Homesteading And Livestock
The proper skills and right animals turn a homestead into a closed loop: tools, how-to tips, eggs, milk, meat, wool, and honey for the table, manure for the garden, and help with the work in between. The guides here are organized by chore, goals, and animal, so you can start with the one you’re considering or take your skills to the next level.
When to Transplant Brassicas and Tomatoes
Anneli Carter-Sundqvist
Protecting Chickens From Predators
Hank Will
3 Tips for a Predator-Proof Coop
David Woods, Log Cabin Hub
Is Free-Ranging the Best Option for Your Flock?
Backyard Chickens
How to Install an Electric Fence at Home
Dale Strickler
Consider Miniature Dairy Cows
Troy Griepentrog, Staff
Wood Trellis Ideas: Multi-Purpose Garden Trellis Plans
Staff
7 Advantages of Keeping Guinea Fowl on Your Homestead
Jennifer Poindexter
How to Milk a Cow By Hand
Joann Grohman
Independence and Interdependence
MOTHER EARTH NEWS staff
What is a Microgrid and How Does it Work?
Hoss Boyd
Poultry Marketing: How to Start Poultry Farming
Cyndi Ball
Broiler Chicken Health Problems
Gail Damerow
How to Dye Eggs Naturally with Plant Designs
Jeanne Bullard
Why Not Refreeze Food?
The Mother Earth News Editors
Different Types of Farm Fencing
Steve Maxwell
How To Raise Bullfrogs For Profit
Pat Patera
How to Make Your Farm Friendly for Wildlife
Ellen Sousa
Best Trees for Backyards
Jeff Ball
Raising Rabbits for Meat
The Mother Earth News Editors
