Are you the proud new goat parent of a bouncing baby boy? Male goat kids are sweet when they’re young, but they become fertile quickly. Most goats are fertile by around seven weeks of age. If ...
Common Bee Problems, Pests, and Diseases, and How to Fix Them
If you are new to beekeeping or keen to venture into this highly satisfying venture, brushing up on common beekeeping problems will prepare you for the unknown and help prevent the loss of your hive. ...
Beehive Management: How to Inspect, Handle, and Feed Your Bees Over the Years
You’ve set up the ideal honey-making hive for your new bees, and you are sure your colony is happy with their new home. Congrats! But your work doesn’t end after installing bees, nope, there’s a ...
The Practical Guide on How to Start Beekeeping for Beginners
Honeybees have been providing humans with their sweet sauce since the first whiff of a nearby hive came floating through. It's no secret that we've enjoyed managing hives for many centuries; ...
Before You Start Beekeeping: Legal, Cost, Time Commitment, and Bee Anatomy in a Nutshell
If you’re not already familiar with honey bees, you may not be aware of the tremendous benefit they are to our planet. Of course, bees produce the sweet honey that we love to add to a hot cup of ...
About Narragansett Turkeys: An Older And Showier Turkey Variety
Narragansett Turkeys are a beautiful meat producer that would make a good pick for a sustainable homesteader. Such a lovely and well-rounded variety has significant potential but got pushed aside by ...
About White Holland Turkeys: A Rapidly Declining Heritage Variety
White Hollands turkeys are a unique variety that is slowly disappearing and bred insufficiently to maintain the original standard of the variety. This is a large turkey, good for meat production and ...
About Derbyshire Redcap Chickens: One of the Biggest Heads Around
Derbyshire Redcap Chickens is a fantastic breed for the homesteader wanting a steady production of both meat and eggs. Many people have never heard of this breed, but it needs some popularity to keep ...
The Benefits and Concerns of Raising Turkey Poults with Chickens
Does raising turkeys sound like the logical next step for your homestead but rumors of their high mortality rates are giving you second thoughts? Several years after raising Cornish-crosses for ...