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Get to Know Pigeons
Pigeons are remarkable for so many reasons. A true cosmopolitan, long after humans have left this Earth, only cockroaches, rats, and pigeons will remain. Humans and pigeons have been sharing living...
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Book Preview: Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics
Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics explores the realities of raising a flock for eggs — and entertainment, of course! From odd eggs and molting to chicken behavior, feeding and preparing for the...
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Drop Spindle Spinning: Making and Using Your First Spindle
By Angela Hammer – I’ve always liked making things with my hands. I learned how to crochet years ago, so spinning became the next logical step for me to take. Why buy yarn when you can make it...
View ArticleSelling Eggs as a Business and More!
Our June/July 2017 issue is NOW AVAILABLE, featuring everything about eggs — from selling eggs to finding the perfect chicken breed for maximum egg production to understanding duck egg color. Subscribe...
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Cayuga Duck Breed Spotlight
By Holly Fuller – Cayuga ducks are a threatened breed. These beautiful, iridescent, green feathered ducks are great for their flavorful meat, egg production, show quality, and their ability to make...
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12 Benefits of Learning How to Crochet
By Cathy Myers Bullard – “Chain four, join, and turn.” What artful activity relieves stress, inspires creativity, and promotes well-being all while being fun and functional? The answer: crochet....
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Kids and Coopworths: Sheep Camp at Owens Farm
By Caroline Owens What do you get when you combine summer, kids, and Coopworth sheep? Sheep Camp! The 1st of February is a critically important day for Owens Farm in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. That’s when...
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How to Raise Livestock Guardian Dogs
Countryside & Small Stock Journal July/August 2017 issue is NOW AVAILABLE! Subscribe today. Using livestock guardian dogs dates back more than 2,000 years ago. In Countryside’s July/August 2017...
View Article50 Must-Haves for TEOTWAWKI
By Thomas Sciacca – Arguably, the most important thing to store for a SHTF (Stuff Hits The Fan) or complete TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) scenario is knowledge. Without it, you won’t...
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Hatching Duck Eggs
Hatching duck eggs is an awe-inspiring experience. Since domestic duck breeds rarely go broody (i.e. sit on fertile eggs until they hatch), using an incubator is generally your best bet. Various types...
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CDC: Salmonella Outbreak – Should You be Worried About Your Backyard Birds?
By Michelle Miller – A new CDC Salmonella outbreak report warns that illness from Salmonella is on the rise in 2017. Hundreds of people, over a third being children under the age of five, have become...
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How to Shear a Sheep and Other Fiber Animals
Learning how to shear a sheep takes practice and time. Before you head out to buy sheep shearing supplies try to observe a professional sheep shearer and ask questions. The first few times are going to...
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10 Best Agriculture Schools
By Doug Ottinger, Minnesota Academia, I learned, is not all about laptops and college football games these days. In a few corners around the country, some of the best agriculture schools are training...
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Summertime Chicken Care 101
In case you haven’t heard, we’ve got exciting news for all you Backyard Poultry readers out there! If you have a Web-Only or All-Access Backyard Poultry subscription, you now get six EXTRA e-editions a...
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How to Get Started with Meat Goat Farming
By Christine Kocourek – I have been involved with goats for more than 20 years, starting with grade dairy goats. My farm currently has more than 40 head of registered fullblood, purebred, and...
View ArticleHello From Pam Freeman, Countryside Editor
My experience may be unusual, but when I grew up, I never tasted store-bought jam or tomatoes from a supermarket can. In fact, our pantry just didn’t have many store-bought items. My mom canned...
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What is the Best Mulch to Prevent Weeds?
All Photos By Shelley Dedauw The best mulch to prevent weeds depends on where the mulch lies, what else you need it to do…and, of course, cost. What is the most important factor for a successful...
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From Canning Tomatoes to Pickling Beets, Savor Your Homegrown Harvest!
Our Summer 2017 e-edition is now available! Learn how to can, store, and preserve the homestead harvest you have worked so hard to grow — from canning tomatoes to pickling beats, this issue has all the...
View ArticleWhat is Your Livestock Guardian Dog’s Bark Trying to Tell You?
Our July/August 2017 issue of sheep! is NOW AVAILABLE, featuring stories that answer questions like, what is your livestock guardian dog’s bark trying to tell you? Learn why this magazine is the...
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Frittatas 101 – Start Basic Then Make it Fancy
When I learned to make frittatas, I knew I had a dish simple enough for a family supper yet fancy enough for entertaining. Frittata, which translates to “fried” in Italian, is an egg-based classic...
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