The Impractical Guide book series

About the Impractical Guide book series by Tyrant Farms

Our Impractical Guide book series is designed to help you master fun and interesting new hobbies that provide a deeper connection with the natural world. These “impractical” hobbies might not always make economic sense, but they make life better!

Each guide is authored by subject matter experts with deep, hands-on experience in the fields they write about — and they’ve often learned to do things a bit unconventionally as a result. You’ll learn, laugh, and master new hobbies that enrich your life while making the world (or at least your world) a bit better.

Come be impractical with us!

Books in the Impractical Guide Series: 

Book cover: The Impractical Guide to Raising Pet & Backyard DucksTitle: The Impractical Guide to Raising Ducks: How to joyously produce the world’s most expensive eggs from the world’s most adorable animals

Description: Want to raise healthier, longer-lived ducks that don’t require lots of vet care — even if they produce fewer eggs per year? For most pet and backyard duck keepers, the answer to that question is YES! If you feel the same way, this book is for you.

The Impractical Guide to Keeping Pet & Backyard Ducks isn’t just a detailed how-to guide for raising happy, healthy, long-lived ducks. It’s also a humorous and heartfelt rethink on how and why backyard poultry enthusiasts should raise ducks in the first place — and a call to action to do it better, for the sake of people, poultry, and planet.

Their “impractical” duck keeping approach is based on their own real-world experience, combined with advice from their network of top avian vets, waterfowl rescue operators, and other expert duck keepers.

Authors: Aaron von Frank, Susan von Frank 

Amazon links: Paperback | Digital/Kindle 


The Impractical Guide to Raising Geese, a book by MJ Smith and Aaron von FrankTitle: The Impractical Guide to Keeping Geese: How & why to raise the world’s most underrated and unfairly criticized domestic bird

Description: Whether you want to raise geese in your backyard, on your homestead, or on your farm, the information provided will answer every question you’ve ever wanted to know about domestic geese, including:

  • Are geese truly the right animal for you?
  • How much does it cost to raise them?
  • What are the differences between breeds?
  • How many geese should you get – male, female, or both?
  • How do you hatch eggs or raise goslings?
  • How do you protect geese from predators?
  • Should you adopt rescues or buy your geese?
  • How much space do geese need for optimal foraging and to be happy?
  • Can they be used for weed or pest control?
  • What should you feed them throughout the year?

After reading this helpful and instructive guidebook written by goose expert and small farmer Madia Smith, you’ll have the confidence and knowledge you need to raise geese, the world’s most underrated and unfairly criticized domestic bird!

Authors: Madia (MJ) Smith, Aaron von Frank 

Amazon links: Paperback | Digital/Kindle 

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