Chris McLaughlin 
Raising Animals for Fiber 
Producing Wool from Sheep, Goats, Alpacas, and Rabbits in Your Backyard

Fiber farmer Chris Mc Laughlin offers a comprehensive guide to raising sheep, goats, angora rabbits, and alpacas for wool. With practical information on breeds, housing, feed, breeding, heath care, shearing, and more, Chris helps the reader to decide which species will best serve their lifestyle criteria and needs.

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Chris Mc Laughlin is the author of eight books written about her life passions;



gardening and small livestock. Her work can be found in Fine Gardening



Magazine, Hobby Farm Home Magazine, Urban Farm Magazine, The Heirloom



Gardener Magazine, and Mother Earth Living. Online, she's been a staff blogger



for Finegardening.com, About.com, Fix.com, From Scratch Magazine, and many



more websites. Chris is currently secretary of The Colored Angora Goat Breeders



Association. She and her family enjoy an active and entertaining life on their



flower and fiber farm in the Northern California foothills where they grow flowers



commercially and Angora goats.