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Want to learn more about Oberhasli goats, their traits, and their characteristics? Then read on! We’re about to brainstorm all about Oberhasli goats – including why they belong on your farm or homestead. But first, let’s talk about why goats are all the rage lately. Goat popularity has been on the uptick for a few years now. Did you …

Read More about 7 Compelling Reasons for Raising Oberhasli Goats

I recently decided to start clicker training my young mare and found myself hunting around in the refrigerator, looking for anything that might resemble a horse treat. While my Percheron cross, Pandamonium, adores bananas, they make a mess of your treat dispenser, hands, reins, and pretty much everything else! Carrots ended up being my horse …

Read More about 5 Homemade Horse Treat Recipes for Picky Eaters [Super Easy DIY!]

It’s guava time over here in South Africa and the soft, squishy fruits are tumbling from the trees with alarming regularity. Personally, I hate guavas, but my chickens are rather partial to them. I was a little concerned that they might find the pips difficult to digest, but a few guavas a day seems to …

Read More about Can Chickens Eat Cherries or Are They Poisonous?

Chickens have a surprisingly varied diet and will gulp down the most disgusting-looking insects and worms just as happily as they will their normal chicken feed. As chickens enjoy a wide range of different foods, you can easily find tasty treats for them. Admittedly, mine get little more than a few comfrey leaves in the …

Read More about Can Chickens Eat Strawberries or Tops?

For humans, an apple a day is supposed to keep the doctor away. But for cows, tackling a fruitarian diet isn’t quite so straightforward. Can cows eat apples? Do they enjoy them, and are apples good for them? We’ll go into all the details in this article! During fall, any homesteader with both apple trees …

Read More about Can Cows Eat Apples? What About Fermented Apples?

It’s a beautiful spring day but, rather than enjoying the fresh new grass, your cows are all swishing their tails and stamping their feet. Why? Because they’re surrounded by flies. Not only are flies annoying, but a heavy infestation can also cause all manner of unpleasant side effects for your bovine buddies. Biting flies not …

Read More about Best Way to Keep Flies Off Cattle – From Zebra Stripes to Pour-On

My chickens have gone from free-range to all over the farm in the past few weeks. My ramshackle collection of crossbreed chooks are now in the garden, cleaning out the pig enclosure, laying eggs in the goat house, and goading the dogs. I’m clearly going to lose the lot if I don’t do something soon …

Read More about How to Clip a Chicken’s Wings So It Can’t Fly [and Whether You Should]

All hoofed animals are susceptible to fungal and bacterial infections of the hoof. Horses often suffer from mud fever, greasy heels, and thrush, while our cloven-hoofed friends – sheep, cattle, and goats – are all prone to hoof rot. Whether you’re battling with an outbreak of hoof rot in goats or sheep, or wondering how …

Read More about 5 Signs of Hoof Rot in Goats and How to Treat It Yourself

Homestead pigs can be pretty easy work once you have your infrastructure set up. The price tag on those little piglets can be a real doozy though. Depending on the breed, you can pay anywhere from $60 to $250 or more when you get into breeds like Kunekune pigs.  Such a high cost may have …

Read More about How to Prepare for Farrowing Pigs [4 Tips to Breed Your Own Piglets]