When I was 12 years old, my neighbor offered me a job mucking out stalls at her barn. With the money I made, I paid for riding lessons on my neighbor’s older Appaloosa. But the experience taught me a ...
9 Tips to Help Improve and Get Better Tasting Goat Milk
It’s no secret that goat’s milk is delicious - and filled with all kinds of nutrients that make it a wonderful alternative to cow’s milk. However, not all people would agree with the first part of ...
Horse Companionship: Why Your Horse Needs a Friend and Which Animals Are the Best?
Horses are beautiful animals that provide incredible emotional support to humans, but how can you tell if your horse needs company? And, why is companionship important for horses? Like humans, ...
Caring For Your Beehives During the Winter
These days, beekeeping has grown into a utilitarian business in which bees are bought and sold without a second thought. But as food-uncertainty increases, more people are looking for ways to raise ...
How to Care for Your Livestock During the Winter
When the weather starts to change and the evenings become chilly, we start thinking of ways to get through the coming winter. If you own livestock, you know that winter can present lots of challenges ...
10 Common Mistakes First-Time Goat Owners Make & How to Avoid Them
Are you thinking about raising goats? If so, you’ve made a wise choice. There are countless benefits to raising goats, but you mustn’t go into the situation blindly. Although they aren’t the ...
Should You Feed Pigs Table Scraps? Here’s How to Avoid Problems
If you’re raising pigs, you might be wondering if you can feed them table scraps, and what sorts of foods you can feed them. The short answer? Just about every kind of food! However, ...
Steps to Ensure Successful Sheep Breeding and Lambing in the Fall
For most people, fall is the time of year when things start to slow down. The leaves fall from the trees, the garden chores are more or less over, and even our work obligations might be slowing ...
Tetanus in Newborn Lambs: The Causes and How to Prevent It
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a concerned shepherd wondering why her lambs were dying. It took some investigation to get to the root cause. She said that her lambs were fine ...