Beekeepers are turning to smart devices and sensors to monitor their bees health, location and other elements of their beekeeping operations.
Hardy, docile and without big space requirements, Babydoll Southdown Sheep make a great addition to hobby farms. Lean more abut the breed here!
Feeding cattle right means meeting a variety of nutritional needs. In this first part of a series, we look at providing cattle with the right roughage to thrive.
This round of Say Cheese contenders includes handsome Highland cattle, grinning goats, a bouncy bunny and more, so check out this photo roundup from Hobby Farms readers!
Summer means flies around the farm, and it's essential to keep these pests away from your flock of sheep. Here are some tips for controlling summer flies.
Retired registered nurse Carol Denney tells us how her adventures at Rocking D Hobby Farm are helping to better the local community.
For livestock animals and their keepers, summer is a time for fighting biting flies, so here are some more tips for keeping bugs off your herd.
Summertime brings the bugs to your farm. Here are three common fly species that impact cattle and other livestock, and how you can work to control them.
Can you beat your chicken’s step count? Chicken trackers may soon tell us everything we need to know about our flock’s activity level.
In this excerpt from "Raising Resilient Bees," authors Eric and Joy McEwen share some insight into how and why they rear queen bees naturally.
When you have your own chickens, you're not stuck with grocery-store white eggs. Here are some common layers with a rainbow's variety of egg colors.
Need a tech helper to manage your flock? These four apps help you track your chickens on everything from egg productivity to feed intake and more!
