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.

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His journey took him from farmyard to freezer, and despite the sadness of his final few moments, I know in my heart he lived a better life
Butchering

The Journey: Farmyard to Freezer

When we first moved to our farm, we purchased two Duroc barrows…

CJ Mouser CJ Mouser
preparing animals for winter
Cattle

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Three: The Animals

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Preparing the Homestead…

Doug Smith Doug Smith
Predation Prevention predator fencing
Death

Predator Proofing the Place (Or as Close as One Can Come)

It was the morning of January 4th, 2007, here in the Rockies…

John Molloy John Molloy
Building Community Through Bartering and Trading, homesteading
Bartering

Building Community Through Bartering and Trading

Think back to your grandparents, or maybe your great-grandparents and the stories…

Benjamin K Coffman Benjamin K Coffman
Donkeys

My Guardian Donkey: Burden of Beasts

Here on Ivy Hill Farm, there are two epochs: BC (Before Clara)…

Sue Dick Sue Dick
Chicken Comedy
Chickens

Half-Caff Country: A Chicken Comedy

Half-caff.  You coffee drinkers know the term.  It’s not quite the "real"…

T. Zoe Kimmel T. Zoe Kimmel
raising Pastured Pigs homesteading
Homesteading

Raising Animals That May Try to Eat You: A Pastured Pigs Experience

Early in our farming venture, the first year we kept pastured pigs…

Sue Dick Sue Dick
Tips for Starting a CSA, how to start a csa, successful CSA, CSA, Community Supported Agriculture, start a CSA, operating a CSA, homesteading
Homesteading

Tips for Starting a CSA, Successfully

Many people begin homesteading as a way to escape the rat race…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
Preventing Mouse Damage on the Homestead, baby mice, homesteading
Guineas

Mice: Scourge of the Homestead

When I was discussing options with my insurance agent, I asked if…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon
Raising Icelandic Sheep
Heritage breeds

Icelandic Sheep: Triple-purpose Breed

One of the oldest and most luxurious wool breeds of sheep is…

Victoria Varga Victoria Varga
Highland beef cattle
Cattle

From Beets to Beef: A Vegetarian’s Journey to Raising Beef Cattle

At the young and impressionable age of twenty, I read the book…

Kelsi Cunniff Kelsi Cunniff
Chickens

Farm Dogs: See Spot Work

  Most farms have at least one dog hanging around, and that…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon