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!

How to Kill a Pig to Butcher

Looking for the right way to learn how to kill a pig to butcher? Read on for a simple tutorial. It’s not hard to do it right.

How to Butcher a Pig (In Just 10 Steps)

It doesn’t cost much or take very long to raise and kill a pig. Whether you want to roast it whole or package for later, learn how to

Head Cheese

Unlike American or string cheese, a head cheese recipe contains no cheese, is made from boar or hog meat, high in nutrition and easy to make.

Feeding Chickens Without Grain – Cut Your Costs 100%

Whether you raise meat or egg laying chickens, learn how feeding chickens without grain is the way to go.

Mineral Supplements for Animals

Using a liquid formula or a powder multi-vitamin and mineral supplement for your horses, cattle and sheep are essential for good health and reproduction

Cuts of Beef – How to Choose When Butchering

Learn the best cuts of beef, the difference between steak and roast, and how to use and cook good tender cuts of meat.

Castrating Pigs

Save on the cost to call a vet. Learn the proper age a baby male pig should be and the best techniques used for castrating pigs. No band

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.

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

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