backyard farm

Well for starters I’m new here. Hello! My family and I have the usual cat and dogs and then dove into exotic pets like reptiles to add to our family…. At some point if expanded to wanting to add livestock to our lives. So we started diving into the life of backyard farming. We have a flock of...

How do I train my German shepherd to stop freaking out every 5 minutes on my farm animals? I have 3 breeds of quail, doves, hens, rabbits, fish and more to come soon! They're all safe from being attacked but he freaks them out chasing them around their pens (except the fish he's scared of water)...

Howdy! My name is Christina and yes myself and family are brand new here and just researching our set up and how to get started. So we are in the pre-chicken faze. A couple of our questions I'm looking for guidance on are: 1. Best varieties for semi suburban areas? 2. Best varieties inland...

I've been doing a lot of research about selling eggs for food in California from my backyard flock of about 20 hens. The one question I can't seem to find the answer to is if I am required to grade and size eggs. Does anyone know the answer to this? I know I need an egg handlers permit and if I...