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!
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.
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.
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!
Check out these fun chicken-themed products, from a stovetop steamer to funky earrings and more, in this recent General Store roundup!
It's too common for a chicken's toe to get injured, and in extreme cases amputation may be required. Though not fun, the task can be done by a keeper following these steps.
In the May/June 2023 issue of Chickens magazine, editors chose the best of the flock from submitted reader photos. Enjoy this gallery of beloved backyard chickens!
Don’t be alarmed at the presence of slithering serpents in your chicken runs. The majority of field snakes are not only non-venomous but also beneficial to your farm.
Designed by students using reused materials, this cool chicken coop houses chickens that recycle food and yard waste into rich compost for the school garden!
Rodents are more pest than predator to chickens, but in the coop they can spread disease and cause destruction, so make sure you don't attract mice or rats.
