Getting your new baby chicks is a thrilling experience, especially if they are your first baby chicks to look after. To ensure that your chicks are as healthy as they can be and are happy when you...
Category: Pets and Livestock
Goats love to roam freely in the green fields throughout the day, grazing and bleating happily. At night, however, this is where it could get tricky. You may feel as though your goats should be...
Milking goats is a chore - in every sense of the word. They don't hold still without help (and training) and their teat size can make milking harder. I was always looking for a way to make milking...
As we've been researching adding alpacas to our backyard homestead, we've wanted to make sure that we're ready for anything. And because our kids love feeding treats to the animals, we've wondered...
We've noticed some interesting trends with our backyard flock. It seems like they lay fewer eggs on cold, rainy days - or in the winter. This made me wonder - does weather affect chickens laying...
When you're planning your backyard homestead, it's nice to know what the upper and lower limits are for animals - just in case. That way, you'll know what they can (and can't) tolerate. So how long...
