Storing animal feed is a natural struggle when homesteading. You must compete with mice, rats, squirrels, and any other pest which wants your feed to go in their bellies. How do you combat nature ...
Nubian Goat: Breed Info, Characteristics, Breeding, and Care
Have you ever noticed the regal, flowing ears of the Nubian goat and wondered why they are so popular? Sturdy, noble animals, Nubians are well-known for producing milk with high butterfat content, ...
How To Keep Bees and Other Animals Together Safely
When you add bees to your home, you will wonder how their presence will affect the rest of your animals. Maybe, you are even a little concerned about how your bees will react to a new puppy on the ...
Everything You Want to Know About Guinea Fowl Eggs
With so many different bird species on the planet, it’s a wonder that most people have only tasted one or two varieties of eggs. According to the American Egg Board, 157.6 million dozen ...
14 Benefits of Keeping Goats Around Your Homestead
Besides being adorable clowns and entertainers, there are many uses for goats around a homestead. I’m not talking about their many benefits, but actual uses for them in your life. Goats can be an ...
Alpine Goat: Breed Info, Characteristics, Breeding, and Care
Graceful, elegant, curious. These words best describe Alpine goats. Add to this their hardy nature and friendly personality, and you have a great new member to your homestead. Alternatively called ...
6 Common Bee Predators and How to Protect Your Hive
As a beekeeper, you pride yourself in keeping your hive thriving and growing. You love the products your bees provide, year after year. It may be easy to assume that your colony can fend for itself, ...
How to Sell Your Honey and Beeswax Harvest
There may come a time when you have more honey on your hands than you know what to do with, and your friends and family have more than they need too…hey, at least you are sharing the ...
What Causes Bumblefoot in Chickens and the Treatment for All Stages
The first time you see your backyard bird limping, you might assume it merely has stubbed its toe. But as the days go by, it becomes clear that the affliction is not getting better, and in fact, your ...