and construction call outs for all projects.” – <em>American Small Farm</em> (2007)</p><p>“A broad and well-rounded overview of what’s needed in the way of animal shelter, with a practiced ete toward planning and budgeting.” – <em>Back Home</em>* *</p><p>“Containing 60 plans for coops, hutches, barns, sheds, pens, nest boxes, stanchions and much more, this is a great book for building projects. …This is the place to start if you need some buildings, sheds, or barns.” – <em>Small Farm Today</em> </p>About the Author<p>Carol Ekarius is the co-author of <em>The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook</em> and the author of several books, including <em>Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep</em> (with Paula Simmons), <em>Small-Scale Livestock Farming</em>, <em>Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds</em>, and <em>Storey’s Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs</em>. She lives in the mountains of Colorado where her four-legged and winged family keeps her busy. </p>
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| Author: | Carol Ekarius |
|---|---|
| Publication Year: | 2004 |
| ISBN: | 1580175279 |
| Language: | other |
| File Size: | 9.654 |
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| Price: | FREE |
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