Encounters with "nuisance wildlife" have been on the upswing in recent years. Complaints from homeowners run the gamut: trampled gardens, ransacked trash, chewed electric wires,…
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…
Milk prices have certainly gotten higher in the last few years, high enough that many of us small farmers are seriously considering a dairy animal. …
Modern homesteading is difficult. Rabbits love tender garden sprouts; every wild thing loves a good chicken dinner; and neighbors sometimes spew pesticides and herbicides about…
Building a chicken coop, especially from scratch, can be exhilarating and exhausting, fun and frustrating. After all, a good chicken coop is one of the…
Lambs have a very high cuteness factor. There are very few people who can resist saying “awwww” to any lamb under four months old. Under…
When we first moved to our farm, we purchased two Duroc barrows for the express purpose of putting them in the freezer. They were meat…
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…
It was the morning of January 4th, 2007, here in the Rockies of Central Idaho, a place far removed from what most folks call civilization. …
A croft is a smallholding (a parcel of rural land under 10 acres) that is rented from a landowner. Crofting life originated in the Highlands…
Babydoll Southdown sheep cause many people to exclaim, “Awww!” on the first encounter. They are known for their teddy-bear looks and sweet smile… an appearance…
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…
