Baby Goat Refusing The Bottle? Here’s What to Do
Keeping livestock on the homestead can be a rewarding and satisfying experience and, in some cases, become a means to … Read more
Dietary Needs
29 Best Treats for Alpacas (and 51 Treats to Avoid)
As we’ve been researching adding alpacas to our backyard homestead, we’ve wanted to make sure that we’re ready for anything. … Read more
How Long Can Sheep Go Without Food and Water?
When you’re planning your backyard homestead, it’s nice to know what the upper and lower limits are for animals – … Read more
How to Raise Chickens Without Feed (And Why it’s Better!)
We’ve loved having chickens in our backyard. But we’ve wondered about their diets and if we could take things to … Read more
Should Sheep Eat Bread? Here’s the Thing
Raising sheep is still a purely theoretical thing at our house. Even so, I’d like to make sure I know … Read more
Do Chickens Catch and Eat Mice? (In Coops, Fields, etc)
While cleaning the coop one evening, I saw some mice trying to steal some fallen feed. I don’t want rodents … Read more
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