What Do Goats Eat? Browse, Hay, and What Actually Kills Them
Sixteen dairy goats were offered a choice. Fresh cut grass in one feeder, poplar leaves in the other. In the second run of the experiment they ate 191...
Category: Homesteading
The 15 Best States for Homesteading
A few years ago, I decided to sell a 1.25-acre homestead in Utah and move across the country to homestead for real! The first problem was deciding whe...
21 Sheep Breeds and Where They Thrive
Nobody agrees on how many sheep breeds there are. Oklahoma State’s livestock directory counts more than 200 worldwide. Sheep 101 estimates more ...
Types of Cows: 25+ Breeds and Their Superpowers
It’s a strange thing that cows have become a divisive topic. “It’s not the cow, it’s the how.” That’s the line Nic...
Do Alpacas Spit? Yes, but Almost Never at You
Yes. Alpacas spit. It’s the one thing almost everybody knows about them, and it’s the thing almost everybody has backwards. Murray Fowler,...
