Tag: livestock

One of the most overlooked livestock animals for homesteaders is the llama. These graceful creatures have a wide variety of ...

Most people have two really good reasons for making their own livestock feed: it’s much less expensive than purchasing commercial ...

Internal parasites are one of the most common problems encountered in animal husbandry, including livestock and household pets. In my ...

Illness and disease in animals can be very serious. If you keep animals on your small farm or homestead, you ...

When you choose to go off the grid, you will find out very quickly that you cannot go at it ...

Raising animals is an important aspect being self-sufficient. In order to cease reliance on outside sources of food, you need ...

Living off the grid typically includes taking advantage of the benefits of animals. Maybe you have goats for milk and ...

The biggest problem for many homesteaders with livestock is keeping water liquid when temperatures dip below freezing. Since fresh water ...

Winter is here, and all of your goats and sheep are tucked away for a long winter’s nap. It’s time ...

If you have livestock, they are at constant risk when you are not around. That’s just a fact. The animals ...