Best Practices For Livestock Birth Season
March 7, 2022Spring is delivery time on the hobby farm, so here are some considerations to make sure you’re ready for livestock birth and the arrival of baby animals.
Names For Baby Lambs: Check Out These 4 Fun Ideas!
February 18, 2022There are many things to keep in mind during lambing season, but one especially fun thing is choosing names for the newborn baby lambs on the farm!
Breed Profile: Get To Know Jacob Sheep
January 24, 2022A highly marketable old world breed, Jacob Sheep are known for their soft fleece, ease of lambing, meat quality and more. Learn more about this storied animal.
Follow These Steps When Selecting A Breeding Ram (Video)
December 30, 2021A sire contributes more than just its 50 percent of a lamb's genetics, so it's critical to choose a breeding ram carefully. Here's what to look for before you buy.
Choose Your Ruminant Depending On What Your Pastures Offer
December 27, 2021Animals do the hard work of improving pastures and soil health, so choose the right ruminants for the land and native growth you already have.
How & When To Give Your Sheep A Hoof Trim
December 27, 2021It’s important to keep an eye on your sheep’s feet to avoid lameness. And when you’re checking for foot rot, you may want to go ahead and do a quick hoof trim.
Readying A Flock Of Sheep For The Cold Winter Months
November 16, 2020As colder weather moves into the Midwest, it’s time for this keeper to start thinking about preparing sheep for the cold, winter months.
5 Questions to Ask Before Keeping Sheep
March 1, 2016Sheep can provide you with a host of farm products: wool, milk, meat and cheese. Make sure you can provide for them, as well.
Fruit: A History of Apples
January 18, 2016Excerpt from the Popular Garden Series magabook Orcharding with permission from its publisher, BowTie magazines, a division of BowTie Inc. Purchase Orcharding here. Most historians believe the apple originated in the Dzungarian Alps, a mountain range separating Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and China, where wild apple trees still produce teensy apples the size and shape of the […]
Sheep Thinks It’s A Dog And That’s OK
December 28, 2015Or maybe this sheep just wants to have a good time.
