Working Dogs – The Complete Guide to Herding, Guarding, Hunting, and Vermin Control Roles
Ask ten homesteaders what a good working dog looks like and you will get ten different answers,...
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Category: Livestock
Fur Hen – The Complete Guide to Fluffy, Fur-Feathered Chickens
If you have ever seen a photo of a chicken that looks more like a small, walking pom-pom than a...
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Mini Pigs – Everything You Need to Know Before Bringing One Home
A neighbor of mine bought what she was told was a “teacup pig” from an online breeder,...
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Why Did My Hens Stop Laying Eggs?
You wake up and it’s a beautiful morning. As usual, you grab your basket or bucket and go to the...
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Cashmere Goats – A Homesteader’s Complete Guide
The first time I ran a metal comb through a goat’s winter coat and pulled out a handful of...
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Holstein Cow – What Every Homesteader Should Know Before Getting One
If you ask most people to picture a dairy cow, they picture a Holstein. That black-and-white...
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How Many Eggs Does a Chicken Lay a Day?
The honest answer is that a healthy hen can lay at most one egg a day, and most don’t even...
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Chicken Dewormer – The Complete Guide to Treating and Preventing Worms in Your Flock
Every flock I’ve ever kept has carried some level of worms, and honestly, that’s...
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Do Cows Have to Be Pregnant to Produce Milk? The Straight Answer
This is one of the questions I get asked most often by people visiting my homestead, usually while...
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Cattle vs Cows: What Is the Actual Difference?
Most people use cattle and cows interchangeably, and honestly, most of the time it does not...
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How Long Do Chicken Eggs Take to Hatch? A Complete Incubation Guide
If you are raising chickens on a homestead, hatching your own eggs is one of the most rewarding...
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Goat Hooves: Everything You Need to Know About Structure, Trimming, and Common Problems
If you keep goats, managing their hooves is one of the non-negotiable maintenance tasks that comes...
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Can Chickens Have Pineapple? What Every Flock Owner Needs to Know
If you keep backyard chickens long enough, you find yourself holding a piece of fruit and...
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What to Feed Pigs – A Complete Guide to Pig Feed for Homesteaders
Getting pig feed right is one of the most important decisions you will make on your homestead....
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Domestic Sheep Herding: A Practical Guide for the Small-Scale Homesteader
Sheep are one of the most forgiving livestock choices for a homestead. They ask for less than...
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Quail Eggs: Nutrition, Uses, and Why Every Homesteader Should Raise Quail
If you have ever held a quail egg in your hand, the first thing you notice is how small it is....
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Beekeeping Supplies for the Homestead: Everything You Actually Need
Bees are one of the highest-return additions you can make to a homestead. A couple of hives will...
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Chicken Diseases: How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Them in Your Backyard Flock
If you keep chickens, sooner or later you will deal with a sick bird. It happens on every...
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Katahdin Sheep: The Homesteader’s Guide to This No-Shear Meat Breed
If you have been thinking about adding sheep to your homestead but dread the idea of annual...
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Goat Milk: The Complete Homesteader’s Guide to Raising, Milking, and Using It
If you want one animal that punches well above its weight for self-sufficiency, the dairy goat is...
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Amish Chicken Coop Design – What Makes It Work and How to Build Your Own
Walk onto any working Amish farm and you will find chickens that look good: alert,...
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Beekeeping for Beginners – Everything You Need to Know to Start Your First Hive
There are not many additions to a homestead that pay dividends in as many directions as a beehive....
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The $0.5 Livestock Feed That You Can Make at Home
I’ve been buying commercial feed since I began homesteading, but the more I learn new stuff, the...
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What Happens When You Let Chickens Free Range Full Time
I did a lot of research about raising my chickens free-range, before I decided most of it was BS!...
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What Do Cows Eat? A Complete Guide to Cattle Nutrition for Homesteaders
If you are raising cattle for the first time or thinking seriously about adding cows to your...
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Goat Breeds: A Practical Guide to Choosing the Right Goat for Your Homestead
Goats are one of the most practical animals a homesteader can raise. They are efficient converters...
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Valais Blacknose Sheep: The Complete Ownership Guide for Homesteaders
If you have spent any time in farming circles online, you have seen the photos. A round-faced...
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Why Raising Rabbits Is the No. 1 Investment in 2026
Everything costs more than it used to, and you feel it every time you open your wallet. Groceries,...
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How $20 Can Feed Your Chickens All Spring
You just dropped another $40 on a bag of layer feed last week, and now someone’s telling you...
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Varroa Mites: The Silent Threat Destroying Backyard Beehives
Beekeeping is one of the most rewarding self-sufficiency skills you can develop. Bees support...
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What Do Pigs Eat? A Practical Guide for Healthy, Happy Animals
If you’ve ever raised pigs or thought about adding them to your homestead, one question always...
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10 Things I Wish I Knew About My Chickens Before Spring
Spring is a special time of year for chickens. Everything seems to explode all at once, from egg...
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