Looking after farm animals can be
daunting if you are new at homesteading. We hope that this
page on animal husbandry will be your reference for your farm animal
health. We hope that you will visit us often as we update this section
on raising farm animals. We will be bringing you information on how to
care for your pigs, rabbits, cows, sheep, goats, horses, alpacas as
well as raising chickens.
FARM
ANIMALS - ALPACAS:
Alpaca
Farming is probably easier than farming sheep or
goats due to their character and habits.

FARM ANIMALS - BEES:
Bee
Keeping for Beginners - everything you need to know
on how to keep bees.
A
Beekeeper's Calendar Hive management throughout the
year.
Urban Beekeeping
FARM ANIMALS - CHICKENS:
Here you will find quite a lot of information on
Raising
Chickens ,
coccidiosis, and
Chicken
Coop Plans.
Advice on chicken keeping and their
care, housing, feeding and
Chicken
Breeds for Layers. See
FAQ
on Raising Chickens
Chicken
Pens & Animal Pens: Use Fire to Prevent Disease, Chicken
Breeds & Hatching Eggs
How
to Caponize Chickens Backyard Chickens Q & A
FARM ANIMALS -
COWS: See information on: Cattle Breeds, Dexter
Cattle
You may also be thinking of getting
some cows for milk,
butter and
cheese, but you have no idea how
to milk
them by hand, and you don't have enough to warrant buying expensive
milking equipment. See our very popular section on
how
to milk a cow that also comes with two entertaining
videos on the subject.

FARM ANIMALS - DUCKS: Information
on
raising ducks for either
meat, eggs or just as backyard pets. Know how to feed, house, take care
of your duck and what breeds will suit your needs.
FARM ANIMALS - GOATS: Learn
all
about raising urban goats in your backyards.
Nigerian
Dwarf Goats
are
ideal for this purpose because of their size.
FARM
ANIMALS -
HORSES: Are you
ready for your first horse?
Learn everything about
Keeping
Horses and
Grooming
Horses is an important task, not just for the care
of your horse, but also as a way to bond with your new addition to your
ranch.
FARM ANIMALS -
LAMBS:
Raising
Orphan Lambs, so that they survive. Information on
what to feed, how much to feed, and a colostrum recipe included.
FARM
ANIMALS - PIGS:
Pet
Pigs, miniature pigs or just farming pigs are easy
to keep. They are intelligent creatures that need a strong gate to keep
them in.
FARM
ANIMALS -
RABBITS:
Raising
Rabbits for Profit. Everything that you need to
know about raising rabbits for fur or meat.
There are also a number of
free
farm videos on alpacas, building a chicken coop,
sheep shearing, keeping chickens and sheep, among others. There is also
an excellent 6 part series on the emotional world of farm animals that
is well worth watching if you have any, or are thinking of keeping
livestock or poultry.
ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY
& LIVESTOCK RESOURCES:
If you are looking for more information
on certain types of farm animals, or keeping livestock, we have an
online Country
Living Bookstore and Products Store for all your
livestock and farm animal needs.
We have lots of pages
where you can
contribute to throughout this website. We love hearing from our
readers, and hope
you will be one of those we hear from too. Look around our homesteading
website. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to
contact us.
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