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The Joy of Keeping Farm Animals: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Own Food by Laura Childs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
As a writer's research tool, I think this book is invaluable. I got it at the library and now it's on my wishlist.
Laura Childs was a city girl turned country girl and she has written an excellent book for those dreaming of a farm with animals. If you're devoted, I think this will encourage you. If you have romantic dreams of caring for animals, this might give you second thoughts.
This is handily divided up into five sections: Chickens, goats, pigs, sheep, and cows. Each give good information about what kind of room you'll need, what type of breeds there are, and what they eat.
My only complaint is the goat section. She says the goat is frequently described as "a three-year-old in a goat suit." Then a couple pages later she talks about raising goats for meat. I suppose it isn't so much a complaint as a realization I wouldn't be able to raise animals for food as a hobby. I just can't picture killing three-year-old in a goat suit. It makes me want to cry.
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