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Animal Resource Directory

We are starting a homestead from scratch in New Zealand. Homesteading in New Zealand is a little different to everywhere else. Follow along with out journey. Of course every homestead needs animals.

See also: Rabbits | Chickens | Goats | Pigs | Bees

Building a chicken coop with just one sheet of ply wood.

What do chickens eat? What can you feed chickens and what plants are poisonous to hens?

Ultimate Guide to Feeding Chickens: What can chickens eat list

how to make money with chickens

How to make money with chickens – what we do that works

Growing your own food is brilliant, and adding chickens to your backyard improves your self sufficiency and resilience. But how do you protect your garden from the chickens? Protecting the garden from free range hens is a really common problem for most backyard chicken owners! Chickens love to look for their own food, to dig and scratch and dust bathe in bare soil. Not to mention snack on fresh young green plants.

Protecting the garden from Chickens: How to keep hens from destroying the garden

If you have noticed that your doe is in early labour, or due to give birth at any moment, here is everything you need to know about got labour and delivery.

Everything you need to know about goat labour and delivery

If you keep goats on your homestead, you will probably want them to have babies as some stage! Goats due dates can be hard to guess, so how do you know when a goat is ready to give birth? There are some common pregnant goat labor signs that you can keep an eye out for.

Pregnant goat labor signs: How do you know when a goat is ready to give birth

Silvopasture Benefits: Is silvopasture right for your homestead?

Frugal chicken feed ideas Keeping chickens in your backyard can be expensive. Check out these tips for keeping the cost down raising hens for eggs #piwakawakavalley

Saving money feeding chickens: 15 Effective Ways to Cut your chicken feed bill in half!

Keeping Kune Kune Pigs on a Homestead

Simple, natural methods that really work!

How to Control Mites, Fleas and Ticks Effective Natural Remedies for Goats, Chickens and other Animals

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