Mites in Goats
Skin problems in goats are fairly common and can be quite confusing. Mites cause mange, which is just one of the reasons that a goat can suffer from hair loss, dry skin, thickening of skin, scabs, and pustules. Some of … Read More
How to Make Private Well Water Safe to Use
If you use a private well for your home water supply, you may have some concerns about its safety. You’re not alone. Many well owners like you have expressed concerns over the safety of their water. Unlike public water systems … Read More
Rhode Island Reds: The Quintessential Homestead Chicken
By Tasha Greer Rhode Island Reds, referred to as RIRs for brevity, are an American class chicken with a strong affiliation with the free range, homesteading lifestyle. These large, lovely, and active birds are the perfect choice for protected pasture. … Read More
Side Crusher by Premier One Review
Since I receive a lot of questions about the Side Crusher, I asked the awesome folks at Premier 1 Supplies if they would send one to review three years ago, and they graciously agreed to do so. Other than receiving the … Read More
Cache Valley Virus: One Breeder’s Experience
Episode 72For the Love of Goats Until recently, most goat breeders had never heard of Cache Valley Virus. I heard about it two years ago when an animal scientist told me that they were having a horrible time with it … Read More
Buckeye Chicken: Mrs. Metcalf’s Marvelous Mongrels
By Tasha Greer When Mrs. Nettie Metcalf started raising chickens for extra spending money, she never imagined she’d become the first American woman to enter a new breed of chickens into the poultry standards. But when this unique breed, once … Read More
Egg Recipes
It’s egg season! While most people would say it’s spring, those of us with chickens know it’s egg season. After a few months of few to no eggs — because hens don’t lay in the dark days of winter unless … Read More
Keeping Goats and Chickens Together
Episode 71For the Love of Goats Have you thought about adding chickens to your goat farm? Have you heard about keeping chickens and goats together? Maybe you already have chickens and the challenges with the goats are driving you crazy? … Read More
Australorp Chickens
By Tasha Greer Why did the Orpington chicken cross the ocean to Australia? To become an Australorp, of course! Australorp is a contraction of Australian Orpington. But this chook breed is no mere contraction. It’s a distinctly Australian layer with … Read More
Bantam Chickens: Small But Mighty
We got our first bantam chickens in 2002 entirely by accident. I had ordered turkeys from a hatchery, and the box included 15 tiny chicks! We already had Buff Orpingtons and Silver-Laced Wyandottes, so I knew immediately that these were … Read More
