Eventually, you’ll come to the point in the year where you need to find some bedding for your sheep. If you have looked around any, you have also noticed that you’ve got some choices of which bedding to use. What are the differences between the bedding types and which is the best bedding for you…
Thinking about raising your own meat chickens? Awesome! You’ll love the taste and nothing tops the “I raised this myself” feeling. Now you’re wondering, how much will this awesome chicken cost me to raise and will they be worth it? Home raised broilers will cost an average of $12.38, which is $3.53 per pound. This…
Fresh eggs from your own chickens, it doesn’t get better than that! You’ll have plenty of eggs to use, give to friends or extras to sell. Now for the big question, how much are those eggs going to cost you and are they worth it? Keeping laying hens for eggs, will cost you $1.42 in…
You’ve got sheep and you’ve got grass that you want mowed down in your new orchard. Is this a match made in heaven or a disaster in the making? Sheep will eat the bark off of young fruit trees, which will kill the trees. Older fruit trees are not as attractive to sheep, but can…
Home raised pork is amazing! You get superior taste and the satisfaction of knowing that your pigs were well cared for and lived a healthy life. But what about the cost? It is really worth it to raise your own pigs or are you better off to buy it from someone else? Raising a pig…
Considering making your own pig feed? Here are some numbers to help! Before we get going there are are few things you need to know: We use an 11 pound scale and measure into coffee cans, since we are making 500 or 1,000 pound batches of feed. Smaller batches will need a digital scale to…
Getting new livestock is exciting! It can be easy to get so hung up on the animals that key details that are crucial for success may be overlooked. To best care for your new goats, have feed, water and housing ready before the goats get off the trailer. Know and closely mimic their previous management…
There are multiple animals that you could raise on your farm, but which ones are the most likley to be profitable? The best farm animals to raise for profit are pigs, small ruminants (sheep or goats), game birds, standard breed roosters and rabbits. Pigs can be profitable Potential market: Customers who want great tasting, ethically…
Thinking about raising your own meat rabbits? There is a ton of information available, which can be helpful or confusing! As a beginner looking to raise rabbits for meat, which breed of rabbits should you choose? The most popular breeds of rabbits to raise for meat are New Zealand, Californian and Satin. Less common meat…
Most sheep are happy to stay with the flock as long as the flock is safe and comfortable. But can sheep jump out if they want to? Sheep can jump over a short, sagging or damaged fence. A fence that is 48″ tall will be too high for most sheep to jump over. Sheep stay…