This is a comprehensive, practical, and inspiring guide designed for both beginners and seasoned homesteaders who want to live sustainably and care for animals responsibly while embracing the off-grid lifestyle.
Blending time-honored wisdom with modern self-sufficiency practices, this manual covers a full spectrum of farm animals-chickens, goats, rabbits, ducks, pigs, sheep, turkeys, geese, and even bees-providing detailed instructions on selecting breeds, understanding behavior, housing, feeding, breeding, and maintaining health without dependency on industrial systems.
Across 25 richly detailed chapters, readers will find:

• Foundations of Self-Sufficiency: Explore the history of domesticated animals, myths and folklore, and the benefits of raising livestock in a sustainable, off-grid environment.
• Species-by-Species Guidance: Step-by-step care routines for chickens, goats, rabbits, ducks, pigs, sheep, turkeys, geese, and working animals, tailored to small-scale and resource-conscious farms.
• Housing & Feeding Solutions: Learn how to design predator-proof shelters, use natural bedding, and provide balanced diets from foraging, garden scraps, and locally sourced feed alternatives.
• Health & Veterinary Basics: Practical first aid, illness prevention, breeding care, and humane end-of-life decisions for a compassionate approach to animal stewardship.
• Behavioral Insights: Guidance on understanding instincts, communication, stress signals, bonding, and training for cooperative and content animals.
• Bonus Resources: Over 250 quick tips, hacks, and enrichment ideas, plus a 30-day care and training plan for setting routines and building strong foundations with your animals.

With its blend of hands-on techniques, eco-friendly practices, and sustainable living philosophy, this manual equips readers to create thriving, resilient homesteads where animals are cared for with respect, and families gain independence through self-sufficiency. Whether you're raising your first backyard chickens or expanding to a full multi-species farmstead, this book serves as a trusted, enduring reference for off-grid animal care.