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Preserve the Harvest Giveaway 2022
Enter for your chance to win this package valued at $930! Read More
Treasured Coffee Cakes
Springtime is sure busy here on our little patch of heaven, and I look forward to the days getting longer and the weather getting warmer! Read More
Secrets of Raising Katahdin Sheep
Add to Favorites By John Kirchhoff – For many people, mentioning hair sheep evokes either “I wouldn’t have anything else” or a “No way would I have them” response. My wife … Read More
Goat Journal May/June 2022
Goat Journal May/June 2022 is in homes April 21st, but digital and All-Access members can read it NOW! Subscribe to Goat Journal for great stories on giving injections and vaccinations, avoiding goat scams, the controversy of dehorning, and the best dairy goat breeds. PLUS: do herbal dewormers really work? Read More
Goat Journal is 100 Years Old! Celebrate by Entering our Giveaway.
Enter our giveaway contest now! New prizes announced here every month. Read More
Breed Profile: Finnish Landrace Goat
The Finnish Landrace goat has ancient origins in Finland. This rare goat breed is hardy, well adapted to a cold climate, and a highly productive milker. Read More
Backyard Poultry June/July 2022
Backyard Poultry June/July 2022 — 17/3 is in homes May 12th but digital and All-Access subscribers can read it NOW! Subscribe to Backyard Poultry for great stories on Avian Flu 2022, summer pests in chickens, improving a home egg business, and Swedish Flower Hens. PLUS: Erminettes, a breed previously thought to be lost! Read More
Our Coolest Coops Photo Contest is Back!
Grand Prize Winner will receive a Chicken Door with solar panel, Automatic drink stick with cups, Pressure reducing valve, 20 lb. hanging feeder, Wonder Grubs, 100 decorative egg cartons, and prominent placement in the August/September 2022 issue of Backyard Poultry. Read More
Bird Flu 2022: What You Should Know
Highly lethal and easily transmitted, this particular strain of influenza can cause severe illness, especially in chicken and turkey flocks. The resulting mortality losses can reach 75 to 100% within days. Read More
Part Two: A Hen’s Reproductive System
Add to Favorites By Thomas L. Fuller, New York Have you ever been asked, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” When I was teaching reproduction in junior high science, I would fall … Read More
Backyard Beekeeping April/May 2022
Backyard Beekeeping April/May 2022 — 2/2 is available now! Subscribe to Backyard Beekeeping for great stories on different types of comb, how to move hives, teaching children not to fear bees, natural queen rearing, and human uses for bee pollen and venom. PLUS: Officer Darren Mays, a retired policeman who conducted swarm removals for the NYPD! Read More
Succession Planting With the Best Plants for Bees
Add to Favorites Even before we began keeping bees, we tried to garden in such a way as to not harm bees and other pollinators. Now that we are keeping … Read More