Daniel Johnson

Hoof care is an important part of livestock maintenance. Here’s how to perform a basic goat hoof trim to keep your ruminants happy and healthy.

We’ve rounded up 9 lessons for anyone considering adding animals to their farm or just want to make raising livestock a little bit easier!

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.

Chickens see the world in a unique way due to some unique physical traits of their eyes. Read on to learn all about chicken vision!

This year, farm smarter not harder with these 125 tips put together by our contributors in celebration of Hobby Farms’ 125th issue!

If you have a small or hobby farm, you may have a woodlot on your property. Here are just some offerings woodlots offer the landholder.

Raising chicks is fun and rewarding, but you need to provide the right heat to ensure their survival. Here are a few options for warming chicks without a heat lamp.

If you want year-round eggs, a few simple things can maximize your hens’ output. Here are some tried-and-true tricks for extending the laying season.

With the first day of spring behind us, it’s time to start thinking about what spring crops we can get in the garden for an early harvest.

Farm life doesn’t stop during the winter, so follow these tips and tricks to improve your homestead during the cold, wet, windy season.