Low maintenance farm animals promote sustainable practices and are a wise choice for beginners or those with limited experience in farming.
Can you really homestead on 1 acre of land or less? Yes! Here's how to make the most of your small homestead by choosing the best livestock and plants!
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Thinking of raising chickens, goats or cows? Read this article to decide which farm animals are the best, as we give you all the input and guides you need.
Picking the right profitable farm animals for your homestead takes time to decide. Here are some animals that will make you money!
Here are five friendly animals in small sizes that are perfect for petting zoos and family farms. Learn what each of these mini animals needs.
Aquaponics is a revolutionary farming method that combines aquaculture (raising fish) with hydroponics (growing plants without soil) in a symbiotic environment.
Adding new animals to your farm requires more than just a warm welcome and cute pictures. In this blog, I'll share insights from my own experiences on how to integrate new animals into your farm family seamlessly so they adapt well and everyone is happy!
Mini Highland cows are some of our favorite homestead companions! When most people think of Highland cows, they think of the unkempt (and beastly) creatures often used as tourist attractions or featured in commercials. However,
Are you not sure if you can make homesteading work with the amount of land you have? Here are 28 farm layout design ideas to inspire you.
This guide lists out the best animals for 1 acre homesteads, how much room they need to thrive, where to locate their housing & the benefits to consider before deciding to add them to your homestead.
More and more people are enjoying the fun of having a hobby farm right in their backyard! 5 Farm Animals Perfect for your Backyard Farm
From raising goats, I know how to keep them happy. It starts by giving them a perfect shelter and we have suggestions for inspiring goat sheds just for you.
Pretty much every farm animal can be raised for profit if you know what you're doing. We're giving you the pros and cons of each.
Don't have much space for a large farm with large farm animals? Well, I have gathered information on many species of livestock that are smaller than your average breed, or they are just small in general.
If you're thinking about adding a miniature donkey to your farm, you're in the right place! Read on to learn all about mini donkeys! | Thermaland Oaks
To decide which animals are right for your homestead, you'll need to consider several factors. Here are the most common types of livestock.
When you are just starting out on your homestead it's easy to want to jump in with both feet and get a whole whack load of animals. However, it can be wiser to start out slower. Today I'm going to talk about why, and what animals are great to start out with on your
It started with a trip to an exotic livestock auction, as many good stories do. My mother and I have enjoyed many trips to Jim Scott’s Alternative Livestock Auction over the years. Dad and Co…
If you want to learn how to start a farm completely from scratch, this farming guide is for you. How would I know that? Because I have personally bought and
This project was one of the easier ones… right up to the point when the goats kept climbing on it while we were trying to complete the installation. Errrrr! First we cut several pieces of scr…
🌿Quail Eggs🌿 . Quail are SO prolific! They lay 5-6 eggs a week without fail and begin to do so at just 8 weeks of age which is lightning fast in the world of poultry. 🌿 Did you know that whatever pattern of bloom a quail hen lays on her eggs is the pattern she
It doesn’t matter how much rain you get if most of it never enters your soil. Mulch is one powerful measure you can take to make soil moisture-efficient. Photo © Scott Stebner, excerpted from …