Sheep are mostly valued for their wool and meat in the United States -- but what about their milk? More…
Myke Russel and Kathryn Cody, owners of November’s Harvest Farm in Limington, preparing for a chicken processing workshop at the…
Colt Knight, assistant professor of extension and state livestock specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, constructing a GPS…
On horse-powered farms and homesteads, draft horses are used for heavy work. But like any animal, these horses need to…
Loaded with nutrients and vitamins, goats milk has been proven an excellent ingredient for personal cleaning products. When used in…
Does your chicken need some help with their nails? Here's how to give a chicken pedicure. Image by Pexels from…
Edith Kershner, a fourth-generation sheep shearer, demonstrates how to shear a sheep at the 2019 Farm & Homestead Day organized…
A healthy backyard hen can lay hundreds of eggs in her lifetime, resulting in a steady supply of nutritious and…
Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki In the world of backyard poultry, ducks hold a special place in many people’s hearts. They…
BDN File Photo For many small farmers and homesteaders, cows are the white (or, perhaps, black and white) whale of…
One-day-old Oberhasli goats at Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant, Maine. | Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik Maybe you visited a…
Mandy Wheaton milks a Nubian goat on her homestead, Wheaton Mountain Farm in Bucksport, Maine. | Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki…