Sometimes chicken coops get muddy. It can happen for a lot of reasons - from rain to flooding to sprinklers to drainage issues to an open run. But what can you do when your chicken coop is...
Category: Pets and Livestock
When you're considering getting sheep, it's important to consider how you'll protect them from the various local predators - including canines. Can an alpaca guard sheep and lambs? How would alpacas...
As we've been researching adding alpacas to our backyard homestead, we've wondered about how they'll get along with our other animals - specifically our chickens. Can alpacas live with...
While we've been researching alpacas, we've wondered what their ideal living environment is. My research has shown that they prefer living outside. Even so, I can't help but wonder - can an alpaca...
As we've been researching animals for our backyard homestead, we've come across two particular species that intrigue and interest us: alpacas and goats. But can alpacas live with goats? Alpacas...
While I love eating fresh eggs, sometimes you get an egg that just smells fishy. And then it tastes weird and fishy, too. So why do some chicken eggs smell fishy? And what can we do to prevent...
