Take the yuck out of goat’s milk: These tips for milking your backyard goats will help keep your homegrown milk safe and delicious.
Your backyard livestock have more to offer than eggs and milk: They can provide fertilizer for your garden as well.
Need a good reason to move beyond mere consideration and build the backyard coop? Here are reasons that will motivate you.
When you own the tools and materials and have the know-how, building your own custom chicken coop can be one of the most rewarding aspects of keeping chickens.
The idea of home-raised bacon might seem like a dream come true, but are you up for the reality of raising pigs in the city?
Urban beekeeping is all the rage, but don’t blindly jump in. Ask yourself these questions before starting your hive.
Goats are a natural way to keep weeds under control without the use of herbicides or heavy equipment.
Expand your urban hive and give your bees some growing room with these two methods to split a bee colony.
Herbs and garlic can help keep your flock in fine shape.
Courtesy .brioso./Flickr Odd eggs are par for the course in the world of backyard chicken-keeping and are usually still fine for the frying pan, as well as a little laugh. On the whole, egg abnormalities should usually not cause any concern. Sometimes, though, bizarre eggs may indicate a deficiency in vitamins or a hereditary anomaly […]
Choosing to have your goat serve as the subject of a 4-H project can be a rewarding and educational experience.
There are a lot of advantages to using goats as packers that horses and mules can't offer.
