This breed of chicken has some valuable uses and an elegant composure that make it an attractive bird for small farm use. Lakenvelder Chickens are also an endangered breed which makes them a very good ...
10 Steps to Prepare Your Chicken Coop for Winter
Outdoor furniture put in storage - ✅ Shovels, salt, and sand ready to go - ✅ Chicken coop winterized... ❌ On the list of winter preparation chores that I tend to neglect, preparing the chicken ...
Japanese Bantam Chicken: Tiny Showstoppers
If you’ve never seen a Japanese Bantam before, chances are they look a little funky at first glance. A show-quality Japanese Bantam will most likely have a tail that nearly touches the back of its ...
The 10 Most Common Pig Diseases and How to Prevent Them
Last summer, our sow came down with a mysterious ailment. One day, seemingly without any kind of cause, she began limping, favoring her right back leg. After a few days, she stopped walking ...
La Flèche Chicken: A Unique French Fowl
Despite being an incredible breed for both meat and egg production, La Flèche chickens are, unfortunately critically endangered. This breed has a unique appearance, proudly sporting a very ...
How to Prevent Pigs from Escaping and How to Catch Them
The pig is probably one of the smartest farm animals you can raise. I had always been told that but never truly witnessed it firsthand - that is, until June of this year. I came home from ...
Old English Game Bantam Chicken: Small and Showy Lawn “Ornaments”
This little chicken is certainly a perky and charming bird that can easily capture your heart with their wild spirits. Old English Game Bantams are primarily an ornamental bird and not exactly a ...
How to Plant a Bee Garden to Help Them Thrive and Get Better Honey
There’s so much more to being a beekeeper than just tending to your apiary. Once you’ve dived into this fulfilling beekeeping hobby, you will soon realize that you have opened the door to other ...
A Goatherd’s Guide to Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) in Goats
When you make the choice to add animals to your life, you carry the responsibility of taking their health into your hands. Goats, for example, are quite a hardy critter, but they are not without their ...