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This Cool Coop Brings Joy To Chickens & Their Keepers

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Custom built with cleanliness and comfort in mind, this coop keeps chickens happy and healthy, and brings joy to their Kentucky keepers.

Choosing Cattle For Your Own Homegrown Beef

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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There's never been a better time to start raising your own beef cattle for homegrown meat. These tips will help you find the right animal for your dinner table.

Butcher A Pig Carcass For A Bountiful Homestead Harvest

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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If you raise hogs and know how to butcher your own pig carcasses, you can enjoy delicious and cost-effective meat products year-round!

The Kardashihen Flock Frolics At Hawthorn Creek Homestead

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Poultry |
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Hawthorn Creek Homestead founder Brandie Funk tells us how her flock of chickens, the Kardashihens, and bees help to uphold a family farming legacy.

Pollinator Spotlight: Getting to Know The ‘Other’ Bees

Animals | Beekeeping | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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Honeybees aren't the only game in town—and there's a lot you can do to help the thousands of species of native bees out there!

Chicken Chat: Losing A Pet Teaches The Value Of Life

Animals | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Losing a chicken is a difficult experience, but one keeper shares how memories of pet chickens can remind us of how all life is precious.

How To Handle A Dog Around Your Chickens

Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Wild predators are a sure threat to your chickens, but don't forget that a neighbor's dog (or even your own) can and will kill a beloved bird, too.

How To Control Bugs On & Around Your Chickens

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Bugs, who needs ’em? Certainly not chicken-keepers, who sometimes struggle to keep pesky flies and poultry parasites at bay.

Feed Your Chicken Flock Right With These Tips

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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What you feed, how you supplement and when you treat will make all the difference for your chickens. Follow these tips to feed your flock right!

Sheep Wool Has A Place In The Garden

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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While sheep themselves may not be welcome among planted rows, their wool makes an excellent addition to the garden as mulch, fertilizer and more!

Chicken Chat: The Chicken Lady & The Rooster

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Why did the the rooster cross the road? For Ramsey, for an ice cream cone that led to a new home with a loving chicken lady.

Hog Back Rubs & Impulse Ducks At 30 Acres And A Goat

Beginning Farmers | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Rosa Vasquez from the Virginia-based venture talks about how perseverance can produce moments of inspiration on the farm.

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