Livestock

Homesteading articles about Livestock as it pertains to homesteaders, farming, animal husbandry, gardening, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Three: The Animals

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Preparing the Homestead…

Doug Smith Doug Smith

Predator Proofing the Place (Or as Close as One Can Come)

It was the morning of January 4th, 2007, here in the Rockies…

John Molloy John Molloy

Building Community Through Bartering and Trading

Think back to your grandparents, or maybe your great-grandparents and the stories…

Benjamin K Coffman Benjamin K Coffman

My Guardian Donkey: Burden of Beasts

Here on Ivy Hill Farm, there are two epochs: BC (Before Clara)…

Sue Dick Sue Dick

Half-Caff Country: A Chicken Comedy

Half-caff.  You coffee drinkers know the term.  It’s not quite the "real"…

T. Zoe Kimmel T. Zoe Kimmel

Raising Animals That May Try to Eat You: A Pastured Pigs Experience

Early in our farming venture, the first year we kept pastured pigs…

Sue Dick Sue Dick

The Secret of Inpangela: Guinea Fowl are Strong Magic for Your Homestead

The Secret Magic of Inpangela Man does not live by egg alone.…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly

Tips for Starting a CSA, Successfully

Many people begin homesteading as a way to escape the rat race…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Mice: Scourge of the Homestead

When I was discussing options with my insurance agent, I asked if…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

Icelandic Sheep: Triple-purpose Breed

One of the oldest and most luxurious wool breeds of sheep is…

Victoria Varga Victoria Varga

From Beets to Beef: A Vegetarian’s Journey to Raising Beef Cattle

At the young and impressionable age of twenty, I read the book…

Kelsi Cunniff Kelsi Cunniff

Farm Dogs: See Spot Work

  Most farms have at least one dog hanging around, and that…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon