Breeds You Need: Finding the Right Livestock for Small Farms
April 9, 2018You don’t have to be a rancher to have a great herd of livestock on your hobby farm. Many terrific breeds are great for small acreage.
You don’t have to be a rancher to have a great herd of livestock on your hobby farm. Many terrific breeds are great for small acreage.
Are you considering trying something new on the farm? What about preserving an endangered livestock species of cattle, pig or sheep?
I love to pasture my pigs, but fencing had been a problem. Then I observed and emulated the solar setup of a “lunatic farmer.” Here’s how it works.
When it comes to farm problems, changing the way you farm may be better in the long-term than a reactionary solution.
Sow’s milk doesn’t contain enough iron for newborn piglets. Where you raise the piglets determines how you ensure they get what they need.
This round of contenders is led by a calf and a goat. Also making appearances are goslings, pigs, chickens, a cow and her calves, and a very cute bunny.
In this second of four parts, we learn about a bison-size, prehistoric “terrible pig” and how observing feral pigs can inform care of domesticated ones.
Piglets born in cold weather don’t fare well. The solution? Don’t let sows give birth in cold weather. Here’s how to time it.
These tips based on personal experience with pigs covers raising piglets on the first day all the way to opening day at the farmers market.
Keep your cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and chickens safe from threats by various predators with these tried-and-tested techniques.