The Backyard Cow: An Introductory Guide to Keeping a Productive Family Cow

by Sue Weaver

You don't need acres of land to keep a cow healthy, happy, and productive. You can raise one right in your own backyard, producing more than enough milk for a single family--up to six gallons per day! "The Backyard Cow "covers everything you need to know, from selecting the right breed to understanding your cow's behavior; providing shelter, health care, and daily maintenance; grooming; milking; and making cheese, yogurt, and other dairy products from your milk.

Genres: Animals

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 22, 2012

About the author

Sue Weaver has written hundreds of articles and ten books about livestock and poultry. She is a contributing editor of Hobby Farms magazine and writes the “Poultry Profiles” column for Chickens magazine. Sue lives on a small farm in Arkansas, which she shares with her husband, a flock of Classic Cheviot sheep and a mixed herd of goats, horses large and small, a donkey, two llamas, a riding steer, a water buffalo, a pet razorback pig, guinea fowl, and Buckeye chickens.

Reviews

[Cinder Wilkinson-Kenner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book for the beginner cow keeper. All the information you need for choosing, housing, feeding, and caring for your family cow, or riding steer. I'd recommend this book for the fun sidebars, as well.