A widely respected stock dog with a reputation for an intense nature, the Australian Shepherd makes a valuable addition to the livestock pasture.

Once synonymous with itchy mohair fiber, Angora goats have been bred to produce soft, luxurious white mohair. This easy-keeping breed is a small-farm favorite!

A recent addition to the miniature sheep world, the versatile and easy-to-handle Harlequin is a perfect animal for small and hobby farms.

After feeding time in the coop, make it cocktail hour with this recipe for a delicious orange blossom slush, excerpted from “Drinking With Chickens.”

Learn to make a cold frame from a common 5-gallon bucket with this project, excerpted from Chris Peterson’s “The New 5-Gallon Bucket Book.”

Though they aren’t livestock guardian animals, Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys offer a lot to keepers, from companionship to therapy and more.

Hereford Hogs are gentle and hardy, and produce excellent-quality meat. Read on to see if this heritage breed might be right for your farm.

More than just living lawn ornaments, Texas Longhorn cattle bring a variety of virtues and products to the pasture (and they look amazing, too).

Once powerhouse fiber producers in the American Southwest, today’s Angora goats are small-farm favorites for their naturally colored fleeces.

Once the preferred pigs of upper-class farmers and royals, today the Berkshire pig is popular with small farmers for its excellent meat and ease of keeping.