Livestock

You’ve likely heard the myth that goats will eat anything, but many goat owners would disagree. They find that many of their goats will only eat some types of hay, …

For those who know me, you know that I love goats. And it’s no secret that goats are extremely popular to have on many homesteads. However, they can be a …

Many chicken owners like free-ranging their chickens in an enclosed run and have quite a few protections around it such as a fence, roof, and guard dogs. But are these …

I’ve sometimes heard about giving goats diatomaceous earth to goats as a dewormer (among other benefits), but I didn’t know if this was a myth or if it had any …

As I’m planning my homestead, I’m doing some chicken math to find out how many hens I need. The only problem was, I wasn’t exactly sure how many eggs hens …

I first heard that chicken eggs have different colors when I was little (think of all the paint this could have saved me on Easter!). I was curious to learn …

Growing fodder is possible on just about every homestead and giving it to your goats (alongside their regular grazing) helps tremendously with nutrition. Fodder is commonly made of hay, straw, …

I live in Austin, Texas, and there’s a 99% chance I’ll have chickens soon. While I prefer harvesting eggs to the whole chicken, the only problem is—will the hot weather …

As I’m researching more about the kinds of livestock I’m interested in having on my homestead, ducks and goats are consistently in my top five. This begs the question—can ducks …

I’m currently deciding on either ducks or chickens on my homestead, and there’s even the possibility of having both. In my search, I thought about what would happen if the …