Raise Animals
By Lauren Ware, About.com Guide
Ready to get some fuzzy critters to keep you company? Learn how to take care of everything from alpaca to yaks. Okay, maybe not yaks. But you will learn about keeping chickens and bees, for starters - everything from what supplies you need, to how to keep them alive and healthy, to what to do with the food they produce.
Raise Great Chickens
Chickens are such fun and easy farm animals. They're a great place to start if you've never had animals before. You can raise chickens for meat, eggs, or both. Here's all the info you need to get going with a flock of chickens and keep them working for you.
- Raise Baby Chicks
- Get Started with Chickens
- How to Gather and Clean Eggs
- Choose Chicken Breeds
- Buy Baby Chicks
- Set Up a Chicken Coop
- Use the Deep Litter Method
- Protect Chickens From Predators
- Process Your Own Meat Birds
- Raise Pastured Poultry
- Winterize Your Coop
- Keep Your Chickens Healthy
- Help for a Broody Hen
- Sell Chicken Eggs
Keep Busy Bees
Interested in beekeeping and making your own honey? Bees are a rewarding, fun addition to your small farm or homestead. They don't take a lot of time or energy to maintain, plus they produce lots of sweet, delicious honey for you to eat and sell.