Are your hogs cooped up in the barn over winter? Keep your herd healthy by livening up their surroundings with some simple 'pig-richment.'
Looking for some new animals to add to your small farm? Consider sheep, lively livestock with year-round profit potential for hobby farmers.
Barber’s pole worms can be a serious problem for goats and sheep, but FAMACHA scoring helps keepers identify and treat affected animals.
The Combes family in California’s Central Valley turned a few acres of dirt into a multispecies hobby farm, using livestock for regenerative agriculture.
As a brand inspector, Paul Johnson never knows what his day will hold. Read about his goat-wrangling, cattle-chasing career in the Big Sky Country.
Jacobs Heritage Farm is the place to find exceptional honey, eggs, meat and more, with a nod to times and places gone by.
You can raise your own pork without becoming a big breeder. Learn how to choose, care for and process pigs for flavorful pork.
Winter can mean lice infestations in livestock. Learn what to do if the pesky insects cause issues on your farm.
People are dressing up their chickens—and other animals—in tutus as part of this recent farm fashion craze. Here's a look at some photos.
At first, it seems like there's a great deal to learn about goats, but once you've mastered the basics, they're relatively easy animals to keep.
Winter is not the time to latch the barn closed. Instead, follow these tips to increase indoor ventilation for the health of the animals inside.
Proper storage, labeling, administering and knowledge of livestock medications are crucial parts of keeping your animals healthy.
