Our first couple of years owning Nigerian Dwarf goats, we didn’t have an intact buck on the farm, just a few females and a wether…
Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Two: The Machinery There’s a passage in the good book…
Working when they feel like it, sleeping the day away, partying all night, and making sure you know that whatever you say or do means…
Raising a housegoat is not for the faint of heart, nor is it normal. Truth is often stranger than fiction, and normal is not something…
When I had my dairy goats in Wisconsin nothing bothered them, and they lived happily and without a care in the world. So when I…
Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people. Country neighbors are few but often become like family. Oftentimes the majority of life…
Donkeys can be seen across America and in fields around the world. They have helped mankind by easing workloads, protecting livestock and family, as a…
The trouble with keeping cows (aside from the regular, mischievous behavior of Bos Taurus such as crashing through fences, or getting into, and making a…
Using Dogs to Help Around the Homestead If I had to give a label to our Akbash/Great Pyrenees dogs or put them in one…
Trust your gut when it comes to your animals and their health. If you’ve been spending quality time with them, you’ll know when something’s…
I have always wanted to raise rabbits as a healthy meat addition to our homestead. The trouble is, keeping caged rabbits does not fit…
Most farms have at least one dog hanging around, and that dog may even do something to justify his free supper. If you are…
