Sick chicken? Keep your backyard chooks hydrated with an easy to make and administer electrolyte mix and keep your chickens flappin’ fit.
All goats will display behaviors like pawing, stomping, biting, headbutting, etc. What do these behaviors mean?
Ready to keep your chickens entertained? Check this ingenious chickens toys ideas and get started today!
Healthy Herb Garden Chickens Will Love - the top 16 herbs for chickens! Herbs and herbal health aren't just for us; they are great for our chickens too.
Prolapse vent in chickens, also known as prolapsed oviduct, blow-out, cloacal prolapse, or pickout, … “is a condition in which the lower part of a hen’s ovi ...
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Raising guinea fowl isn't too difficult, learn the basics for raising guineas on your homestead and tips on a successful guinea flock!
Learn everything you need to know about goat birthing including resources about the process and answers to common goat birthing/kidding questions.
This weekend, I plan on FINALLY getting started with planting my veggie garden after a long, rainy few weeks. Last year, I planted my firs...
Garden greens for goats & chickens is a listing of garden plants that are good for feeding them, may be good for feeding them, and that should not be fed.
Grow goat forage in your backyard! Weeds to veggies to foraged foods, you can supplement your goat's diet with items your already growing!
Many of the top causes of mortality in adult chickens are caused by management related issues and can be easily prevented.
How to protect your chickens from hawks, eagles and other birds of prey. Learn how raptors hunt for chickens and how to deter them from being near your chickens.
Never before as a topic drawn as much input as what color I should stain the fence around the vegetable garden. So I tried all of them.
Fermenting grain is a fantastic way to save money and increase the health of your stock. Fermentation has been used for hundreds of years in food preparation
You've probably heard about coccidiosis in chickens and goats. If you have (or haven't), you should know what it is, how to ID and treat it.
Hesitant about getting backyard chickens? Let me put your mind at ease with "10 Reasons to Keep Backyard Chickens"! #backyardchickens
Goat external parasites can cause a decrease in quality of milk and overall health. We look at common pests and how to prevent and treat them.
Looking for the best goat breeds for your homesteading needs? Here's different breeds of goats and why they'll benefit you and your backyard farm.
Ducks, depending on their breed, can be flakey mothers. Abandoned ducklings are relatively common in domestic ducks, and it can be heartbreaking. Both wild and domestic ducks will abandon ducklings, and they usually don't make
Small animals and livestock can easily get worms. Here is a recipe to make your own natural herbal dewormer. Safe for chickens, goats, sheep, pigs and other barnyard livestock.
Feeding Chickens Baked Eggshells From the Hart Farm Feeding chickens baked eggshells can help make sure they have adequate calcium levels.
Can't decide which breed of goats you should adopt? Let this guide help you decide!
It's scary when your goat gets sick and you don't know how to treat her. Find out what causes and how to treat scours in goats and get her healthy again!
If you take the time to understand goat behavior you will have a much better experience with your goats. And they will enjoy your company too.
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Chickens are smart creatures who create a dynamic flock of individuals. Integrating new chickens into a flock can cause havoc if it is not done properly. Learning how to smoothly introduce new birds into an established flock will enable you to expand your flock easily!
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Chicken Breeds: Dual-Purpose. Dual-purpose chicken breeds are usually great family-friendly birds and tend to be the most cold-hardy.
My beardless silver laced polish is so vain! Her name is Elvis and she spends a lot of time in front of the mirror. We think it is because she likes to hang out with the pretty chicken! :) We are new to chickens and got her because the chick...
Dairy Goats and Goat Milk. Dairy Goats are easy to keep plus they offer a wonderful homestead product with goat milk, cheese and baby goats!
Most hatcheries sell sexed chicks: You can buy all pullets (female) for the highest price per chick, all cockerels (male) for the lowest price, or “straight run” – a luck-of-the-d…
By Cheryl K. Smith The most important part of owning goats is keeping them healthy, and the best way to do this is to examine them regularly and act fast when you see a problem developing. Look at …
If you notice your goat with a snotty nose, here are the possible causes, prevention, and treatment you should seek. Read in full.
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