Goats are herd animals by nature. I remember when I first read that statement on some blog, or in a book, many years ago. It seemed like such a quaint, charming idea. I envisioned goats living ...
About Phoenix Chickens: The Long Tailed Exhibition Bird
Phoenix Chickens are rather unique which you won’t see every day. Characterized by the long and flowy tail, this is a fun and ornamental breed. A Phoenix rooster would certainly catch the eye of ...
The Many Lucrative Uses of Honey and Beeswax
Honey makes the world go round. Well, my world at least. The ultimate reason we embark on this enrapturing journey of beekeeping is to harvest honey and beeswax for its many uses. By now it is ...
How to Treat Varroa Mite and Save Your Bees Using Oxalic Acid
When you are new beekeeper, your goal is to make sure everything runs smoothly for your new colony. You’ve taken the time to set your hive up for success, and you have been successfully managing your ...
Does Diatomaceous Earth Really Benefit Chickens?
I was browsing through social media one day and found a question on one of the homesteading boards I follow. Someone wanted to know if diatomaceous earth for chickens was a good wormer. I let them ...
Queen Rearing 101: How to Raise Your Own Queen Bees
Whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing to be called a queen bee, we can all agree on the fact that everything certainly does revolve around a hive’s queen bee. She may not bark orders at her ...
Best Goat Fencing Options and How to Effectively Confine Your Goats
Are you a newcomer to keeping goats and wondering how you’re going to effectively confine goats and keep these adorable critters safe? Maybe you’re still in the planning stages of raising goats, but ...
A Complete Guide to Harvesting Honey and Beeswax for the First Time
The harvesting of honey has been fine-tuned for thousands of years. Over time, there have been countless improvements to the process that make extraction easier on bees and their ...
Beginner’s Guide to Raising Goats for Milk Production
Raising goats for milk production is generally considered the most labor-intensive reason for keeping them. Between daily milking, special nutrition management, and the mandatory breeding necessary to ...