Animals Archives

10 Livestock Predators to Beware Of

If you have small animals such as chickens on your homestead, you need to prepare for these livestock predators.

Whether you keep poultry, cows, sheep, or goats, there are predators that will try to make a meal out of your animals.

If you’re a new homesteader, you’ve probably been wondering which animals you should get first. Here are the 9 most popular homestead animals.

Ducks are hardy, easy to care for, reliable egg producers, and exceptional foragers. Here are 8 tips for raising ducks.

In addition to the lumber, roofing, windows, and hardware needed to build your structure, here is a basic shopping list for a chicken coop.

Butchering chickens isn’t exactly fun. It’s messy and brutal, but necessary. This video will give you an idea of the kind of work involved.

In this video, Justin Rhodes talks about how he feeds 30 chickens for only $1.25 a day. That’s only 4 cents a day per chicken!

Though chickens are the best-known type of poultry, there are many other breeds worth considering. A mixed flock has many advantages.

Though bees are one of the few homestead animals that largely feed themselves, tending them can require a huge investment of time and money.

Aside from the cuteness and the fact that your family is pleading for them, here are seven practical reasons your homestead needs goats.