Meal planning and grocery shopping don't usually make me think about gender equality issues in chickens, but recently I got asked a thought-provoking question that did just that. It was this: why...

When someone first comes to my backyard to see all of our animals, one of the first things they usually mention is that they're surprised by the lack of animal smell. "But aren't chickens usually...

One of the best parts of raising chicks into chickens is knowing that delicious eggs can be collected - as soon as the chicks become laying pullets, anyway. And finding that first, small egg is...

I've seen my chickens eat some pretty crazy things - from the normal bugs and seeds to the stranger things like blades of grass, dirt, and even rocks. It stressed me out - until I remembered why...

Our poor dog has had to learn to adjust to so many new friends and animals over the years. We've had him for a decade - and I wonder how he'll do when we add alpacas to the mix. So, I did some...

In making sure I'm totally ready for anything about alpacas, I had to wonder how they do with horses - just in case our future alpacas want to hang out with the neighbor's horses. Can alpacas live...