Get the info you need to choose the best meat to raise on your hobby farm.
If you want to expand from the tradition beef, chicken or pork on your farm, consider raising these other meat animals and poultry.
Keep your chickens warm, healthy and productive this winter with these cold-weather guidelines.
Yesterday morning, Mom went in the feed room to fetch our yummy breakfast. Uzzi and I licked our lips. But then she shrieked and rushed out of the feed house, frantically brushing her face with her hands. She’d walked into a spider web again.
Last week, I told you some of the weird things Uzzi and I learned about eggs. We also learned some things that aren’t so crazy.
This morning, there was a huge commotion over by the chicken coop. Uzzi and I wondered what was going on? Just then, Carl the cockerel strutted by with one of his hens. We asked him, and he said, "Camilla laid an egg.” Uzzi and I looked at each other. The way she was carrying on, you’d think she laid a basketball.
Ensure your farm’s pet rabbits lead healthy lives by recognizing the signs of these common diseases.
Last week, I told you about a brave goat named Sergeant Bill, who served in France in World War I as part of Canada’s 5th (Western Cavalry) Battalion. Another goat to serve his country was Air Commodore William de Goat, DSO DFC, of the British 609 (West Riding) Squadron, a Royal Air Force fighter squadron.
By taking a holistic approach to treating your farm dog’s allergy symptoms, you can reduce the use of conventional medications.
Last week, I told you about Private Derby, who is mascot of a military unit, the 2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) in Derby, England. He’s the only sheep military mascot Mom discovered when she researched The Backyard Sheep, but there have been oodles of military goats!
Get an inside look at your chicken’s anatomy to understand what keeps it pecking around the barnyard.
