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!

Maximizing Yield, Minimizing Suffering: The Art of Peaceful Animal Harvesting

Deworming Sheep – Natural Solutions to a Common Problem

Whether sheep, goat or cattle, all ruminants are prone to worms. You can use this safe and natural schedule to guard against parasites and deworming sheep.

Protecting Chickens From Predators

You can keep your free range backyard birds safe by protecting chickens from predators the best way with these tips.

How to Render Lard – Don’t Miss This Healthy Fat

You can use pork fatback or pig leaf lard to learn how to render lard using this slow cook method in a crock pot, stove top, or Dutch

Calf Sharing (What, Why & How)

Learn how to improve the ethics and time spent managing your milk cow when adopting the calf sharing method.

Why Do Chickens Stop Laying Eggs

Are you wondering, “Why do chickens stop laying eggs suddenly in the winter, spring, summer or fall?” This guide gives you 20 things to check.

How to Care for Baby Chicks

After they hatch and you bring them back home, learn how to be a mother hen to newborn chicks with this beginners’ guide on how to care for

Raising Sheep Naturally

Reduce money and time together by raising sheep the easy way. Learn more about this hair breed of sheep and see how much the cost vs effort pays

DIY Pig Waterer

This automatic DIY pig waterer using a blue barrel and a hog nipple works better than the hanging PVC pipe design. Use this tutorial to make your own!

Cost to Raise Meat Chickens – Organically

The cost to raise meat chickens organically can vary. Read on to learn that, without much effort, you can have significant effects on your overall budget.

Mixing Your Own Chicken Feed

Make an impact on your organic grain budget and improve the quality of your meat by mixing your own chicken feed with this easy recipe.

Using Chickens to Create, Turn, and Spread Compost

There are several ways that chickens can help with composting your garden. The natural tendency of chickens is to scratch and peck which results in turning the soil.