Live births are a big deal. Whether you are the mother at the end of her pregnancy, the newborn breathing air for the first…
Half-caff. You coffee drinkers know the term. It’s not quite the "real" thing but still your favorite drink, with enough kick to enjoy. It’s something…
One of the oldest and most luxurious wool breeds of sheep is the hardy breed of Icelandics. This particular breed, as the name suggests, originates…
Have you read the beginning of Astrid's story? Check it out here: https://www.homestead.org/livestock/the-mare-someone-threw-away/ It was early on a frigid December morning, in what was being…
Almost everything you read about sheep leads you to believe that they are very easy animals to deal with. Popular wisdom says keeping sheep is…
When I was discussing options with my insurance agent, I asked if we could get MDI, and surprisingly, she had no idea what I was…
Earthworms may be the easiest and most profitable "livestock" on your homestead. I’m not necessarily talking monetary profit, though it is possible to make…
Dairy animals have a salable by-product: offspring. If you have dairy goats, then you have a salable crop each year, but what do you…
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Had a Very Shiny Nose”…as well as some interesting characteristics that truly distinguish this helper to Santa from other members…
