Leslie J. Wyatt

Here are essential facts about groups of nutrients that are crucial to the health of various livestock species on the farm.

As a beginning beekeeper, you can choose from several hive design. Give some additional consideration to best home for your bees.

With proper precautions, you can minimize damage to poultry, livestock and pets without disrupting the balance of nature. Here are facts on common predators and the clues they leave.

Don’t be bewildered by the process of pressure canning any longer. We unveil a method that lets you move past your fears and put up home-preserved food.

Display a rainbow of colorful eggs on your kitchen counter or farmers market booth by keeping one of these chicken breeds.

Although some resemble venomous snakes, these species are harmless to humans and help control rodents and insects.

In part two of this three-part series, we look past buying chicks. Here are the basics on how to incubate and hatch eggs to start or expand your flock.

Understanding fire behavior and prevention in addition to developing your own evacuation plan are all part of comprehensive fire safety on a farm.

Chickens losing feathers as winter approaches is part of a natural cycle. Here’s how it works, why it happens, and how you can help your molting flock.

Some advocate vaccination of newborn calves while others advise waiting because the energy of immune response is better used elsewhere so early in life