Narragansett turkeys are a heritage breed of domestic turkey that originated in Rhode Island, USA, in the 1700s. They are named after the Narragansett Bay area, where they were first developed by crossing domestic turkeys imported from Europe with wild turkeys native to North America. Narragansett turkeys were once a common sight on farms across...
Backyard Livestock
Backyard farming is considered to be a movement in which average folks who live in urban environments turn a portion of their backyard into a food-producing garden, complete with fruits, vegetables, chickens, and anything else that will fit!
Backyard farming is for anyone with a backyard! It doesn’t matter how big your backyard is, if you have one, you’ve got space for a backyard farm!
Whether it’s keeping a few chickens, growing some tomatoes in buckets, or putting in raised beds, a backyard farm is perfect for city dwellers as well as rural folks.
The size of the backyard doesn’t matter much! Even if you have a small backyard, you can still have a backyard farm. One of our mantras is make good use of the space you have!
Backyard farming provides tons of benefits for you, your health, your environment, and your local economy. A garden can be started any time of the year. There’s even gardening work that can be done in the winter most places!
Backyard farming also improves the biodiversity of your community and helping native species thrive, improving the environment, and relieve challenges created by urban and rural food deserts.
Setting up a backyard farm can even be profitable if you have extra! Keeping a few more chickens than you need and selling their eggs, or growing high yield crops like tomatoes and zucchini, you’ll have plenty to sell to friends and neighbors. If you’re the extra charitable, your friends, family, and neighbors will love your fresh, backyard farm produce as a gift!
Ancona chickens are an attractive and hardy breed of chicken that originated in the Italian port city of Ancona. These chickens were developed for their egg-laying abilities, and are excellent layers of white or tinted eggs. They are an ideal breed for small backyards and urban homesteads, as they are relatively quiet, docile and non-aggressive....
Backyard chicken breeds like Nankin chickens are important, not only for their utility as a source of eggs or meat, but also for their cultural and historical significance. Nankin chickens have been around since the 1700s and have a long, proud history of providing food and companionship to generations of people, particularly in East Asia....
Baby rabbits are entertaining and adorable. They are full of life and always hopping around, giving their owners lots of joy and laughter. They are also quite intelligent and can be easily trained, making them great pets. Raising a litter of bunnies on your property can be a very rewarding experience. You get to watch...
Hatching your own eggs can be an incredibly rewarding and fun experience. It’s addicting to watch as the developing chick slowly emerges from the egg and is born into the world. But before you can enjoy the full joys of hatching your own eggs, you need to make sure that the poultry eggs you are...
The Lakenvelder chicken is a beautiful, distinct breed that originates from Holland and Germany. It has a striking black and white patterned feathering, with glossy black feathers on the head, neck, and wings, and white feathers covering the body. The patterning of the feathers resembles lace, which is where the breed gets its name. The...
People keep chickens for a variety of reasons, from providing fresh eggs to having a pet with a personality. Chickens are also a great way to reduce waste, as they can eat food scraps that would otherwise go to waste. Chickens can eat a variety of food scraps, including fruits, vegetables, and grains, which helps...
If you love fresh produce and fresh eggs on your plate, growing a garden and keeping chickens is a pretty logical choice. There are few things better than going to the garden in the morning, collecting a few eggs from your hard-working hens, picking a tomato, zucchini, some spinach, and a few leaves of basil...
If you’re thinking about adding ducks to your backyard, farm, or homestead, you might be wondering: how often do ducks lay eggs? How many eggs will my ducks lay every year? It’s a good question. You wouldn’t want to add a bird to your homestead that doesn’t produce very many eggs, right? Some breeds of...
Raising quail is an easy, fun, and ultimately rewarding hobby. Once your chicks are adults, you get fresh quail eggs! Not a bad deal, right? Quail are super easy to raise. This guide will show you how to raise quail chicks. Picking the right breed of quail to raise is important, so be sure you’ve...
I have been raising jumbo Coturnix quail for years and I have come to love this breed of quail. I appreciate the docile and friendly nature of jumbo Coturnix quail (when raised by hand), as well as their hardiness and ease of care. They are a great bird to raise, whether you’re looking for eggs...
People keep chickens for a variety of reasons. Some people keep them for eggs, some for meat, some for show, and some for companionship. Chickens can also help with pest control, provide fertilizer for gardens, and even provide entertainment. But chances are, if you’ve landed on this article, you’ve gone outside to collect eggs only...