Animals

This is where you’ll find all things animal-related when it comes to the homesteading lifestyle. Whether you’ve got backyard egg-laying chickens, raising meat birds, milking a dairy cow, or needing to learn how to butcher a pig, this is where you’ll find it!

Cow Giving Birth Naturally

A milk cow giving birth naturally to a baby calf can be a long-awaited dream, but knowing when to call a vet is essential.

Birthing Piglets – What You Need to Know

Learn the process of birthing piglets, managing an average sow, and giving your piglets the proper care for weight gain.

Raising Pigs For Beginners

Raising pigs on a small farm for the best meat can be easy; learn the feed cost, how much pasture is needed and how long it takes to

Newborn Calf Care

When you bottle feed, you have to learn how much and how often to feed a newborn calf, but a calf can gain enough weight nursing with the

How to Set Up An Electric Fence on the Homestead

Learn how to utilize and set up an electric fence on the homestead to keep your animals in and predators out.

Best Cow Breed for Milk

Whether making cheese products or raising cows for meat on your family farm, choosing the best cow breed for milk and meat will make a world of difference.

How to Prevent Mastitis in Cows

Learn how to prevent mastitis in cows by understanding the causes of beef and dairy cows and a natural supplement for prevention.

How to Treat Mastitis in Cows Naturally

You can treat mastitis in cows without antibiotics by use of natural, organic ointment methods keeping your beef and dairy herd safe from chronic pain.

How to Butcher a Turkey

Whether you want to field dress a fresh wild turkey or clean, bone, breast and cook your heritage farm raised turkey, learn how to butcher a turkey first.