One of the most overlooked livestock animals for homesteaders is the llama. These graceful creatures have a wide variety of benefits for people cultivating a self-sustaining lifestyle. A single llama can provide large quantities of wool for spinning, matting for ...
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6 Things You Must Know About Producing Livestock Feed
Most people have two really good reasons for making their own livestock feed: it’s much less expensive than purchasing commercial feeds, and you can control the quality and ingredients. As fantastic as those two reasons are, there is one final ...
Read More »Get Rid Of Parasitic Worms On The Homestead
Internal parasites are one of the most common problems encountered in animal husbandry, including livestock and household pets. In my experience, worms can quickly become a serious issue – living in a warm climate unfortunately means that the little worms ...
Read More »Illness in Your Livestock
Illness and disease in animals can be very serious. If you keep animals on your small farm or homestead, you are responsible for keeping them well, both for their sake and your family’s. Your animals are a part of your ...
Read More »Preparing Your Puppy for Perfect Herding
When you choose to go off the grid, you will find out very quickly that you cannot go at it alone. Most people who decide to pursue this lifestyle realize immediately that they will need the help of animals. Chickens ...
Read More »What to Expect When Your Livestock are Expecting
Raising animals is an important aspect being self-sufficient. In order to cease reliance on outside sources of food, you need to have domestic animals. People have survived for thousands of years by taking advantage of animals, both wild and domesticated. ...
Read More »Protect Your Perimeter with Llamas
Living off the grid typically includes taking advantage of the benefits of animals. Maybe you have goats for milk and grass maintenance, sheep for wool and meat, or chickens for eggs. Whatever kind of animals you keep, they are probably ...
Read More »Keep Them Hydrated: Dealing with Livestock Water Sources in Cold Winter Climates
The biggest problem for many homesteaders with livestock is keeping water liquid when temperatures dip below freezing. Since fresh water is such an important element in the health and well being of your animals, you are going to have to ...
Read More »Getting Ready for Kidding Season
Winter is here, and all of your goats and sheep are tucked away for a long winter’s nap. It’s time to relax on the homestead, right? Well, not really. This is the time to prepare for those blessed events soon ...
Read More »Family Dogs vs. Farm Dogs: What Breeds Make the Best Livestock Helpers
If you have livestock, they are at constant risk when you are not around. That’s just a fact. The animals we raise for our own meat are also high on the list of predator’s meal selections. They are prey animals by nature and not very good at fighting off the attacks of predatory animals. In the wild, the best defense a prey animal has against its attackers is flight, but we take the ability to run away from them when we put them behind fences.
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