Livestock

Homesteading articles about Livestock as it pertains to homesteaders, farming, animal husbandry, gardening, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Spring Turkeys
Eggs

Spring Turkeys

Whether you’re a follower of the “Good Book” or not, the time-honored…

Doug Smith Doug Smith
Attract Wildlife to Your Property
Beneficial species

Attract Wildlife to Your Property

Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people. …

Doug Smith Doug Smith
Hens Are Birds
Chickens

Hens Are Birds, Too

What do I mean by "hens are birds, too"? For starters, hens…

Faith Drummond Faith Drummond
raise heritage turkeys, small-scale turkey farming, heritage turkey breeds, holiday cash, homesteading, homestead
Holiday

Raise Heritage Turkeys for Holiday Cash

Small-scale turkey farming is an excellent income source for homesteaders.  They have…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
Home-Remedies-for-Chickens

Home Remedies for Chickens

If you don't have the money to take your chicken to the…

Hope Westward Hope Westward
goat kidding, homesteading, homestead. homestead.org
Death

Ruminations on Ruminants: a Goatherd’s Diary on Kidding

It's midnight in the goat shed.  The winter sky is black and…

Betty Taylor Betty Taylor
Wintertime on the Homestead
Appetizer

Wintertime on the Homestead

Snow, ice, sleet, and wind.  Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen…

April Freeman April Freeman
Winter Animal Husbandry Tips for Homesteaders
Alpacas

Winter Animal Husbandry Tips for Homesteaders

No matter if you are producing eggs, honey, milk, or meat, a…

Marlene Affeld Marlene Affeld
never Lamb in January
Homesteading

Be It Hereby Resolved: We Will Never Lamb in January Again.

January... the beginning of a new year, the time for resolutions intended…

Anita Gerber Anita Gerber
Chicken Comedy
Chickens

Half-Caff Country: A Chicken Comedy

Half-caff.  You coffee drinkers know the term.  It’s not quite the "real"…

T. Zoe Kimmel T. Zoe Kimmel
Raising Coturnix Quail on the Homestead
Eggs

Quail Crazy: Raising Coturnix Quail on the Homestead

The first thing I say when asked about raising Coturnix quail is…

May Woodworth May Woodworth
How to Make Goat Milk Butter homesteading, homestead
Goat milk

How to Make Goat Milk Butter

The first thing to do before learning to make goat milk butter…

Alexia Allen Alexia Allen

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