A few days ago, a young man I used to teach reached out to me. He wanted to find out if we would be interested in selling some of our sheep. My husband and I have put a lot of work into ...
10 Easy Sheep Handling Tips To Make You a Confident Shepherd
Owning and raising sheep is a relatively simple endeavor. You feed them, house them, provide them with plenty of fresh, clean water. It’s as simple as that. Until that is, you need to trim ...
5 Goat Birth Complications You Need to Know Before Kidding Season
When I brought home my first round of goats, I did a lot of research on how to care for them. I read books, blogs, forums, medical texts, and talked to other goat keepers to learn as much as I could ...
Easy and Affordable Homemade Chicken Feed Recipes
Anyone who's raised chickens for eggs or meat knows that feed can be ridiculously expensive. You may have considered making your own, but how can you be sure you're providing all the nutrients that ...
3 Easy Steps for Cleaning and Caring for Hummingbird Feeders
Hummingbirds are beautiful little wonders to behold, and it's lovely to see them flitting around the garden. In addition to planting nectar-rich species, many people hang hummingbird feeders to ...
Cat Scratch Fever: What It Is and How to Treat It
You've likely heard of "cat scratch fever" before, but unless you've had exposure to it you may not know what it really is or how it's caused, let alone how to treat it. Maybe you've only heard the ...
14 Bothersome Garden Insect Pests Chickens Can Eat
Insect pests cause an extraordinary amount of damage in vegetable, herb, fruit, and flower gardens. Fortunately, if you have chickens, ducks, Guinea fowl, or other birds nearby, they can help to keep ...
10 Boredom Buster Chicken Toys That Will Keep Them Entertained All Day Long
Chickens are intelligent, sensitive creatures who can suffer from boredom and depression just like any other. If you're raising a flock of your own, it's important to offer them "boredom buster" ...
Cherry Egger Chicken: Meet This Abundant Layer
When I first heard of cherry eggers, I was so excited. I thought of olive eggers, and Easter eggers, and assumed that cherry eggers laid reddish eggs. I was wrong. Cherry eggers don’t lay ...