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…
Not all pets are perfect. Some have physical limitations and disabilities. They may be blind, or deaf, or both. They can be born this…
My wife and I are homesteading dog-trainers. In our duties as dog trainers, we have brought almost every conceivable breed of dog onto our…
[In unpublished writings,] I tried to convey the love I felt for her by indirection; that is, by fussing about how big a pain…
Living in the country means you have to deal with less people. Country neighbors are few but often become like family. Oftentimes the majority of…
When I had my dairy goats in Wisconsin nothing bothered them, and they lived happily and without a care in the world. So when…
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…
