Category Best Practices

Evidence-based best practices for feeding barnyard and farm animals—chickens, geese, pigs, cows, and other livestock—covering balanced nutrition, safe feeds, proper storage, sanitation, and humane, sustainable care.

A brown rabbit standing on green grass, illustrating rabbit grooming topics like matting fur and sore hocks.

Best Practices

From Mats to Mobility: Your Rabbit Grooming Fix-It Guide

Rabbit grooming issues: matted fur, sore hocks; practical steps to treat, prevent, and care for barnyard animals.

Caroline Mae Turner
August 23, 2026

Two fluffy yellow chicks standing on green grass.

Best Practices

Keeping Your Flock Festive and Safe: A Chicken Keeper’s Guide to Pine & Christmas Trees

Safety guide on Christmas trees and pine products for chickens and barnyard animals: hazards, signs, disposal, handling.

Caroline Mae Turner
August 9, 2026

Wooden fence posts along a grassy meadow under a bright blue sky, suggesting garden boundaries to deter rabbits.

Best Practices

Rabbit-Proofing Your Garden: A Homesteader’s Guide to Toxic Plants

Guard chickens, geese, pigs, and cows from Lantana, Azalea, Ivy and other toxic plants with rabbit-proofing tips and options.

Caroline Mae Turner
May 11, 2026