The updated 5th edition of the classic best-selling guide to raising sheep now features full-colour photography and completely updated information for a new generation of small-scale farmers and homesteaders.

Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep is the best-selling, most trusted reference for farmers and backyard homesteaders with any size flock. The 5th edition is now updated to include full-colour illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber.

With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, including meat, wool, and milk. Detailed instructions and graphics lead readers through every essential procedure, including shearing, building a lambing shed, breeding and lambing, butchering, and marketing.

Book Features

• Full-colour update of a classic animal husbandry guide (285,000 copies in print). The 5th edition of Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep includes full-colour photos of all the most popular breeds for the first time, along with detailed step-by-step photos and illustrations of all the key procedures.
• Covers every aspect of sheep-raising for both meat and fiber producers. Provides comprehensive information on selecting a breed, facility planning, feeding, health care, breeding, and marketing. 
• Expert authorship. Seasoned farmers Paula Simmons and Carol Ekarius, with decades of combined experience, provide guidance and in-depth problem-solving advice on dealing with potential challenges that could arise with any aspect of raising sheep.