Animals

Keeping your chicks warm for the first few weeks of their life is one of the essential ways to keep your chicks happy and healthy. Chicks need an environment with temperatures between 95 and 100 for the first week of their life and a decrease of 5 degrees each week until they are feathered out. […]

Goats are difficult to feed – they tend to make a mess, spread their hay, and refuse to eat hay that is dirty or fallen. This means that they waste a lot of hay. Finding the best goat feeder for your herd to keep their food off the ground is key to limiting waste and

Whether you are getting goats for the first time and looking for a goat waterer for the first time or are an experienced homesteader needing some new options, we’ve got you covered with some goat waterers for your backyard farm. Below you can see exactly what to consider when choosing a goat waterer for your

Goats are cold hardy animals but as winter settles in, you may be wondering – do goats get cold. In this article we’ll explore whether goats get cold, how to decide when they need additional warmth and some helpful strategies for managing goats in the winter time. While many people think of goats as hot

Have you ever driven by a field of goats to see several standing there in a daze? You may be wondering – do goats sleep standing up? In this article we’ll explore when, how, and whether goats sleep standing up. If you are looking to raise goats, make sure to check out our complete guide

Keeping your chickens happy and comfortable in the winter is an important part of raising backyard chickens, especially if you live where the winters are cold. We’ve been keeping backyard chickens for many years both in upstate New York and New Hampshire and have experienced our fair share of cold and windy winters. In this

Let’s explore the questions – do goats need light at night? Goats are fun animals to keep on your homestead. They are playful, good sources of milk and fiber and can even be used to manage weeds and brush. We’ve been keeping goats for well over a decade and have learned so much over the

Many people get into chicken keeping before they have a realistic view of the cost of raising chickens. We’ve been raising chickens for well over a decade and will breakdown the costs of raising chickens including start up costs of raising chickens as well as how much it costs to maintain chickens. In general, we’ve