Small-scale turkey farming is an excellent income source for homesteaders. They have interesting personalities and are suitable for homesteads with children. Because they can…
Whether you’re a follower of the “Good Book” or not, the time-honored classic contains a lot of good advice for everyday life. One example…
Emus, Ostriches, and Rheas—all flightless “running birds”—belong to the same class: “Aves”. Emus resemble ostriches somewhat in appearance, but are significantly smaller and more…
The first thing I say when asked about raising quail is this: I wish I knew about them sooner! Easy to keep in small…
Have you considered chickens as a means of producing your own food? Have you looked at the stores and seen the price of eggs,…
“Gobble, gobble, gobble, proud turkeys proud turkeys. Gobble, gobble, gobble proud turkeys are we. We ruffle our feathers in all types of weather Gobble,…
“Daggonit! The book said I could move the eggs! It said I could move the eggs, and put her in a quiet place, and…
The iconic image of a mother hen, clucking gently to a clutch of adorable chicks, following her all around. This is the stuff of…
Raising Rock Pigeons With this article, I hope to promote the beloved pigeon and share with you about its husbandry. May you be drawn…
If you have purchased eggs from a retailer recently, then you know that the most expensive eggs for sale are the ones known as…
Remember that old commercial, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature?” Well, as a young child of about 12, I found out first-hand why…
Our poultry tractors used to sit dormant in between bird batches, now they are used year round, in a variety of ways. Our multi-purpose…
The first livestock most new homesteaders bring home to the farm are chickens—and rightly so. Here's how to start raising chickens from scratch. They’re small,…
When I moved to this two-acre croft in Iowa, just outside Iowa City, I was pleased to become part of the management of a…
Hens are fussy about their nests, just like any other bird. Although there are many reasons why hens stop laying, dissatisfaction with their environment…
Five years ago, my husband and I designed and built our backyard chicken coop. The design was based on photos of a friend's chicken coop…
I have learned to accept the gentle smiles and assumptions of others when the subject of chickens is mentioned. It is always assumed that…
The North American Wild Turkey can be found in every state of the U.S., as well as in southern-most sections of most of the…
The popularity of keeping chickens is undergoing a dramatic resurgence since the turn of the twenty-first century. Laying hens are making appearances in astonishing…
Is any homestead complete without ducks? I don’t believe so; we've been raising six ducks since this spring and we sure enjoy them! I…
