Tag archives for Livestock
Raising Chicken Flocks in the City or Country for Eggs, Meat & More!
Whether you have a homestead, farm or simply some spare yard space at your residential home, there is certainly no other species of animal more suited nor more than the…
Optimizing Your Homestead Farming & Gardening
Many of us have a garden and enjoy fresh vegetables during the summer and fall. Maybe we even have a few chickens for eggs and meat. But many of us…
The Dairy Goat — A Gallon of Milk a Day
Looking for a way to combine sufficiency with efficiency? The most efficient animal on the place is the goat. It is scoffed at by skeptics, eyed by the curious, and…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 15/15 – Angoras
Angora rabbits have a long history. They are one of the oldest breeds and it is thought that they were kept for wool in Roman times. For hundreds of years,…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 14/15 – Showing
If you would like to get involved, join the club of the breed of your choice, or let your children join - these clubs are particularly kind to young exhibitors.…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 13/15 – Fur Production
You may have made up your mind against fur production; it could be argued that a fur coat is out of place in a back yard. There is certainly an…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 12/15 – Using Rabbit Meat
How then shall we cook our fresh, home-produced meat? Most of the recipes in established cookery books are for wild rabbit, but the only difference is that you may need…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 11/15 – The Harvest
If you keep large amounts of farmed or hunted meat, you really need a deep freeze. Unless you are prepared to eat salt meat like our ancestors did for months…