Livestock Articles

By Mary Louise

Breeding ducks is not only a means of livelihood, it can be a source of diversion and learning as well. Ducks have many types of breeds and, depending on what you need, they also have their own unique qualities that can help make your venture in breeding ducks a success. Below are some useful information for those who are looking into this path with ducks.

By Sara Le

People get involved in goat care for many different reasons. Often goats are raised to give milk or meat, mohair or cashmere, to clear land, or to become pets. There are around seven million goats in the world, most of them in developing countries where they are used for milk production.

By Kathryn Bax

Pigs are intelligent, gregarious, greedy and hedonistic. They are also curious. Being both intelligent and curious can soon prove problematic for those of you who are thinking about keeping pet pigs. This is because they will soon find a way to escape their enclosures, no matter how long you have spent making sure they stay in! Once they have made the first great escape they will try again, and again and again. So they are determined little beasts but they will also give you much pleasure.

By Steven James

More and more people are trawling the net for information on how to start bee keeping (just take a look at all the forum posts and question being asked!) yet it still seems that so many people can't seem to find any decent information on how to actually start bee keeping and get going in the first place. Sure, there are lots of tips and tricks and what not, but no concrete advice on how to just get started in the first place.