In an age that has seen unparalleled interest in personal food production, Lambs for the Freezer is a timely and comprehensive introduction to breeding and rearing lamb for home consumption. Writing for the small-scale sheep keeper with little or no knowledge of rearing livestock, Sue Kendrick draws on her own extensive experience of keeping farm animals to guide you through the whole process of breeding, rearing and ultimately filling your freezer with home produced lamb.
Detailed information on knowing when lambs are ready for slaughter, where to find an abattoir and the all important paper work
Common sheep diseases and afflictions and how to avoid them, and what to do should your flock fall prey to one of the notifiable diseases
The importance of good sheep housing to suit all budgets and circumstances
Sheep health, the rules and regulations involved in keeping sheep
Advice on butchery
Sheep dairying for those looking to maximise every aspect of sheep production
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