Cattle

Heritage Breeds on the Homestead: Oldies, but Goodies

The dream of coming back to basics, down to our roots, and achieving self-sufficiency is a worthy one.  You put…

2 years ago

Modern-Day Devons: Heritage Devon Cattle Making a Comeback

Day to day on our homestead my husband and I have the pleasure of coexisting with heritage turkeys, heirloom chickens,…

2 years ago

Fergus the Red

The trouble with keeping cows (aside from the regular, mischievous behavior of Bos taurus such as crashing through fences, or…

3 years ago

The Uncertain Shepherdess: Learning Shepherding on the Fly

Almost everything you read about sheep leads you to believe that they are very easy animals to deal with.  Popular…

3 years ago

Don’t Get Snookered: The Beginner’s Guide to Buying Cattle

One goal of the homesteading lifestyle is to live as independently as possible, providing for oneself and one’s family.  Owning…

3 years ago

The Economics of Dairy Goats

Milk prices have certainly gotten higher in the last few years, high enough that many of us small farmers are…

3 years ago

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Three: The Animals

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Two: The Machinery There’s a…

4 years ago

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

At the young and impressionable age of twenty, I read the book Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer from cover…

5 years ago