Farm Animals

Building your own goat feeder can be an easy task. While there are many methods to choose from, in the end it comes down to your preference and how your goats react to the feeder. One simple way...

Whether your chickens are pets, a hobby or a business, taking care of a newborn chick will most likely be your first challenge. If you are the mother hen to your baby chick, you need to make sure...

Incubators are heated boxes used to keep eggs warm before hatching and, subsequently, young chicks warm. Using incubators allows fowl farmers and hobby breeders freedom in breeding programs....

Shipping hatching eggs is one way to get birds to people who live far away. It's a great way to obtain birds of a given breed at a lesser cost than having birds shipped.

A chick brooder keeps just-hatched chicks warm and protected. There are many chick brooders on the market, but you can make your own using a cardboard box. It is quick and inexpensive and makes a...

When buying or building nesting boxes for your chickens, there are a few things you need to consider. Hens like to have a semi-confined space for laying and enough privacy to feel secure. Chickens...

If you are planning to litter box train your rabbit your in luck! Training a pet rabbit to use a litter box is not very difficult it just takes a little time a patience. This will make having a...

Homemade incubators can be built with a wooden or cardboard box. Before Styrofoam incubators came on the market, farmers would hatch their eggs using what they had around, usually just a cardboard...

If you have been following along with our series on how to hatch and raise baby ducks, then you now know how to go from freshly laid eggs to chirping baby ducks. The next steps are somewhat more...

You can start to raise ducklings in cardboard boxes, although be aware that cardboard absorbs moisture and deteriorates within a few days. Therefore you will need to replace the cardboard box...

The best incubator for a fertilized chicken egg is a broody hen. With no help from the outside world, the eggs are turned, kept at the proper temperature and cared for once they're hatched....

To litter box train rabbits is going to take you some patience and a lot of persistence however it is achievable. Training a rabbit to use a litter box is similar to training a cat to use a litter...

Building hen nesting boxes does not have to be a complicated, large-scale operation. Hens are just as happy to lay their eggs on the ground as they are to lay them in a box that took you hours to...

The thing to remember about building hen nest boxes is that hens are not picky. They don't need anything fancy to sit in to lay eggs. All they need is a box with walls that lets them feel secure...

While there are many varieties of worms that can be used in farming, manure worms are some of the more common types of worms. Learn how manure worms are farmed, as well as the benefits of breeding...

If you have decided to start your own chicken farm, the least expensive route to take is to hatch your own chicks. This is done by incubating the eggs and hatching them yourself. Knowing how to...

Chicken Nesting Boxes are convenient holders for the fresh eggs that your backyard poultry flock will produce. When properly constructed, and placed within your chicken coop, they can make the...

Shipping chickens from one place to another is easy if you know what to do.

Building a duck nesting house is not only a fun project, it can actually provide a much-needed refuge in a world that is increasingly encroaching on many natural habitats.While there are several...

Rabbits are one of the most inexpensive types of livestock that can be raised for meat. Where most livestock is frowned upon in the cities and suburbs, rabbits can be kept quietly in a back yard...