A sheep at Savage Hart Farm in Vermont. | Photo by Peggy Allen There’s nothing quite as idyllic as a flock…
Anyone who has raised egg-laying chickens dreads noticing a hen sitting in the same place for days on end on…
BDN File Photo For thousands of years the only way for humans to get milk from a dairy cow was…
Chicks, foals, kittens, kids, piglets ... aren't baby animals just adorable? They're also a tremendous responsibility — especially for farmers.…
Photo by Rachel Vine from Pexels A particularly nasty surprise to find in a chicken coop, a lash egg is an egg-shaped mass…
You have the chickens, so what's next? Goats! Goats need less land and feed than other livestock and can serve…
Coturnix quail. | Photo by Jenna Greene Quail are a cute, quirky alternative poultry to raise on your homestead. If…
Full of personality and requiring less infrastructure than chickens, keeping waterfowl can help your homestead by guarding, keeping bugs at…
Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik Rabbits are among the mammals that can be found all over North America, from deserts…
Packaged bees are emptied into a Fort Kent hive at the start of the season. | Photo by Julia Bayly…
Photo by John Holyoke Loving the outdoors, wanting to put some food on the table and maybe spending some quality…
Wondering about rabbit breeds? Read on for our beginner's guide to rabbits, breeds and varieties. Holland lop rabbit. | Linda…