Author: Joshua Clark

A sick cow won’t come up and tell you something’s wrong—you’ve got to catch the signs early. The problem is, by the time a cow looks really sick, it’s often already in bad shape. That’s why paying attention to the small changes—things like appetite, energy levels, and behavior—can mean the difference between a quick fix…

When you’re working with limited space, picking the right livestock makes all the difference. A single cow or horse can take up an acre or more, but smaller animals—like goats, sheep, or chickens—can thrive in much tighter quarters. Goats and sheep do well with 6–10 per acre if there’s good pasture, and if you’re using…

Feeding livestock isn’t as simple as tossing them whatever scraps you have lying around. Some foods can cause immediate poisoning, while others build up over time, leading to serious health issues you won’t notice until it’s too late. Just because an animal will eat something doesn’t mean it’s safe. Toxic compounds, mold, and even common…

If you’re raising livestock, predators aren’t a question of if—they’re a question of when. Sooner or later, something will come sniffing around, looking for an easy meal. If your setup isn’t solid, you’re going to lose animals. And once a predator figures out your place is an easy target, it won’t stop coming back. The…

There’s a lot of bad advice floating around when it comes to raising livestock. Some of it gets passed down from people who’ve never actually worked with animals, and some of it comes from folks who learned the hard way but refuse to admit they were wrong. Either way, believing the wrong thing can cost…

Raising animals on a homestead isn’t something you can just wing. A lot of beginners jump in thinking it’s as simple as tossing some feed out and letting nature do the rest. That kind of thinking leads to dead animals, busted fences, and a lot of wasted money. I’ve seen people lose livestock because they…