Skip to content
Homestead on the Range

Homestead on the Range

  • Home
  • Blog
    • The Lifestyle
    • The Farm
    • The Garden
    • The Skills
    • The Business
    • The Sunflower State
  • Quick Start
    • Draft Animals
    • Cattle
    • Composting
    • Soil
    • Small Farm Business
    • More…
  • Guides
    • Cattle Breeds
    • Kansas Regions
    • Birds of Kansas
    • Grasses of Kansas
    • Horse & Donkey Breeds
    • More…
  • Newsletter
  • Books
    • The Worst Jokes I Know
    • Improving Your Garden Soil
    • Draft Animals
    • Choosing a Breed of Cattle
    • The Family Garden Journal

Tag: Exotic Livestock

10 Alternative Livestock Business Ideas
March 24, 2021April 28, 2022 hsotr The Business

10 Alternative Livestock Business Ideas

Interested in doing something different with your livestock business? Here are 10 ideas innovative agripreneurs are experimenting with.

Draft Animals
October 16, 2020 hsotr The Farm

Draft Animals

Acquire the knowledge necessary to choose and purchase draft animals, and then learn to work them in the field, woodlot, or market garden.

Top 10 Farming Resources
September 30, 2020March 16, 2022 hsotr The Farm

Top 10 Farming Resources

Check out some of our readers' favorite farming posts to learn about popular country living topics and find links to more information.

5 Unconventional Draft Animals
July 8, 2020July 19, 2021 hsotr The Farm

5 Unconventional Draft Animals

For truly small farms, these draft animals can be quite useful in their own way, transporting tools, produce, firewood, small children, or whatever else is required.

Getting Started with Livestock Part 2: Fencing & Facilities
August 12, 2019July 20, 2021 hsotr The Farm

Getting Started with Livestock Part 2: Fencing & Facilities

There really is no one right way to fence and shelter your animals. It’s a subject that will largely depend on your individual circumstances.

Getting Started with Livestock Part 1: Water
August 5, 2019July 20, 2021 hsotr The Farm

Getting Started With Livestock Part 1: Water

Before you invest any money in farm animals, it is crucial that you take stock of your water situation first.

What Are Animal Units?
February 28, 2019 hsotr The Farm

What are Animal Units?

When extension centers and other information sources discuss stocking rates, they usually make their recommendations in acres per animal (or animals per acre, depending on the climate and the type of animal). For instance, you might read a factsheet that advocates 5 cow-calf pairs to the acre. There's one problem with this method of calculating … Continue reading What are Animal Units?

8 Ideas for an Elk Business
January 29, 2019July 21, 2021 hsotr The Business

8 Ideas for an Elk Business

While starting an elk ranch will require attention to legalities, fencing, safe handling facilities, and the like, one of the first questions begged is—what do you do with an elk?

8 Ideas for a Bison Business
July 23, 2018July 21, 2021 hsotr The Business

8 Ideas for a Bison Business

Before buying any bison, you will want to evaluate these enterprise ideas carefully to locate sales channels and to estimate demand.

Buffalo Jones
July 25, 2017July 26, 2021 hsotr The Sunflower State

Buffalo Jones

Charles "Buffalo" Jones has the distinction of being one of the first and most dedicated to save the bison from extinction.

Posts navigation

Older posts

The Latest

Surf Scoter
The Sunflower State

Surf Scoter

August 9, 2022August 10, 2022
Top 10 Lifestyle Posts
The Lifestyle

Top 10 Lifestyle Posts

August 5, 2022August 3, 2022
Texas Longhorn
The Farm

Classifying Cattle Breeds: Geographic Origin Part 2

August 2, 2022August 1, 2022
Getting Started with Draft Animals on a Budget
The Farm

Getting Started with Draft Animals on a Budget

July 29, 2022August 1, 2022
14 Compost Safety Tips
The Garden

14 Compost Safety Tips

July 26, 2022July 25, 2022

Animal Health Birdwatching Books Breeding Cattle Dairy Dogs Draft Animals Faith Family Field Crops Food Fruit History Horses Insect Pests Links Livestock Nature Nutrition Ornamental Plants Outdoors Pastures Pets Plant Health Poultry Quotes Sheep Soil Stewardship The West Travel Vegetables Water Weather

Others Are Reading…

  • Why Are Dairy Bulls More Dangerous Than Beef Bulls?
    Why Are Dairy Bulls More Dangerous Than Beef Bulls?
  • Garden Soil Colors and What They Mean
    Garden Soil Colors and What They Mean
  • The Bioengineered Food List
    The Bioengineered Food List
  • Highland
    Highland
  • The Old-Fashioned Windmill
    The Old-Fashioned Windmill

On the Range

Your country living update

Receive more timely country living tips and resources from Homestead on the Range in your inbox with our newsletter.

Go

More Resources

  • Best of Homestead on the Range
  • On the Range Newsletter
  • Our Books
  • Our Guides
  • Quick Start Pages
  • The Gallery
  • The Homestead Bookshelf
  • Your Path to Abundant Living in Flyover Country

Helpful Pages

  • About
  • Affiliate Disclosure
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Terms of Use
  • Updates

Affiliate Disclosure

Throughout this site you will find affiliate links to items that we have read or used and highly recommend. If you decide to use the links to make a purchase, please be aware that we will receive a small compensation. For more information, please read our affiliate disclosure. Thank you!

Copyright © 2013–2022 All rights reserved. No content on this site may be reproduced in any way without prior written permission.

By using this site you are agreeing to our terms of use.

Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Homestead on the Range
    • Join 75 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Homestead on the Range
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar