Farm Animals & Livestock

Calves born without hair throughout history.

Beekeeping is an additional income source for small farmers, a boon to biodiversity, and a valued part of sustainable agriculture in Asia. Asian rubber plantation smallholders have excelled in this vocation.

Keeping chickens in backyards has become a popular activity, even in urban areas. What is better than the taste of fresh eggs? Chickens will eat just about anything, but what should you keep off the menu? Learn about dangerous foods to keep your flock healthy and happy.

Chickens make great pets, and having a coop of chickens is a lot of fun for the whole family. Check out our list of 45 great rooster and chicken names!

Whether you're looking for funny pig names, cute pig names, girl pig names, or boy pig names, this article has over 250 different pig names to help you choose.

Thinking about adopting a goat and need some help thinking of good goat names? Here are over 350 goat name ideas to graze through!

Are you looking for some cute and funny llama names? Here are 270 ideas to help you name your new furry friend!

Raising geese is a lot easier than you may think. The effort is well worth it, especially if you use the natural tendencies of the geese to benefit you. Read on to learn about weeder geese, pet geese, and security alarm geese!

If you've built a new chicken coop, give it a name! These chicken coop name ideas are sure to get people clucking, whether you're going for classic, funny, or just plain cute.

Naming your pig pen is a fun way to make your pigs' home feel special. From Hamsterdam to Jurassic Pork, here are over 100 great pig-pen name ideas.

Cows have some of the biggest personalities on the farm, so have fun in the process of naming your cows and bulls. Read through this list of bovine names for some great ideas!

Planning on owning sheep or growing your flock? Here are over 200 male and female sheep name suggestions to consider for your new fluffy friends!

Instructions on how to successfully prevent a crossbeak condition in a Silkie chicken chick, fixing the disability! Cheap to do and requires practically no maintenance - if you can catch it early enough!

Name your goat house and put up a sign that makes the shelter feel like home! Find cute, funny, classic, and cheese-inspired goat house names here.

Polish chickens come in a variety of beautiful colors and are fun to raise. In this article, I share photos and basic information about raising them.

Five chickens breeds that are weird-looking, interesting, uncommon and downright different.

These 100+ donkey name ideas are perfect if you're looking to adopt a new burro—includes donkey names from pop culture, funny donkey names, and more.

We all love pets, but some are more expensive and difficult to keep successfully than others. Chickens make good pets because they're an economical and easy alternative to traditional pets like cats and dogs.

I will discuss about the process to hatch chicks from hen through my experience.

Whether you're planning on breeding your pet sheep or are interested in trying to earn some extra money getting into the markets for lamb, mutton, or wool, this article will provide you with the information that you'll need to get started breeding sheep.

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Will discuss ten black chicken breeds. I'll also discuss some cool exotic chickens, so let's get into it without further delay.

Rabbits need to eat hay every day. Hay keeps their digestive system in good condition. They can eat any types of hay but it needs to be hay that is free from any type of pesticides. Hay needs to account for 80% of a rabbits diet. Rabbits need a daily supply of fresh hay.

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Welcome to our goat pen! Meet Oliver and Delilah, our pet Pygmies, and see how we built our new goat pen to provide shelter from weather and predators.

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I've always wanted a pet pig for years and finally got one! Here's what life is like with Ramses the American Mini Pig, complete with tips on how to care for one.

Shining is not just a common pastime for us Wisconsinites; it's a way to scout and prep for the fall hunting season.

For us, it all began with our desire to live in a rural environment. We had spent many years living in one city or another. So, we purchased a small hobby farm with just a little over 4 acres of land, a house, pump shed, and a 40 x 60 pole shed.

A young boy had no brothers or sisters to play with, which left him feeling lonely at times. His uncle gave him a unique and precious gift – a young goat named Lado a companion to alleviate his loneliness. When Lado took her last breath, Shaukat's heart shattered into a thousand pieces.

You don't need acres to raise chickens. With just a bit of backyard space, your family can have a small flock that provides fresh eggs and farming fun.

Would you like to attract more bees to your garden? This article looks at seven effective ways to do that and what the benefits are to doing so.

Cattle are more dangerous to humans than many assume, and they occasionally charge in large groups when threatened. Around 20 people are killed by cows each year in the US alone. This article lists 6 ways to avoid falling victim to a cattle stampede should you ever be faced with a charging herd.

Can you ride a deer? Probably not, but people have done it. Learn the history of riding reindeer, elk, and moose throughout the world—and why it's not recommended.

I have a passion for learning and a love for cows. I combined those two components to create this article about cows.

Can female chickens really turn into males? Are chickens actually stupid? Are they mean? What are chicken saddles and diapers? I'm here to tell you the truth.

This is a guide for feeding, watering, and caring for chickens during the cold Northeastern winters.

Read on to learn why bees abscond. See the causes and reasons bees leave their hives, as well as what you can do to prevent them from doing so.

Practicing apiculture? Learn why bees abandon or leave your hive, how to stop honey bees from absconding and the best methods to prevent bee absconding and swarming.

Managing a beehive requires time and attention. Learn how to maintain and care for a beehive, including important apiary practices that create favorable conditions for bees and improve honey production.

Finding predator tracks in your yard and around your livestock? Use these non-lethal tricks to keep coyotes, wolves, and foxes from killing your animals and entering your yard.

One of the first (and often most confusing) decisions that the beginning beekeeper must make is the size of the boxes and frames to use for hive bodies and supers. Read on to find out the correct size you need for your bee boxes.

Are you looking for the perfect name for your pet duck? Here are 200+ creative and cool names to choose from.

There is a lot more to keeping bees than you might realize. Here are some things I wish I'd known before starting our first hives.

Suggestions about which duck breeds are most suitable for different purposes. Covers housing, feeding, stocking density, wing clipping, and health of pet ducks.

Aside from being an important agricultural commodity, sheep are often kept as pets. This article offers tips on caring for pet sheep, whether you already have them or would like to know what it takes to look after sheep as pets.

I have a donkey named Ray. These are answers to the questions I have been asked about keeping a donkey in a small-town setting.

When you put chickens in a small pen or coop, they get bored and will end up hurting one another. Here are easy and fun ideas for chicken toys that you can make using items around your house.