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 Milk a Cow By Hand

It doesn’t take long to learn how to milk a cow by hand without a machine. Follow this tutorial to produce maximum output for your dairy needs.

What Farm Animals Eat in a Day

What farm animals eat in a day is answered in this lesson as we cover what food can be used to put on body weight including grass, grain

Chicken Tractor Plans: Affordable & Functional

Use this chicken tractor plan to build in just one day to supply shelter and feed for your hens or baby chicks, and easily move using pvc instead

Basics of a Chicken Coop – Design Necessities

Before you draw out a blueprint and plan to build your diy chicken coop, learn the basics of a chicken coop and what you will need to make

Chicken Coop Ideas – 5 Methods That Work

Build a DIY, cheap and easy coop for your chickens considering a proper design for the door, perch, nesting box, and run with these chicken coop ideas.

How to Raise Turkeys (Pasture Stage)

Learn how to raise turkeys, when to move the out to pasture, and their dietary needs, including how long it takes for a turkey to grow.

What Killed My Chicken? – How to Know

What killed my chicken? If you're here, you're probably asking yourself that very question. Something got one or more of your chickens. Naturally, you want to know what

Five Stages for Success With Breeding Chickens

Knowing how to select your best egg layer chicken and what to watch for makes the difference in success or failure when breeding chickens.

Best Herbs for Chickens – How to “Herbify” Your Chickens Like Lisa Steele

Learn how to use herbs for chickens to improve their health. Including ways to use herbs in their feed, water, and in the coop and nest boxes.

How to Keep Chickens Happy and Healthy with These 7 Essential Tips

How to keep chickens happy and healthy in your backyard whether baby chick or adult hen with tips on feeding, care, and shelter in winter or summer.

Using the Permaculture Approach for Your Chicken Flock

Use your chickens so they work for you and your permaculture homestead. This method of raising chickens improves your permaculture systems.

How to Keep Chickens Warm in Winter

If you live in cold climates, your backyard flock needs time in outdoor air. Learn how to keep chickens warm in the winter without electric heaters.

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