There are a few things that we always have on hand here at the farm. Surgical scissors, needles and syringes, Blu-Kote, latex gloves… ...and B12 supplements. Vitamin B12 (the same ...
Greasy Pig: What Is It and Tips To Prevent and Treat This Swine Disease
It’s not just a pig that hasn’t showered in a long time (although let’s be honest here - are you really taking the time to make sure your pig gets sudsy? If so, that’s a pig-raising strategy I haven’t ...
15 Trees To Tap for Syrup Besides the Sugar Maple
When it comes to breakfast, my husband made it very clear early on in our relationship that nothing but pure maple syrup would do. We aren’t messing around with that Aunt Jemima stuff! He has ...
7 Tips for Putting Healthy Weight on Sheep and Lambs
We recently picked up our last batch of lamb from the local USDA slaughterhouse. While we were happy to see that our lambs weighed significantly more than they did last year when we brought them to ...
How to Fatten Up a Pig The Right Way With These 10 Tips
“Eating like a pig” - that’s a common insult that is more or less self-explanatory, is it not? Yet despite the stereotypes that exist surrounding the feeding habits of swine, it isn’t always as ...
Rehoming Livestock for the Best Possible Future for Your Animals
Depending on your goals as a farm or homestead, you may at one point find it necessary to rehome your livestock. Perhaps your animals are no longer productive. Maybe you need to move and can’t ...
How to Butcher a Turkey For the Freezer or Thanksgiving
If you’ve already mastered the art of raising your own meat chickens, you might be wondering whether it’s time to branch out to a new species of poultry. Ducks are fun to raise (particularly for ...
How to Fix a Muddy Chicken Run For a Healthier Chicken Environment
It’s almost that time of year again. No, not planting season. Not lambing. Not farrowing. It’s mud season, or rather, muddy chicken run season! It seems as though no matter what we do, we’re ...
What Is Wirestem and How Can You Prevent and Treat It?
From anthracnose to blossom end rot, sooty mold to verticillium wilt, it seems like there’s no shortage of diseases that can wreak havoc on your plants. As a gardener, likely all you want is for ...