Planning to join the masses of backyard poultry farmers this year? Here’s what you need to know for a top-notch henhouse.
Mothering chicken eggs is not for everyone, but if you think it might be your calling, here's how to do it.
The 10 Best Horns In The Animal World: The Definitive List
Time to end the debate: Here are the best horns, ever.
Here’s Why a Chicken Can Live Without Its Head
Running around like a chicken with its head cut off? Here’s the science behind the saying.
Blogger Jason Price recounts the ups and downs of his backyard chicken rearing adventure.
Meet the Mangalitsa, the Hairy Pig That’s the Kobe Beef of Pork
We talk to a breeder and importer about this wild and wooly breed that’s become a favorite with farmers and eaters.
10 Farm Animal Hybrids You Didn’t Know Existed
Forget ligers, tigrons, and grolar bears (oh my). Plenty of jaw-dropping hybrids can be had at the farm, where cross-species creatures are more common than you might think.
Cow Tipping: Fake or Really Fake?
The evidence against cow tipping is immense, and backed up by both farmers and the laws of physics (more on that later), but the simplest bit of proof we can point to is YouTube.
This Is What Humane Slaughter Looks Like. Is It Good Enough?
Technically, humane slaughter became law in the United States with the 1958 Humane Slaughter Act, intended to prevent the “needless suffering” of livestock during slaughter. But while it’s one thing to understand slaughter practices on a theoretical level, it’s another to be in the same room when a cow dies.
