Ready to get your first feeder pigs yet not really sure what to do? You came to the right place! I can help you with some of the basics so you can be more confident your new enterprise will start well. Feeder pigs can be purchased from a local small farmer, online ads or an…
Interested in raising your own meat chickens? You will find tons of information online when looking for meat chickens. There are lots of choices of breeds each with special characteristics that are appealing. It’s enough to make you wonder how am I going to choose? The easiest chicken to raise for meat is the White Cornish Cross Broilers, which are also referred…
Wondering why sheep need shearing? Why can’t they just keep their wool all year and farmers and ranchers would have less work to do? Let’s look into it! Sheep need shearing to remove wool that will not naturally shed. Shearing wool keeps the sheep more comfortable in the warm weather and helps the sheep stay…
Sheep look great out grazing in a pasture! I love to see happy sheep eating grass. But is grazing sheep on your pasture really good for the pasture plants and the soil underneath? Sheep do not ruin pastures. Properly managed sheep improve pasture quality and performance. However, mismanagement of any grazing animals, including sheep, can…