Thinking about raising some pigs, but wondering if that’s a good idea? Raising your own meat should be enjoyable! Are pigs going to be easy and simple to raise? Pigs are easy to raise. Pigs: Good news, pigs are the easiest larger meat animal to raise! For a few months of minimal time on your…
Why do you never hear about people eating rooster? Since they are chickens just like hens, can roosters be eaten or do we just eat the females? Many people eat roosters, they are the preferred chicken meat in some cultures. Rooster meat is less commonly eaten in parts of the world where industrial/confinement agriculture produces…
Lambing supplies are advertised every where as “must have” items. Some are essential and others, not so much. Here is our list of the items we keep on hand and why. The minimum basic lambing supplies to have on hand are: We tend to keep things simple at lambing, especially since most of our lambs…
Multiple species of farm animals can be successfully raised together. Other combinations seem like a good idea, then don’t work! Farm animals that can be successfully raised together are ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats) and poultry, pigs and poultry, mixed ruminants and mixed poultry. If you are looking to raise multi species together, the best combination…
Raising different types of animals together is usually a great idea, since both animals can benefit! But there are some exceptions that don’t work! What about goats and ducks: together forever, or a disaster from the start? Goats and ducks can be raised together as long as each has separate feed and water and both…
The basics for a happy and healthy family milk cow are easy and simple, there are only 5 that you need to get right! Don’t let the simple part fool you, each is important to keep your cow happy and productive. Ready to have the best tasting milk, ever? The 5 essentials to milk cow…
Thinking about adding a few pigs to your poultry? Or maybe it’s the other way around and you’re wondering: good Idea, bad idea or somewhere in between? What’s the bottom line, is it safe to mix birds and pigs? Pigs and chickens, ducks, guineas and/or geese can be raised together as long as the poultry…
As an animal lover, we’re always looking to add to the mix. Diversity is beautiful, after all! What animals could you raise with your chickens and ducks and still keep everyone happy? We keep all of these animals! Let me give you some insights we have come to from years of experience with a mixed…
It’s happening again, you’ve got that urge to add more birds to your flock! You’ve already got a few chickens and now you want to spice things up with a different bird this time! What are some options of birds that will live well with your chickens? Adult birds that can live with chickens are…
Your lambs should be spunky and growing like weeds! But what if they aren’t growing well? If your lambs are not putting on weight like they should here are the 3 things you need to check (and possibly change) to get your lambs on track, again! To get your lambs to gain weight: control parasites…