Barnyards and Backyards

Rats in a neighborhood is an issue no one particularly likes. When they do arrive (or most likely come out of hiding), neighbors and city officials are quick to try and find someone or something to blame. Chickens, if present, are usually the first to be blamed. Dealing with rats can be part of the course when you have chickens but to link the appearance of any rat solely on the keeping of chickens is casting a very broad net of blame.

So, a university study has won a prize for finding out that chickens have a language. I could have told you that. In fact,...

European's native bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) may be facing a resurgence. For decades, this dark bee has been an outcast.  In the 19th century, the Victorians...

In raising goats and sheep for ALMOST a year now (it seems WAY longer), we have learned a few things along the way. And...

Some mass-poultry-factory-farm news to report: A disagreement among poultry producers is raging about the "plumping" practices that are employed to make the meat tastier...