When a cow gets sick, so can its rumen. But a transplant from a fistulated cow—with a surgically implanted access portal—can help.
Buying a bull for a cattle herd can be daunting, but look for these traits when you open a catalog and be ready when you head to the sale.
Instead of plowing through work, Dave and Anna Pié (and their three small children) took up the yoke to seed a new life farming in Eastern Ohio.
Spring is delivery time on the hobby farm, so here are some considerations to make sure you're ready for livestock birth and the arrival of baby animals.
Suzanne Nelson Karreman of Reverence Farms speaks with us about her Jersey cow dairy operation, grazing multiple species and making her way as a woman farmer.
Providing pigs with water can be a challenge, but careful equipment selection and best practices can help–especially when winter temperatures drop below freezing.
You don't have to break the bank to have a functional livestock handling setup, as these three diverse, DIY-designed facilities prove.
Right now, every shepherd and goatherd wants to know the pregnancy status of their ewes or does. Here's how to check and what to do if they aren’t.
What should you do if signs indicate one of your newborn lambs has hypothermia? It's important to act quickly; these steps can help you save a life.
There are many things to keep in mind during lambing season, but one especially fun thing is choosing names for the newborn baby lambs on the farm!
New chicken-keepers make common mistakes, such as this tale of chickens escaping a dog kennel during cleaning. In the end, though, missteps can teach important lessons.
Thinking about buying some cattle? From milk to beef, cattle are great small-farm livestock, but know these nine things before making the move.
