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.

Raise Heritage Turkeys for Holiday Cash

Small-scale turkey farming is an excellent income source for homesteaders.  They have interesting personalities and are suitable for homesteads with…

1 month ago

Homesteading with Dogs: Get By with a Little Help from Your Friends

If I had to give ato our Akbash/Great Pyrenees dogs or put them in one category, well, I…

2 months ago

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

January... the beginning of a new year, the time for resolutions intended to make the coming year better than the…

3 months ago

Wintertime on the Homestead

Snow, ice, sleet, and wind.  Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen water-troughs, frostbitten ears on calves, milk frozen in…

3 months ago

Rudolph and Company: A Portrait of the North American Reindeer

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, had a very shiny nose”…as well as some interesting characteristics that truly distinguish this helper to…

4 months ago

Winter Animal Husbandry Tips for Homesteaders

No matter if you are producing eggs, honey, milk, or meat, a well-considered animal-husbandry program is essential to the financial…

6 months ago

Highland Cattle: A Breed Apart

At first sight, the shaggy, comical, and toupee-like hair that tumbles down into their eyes and faces is the most…

6 months ago

Imperfectly Priceless Pets: Shelter Rescues on the Homestead

Not all pets are perfect.  Some have physical limitations and disabilities.  They may be blind, or deaf, or both.  They…

7 months ago

Got (Raw) Milk?

On your way to greater self-sufficiency, you have purchased a dairy cow or goat.  You should feel proud that you…

7 months ago

A Story of Three Little Pigs

Several years ago, about midway through our homesteading life, we decided to embark on a new adventure: raising pigs.  We…

7 months ago