This edition of the Happy Homestead talks about raising your own laying hens from hatching all the way up to full grown hens ...

Dogs and cats are more sensitive to heat than many people realize and can easily overheat, suffer heatstroke or burn their ...

The clues to their navigation markers lay across the night sky, in the stars. And then there's a little bit of mechanics at ...

Ideally, you should position your bird feeder around 10 feet away from trees or shrubs to prevent squirrels from jumping onto ...

Jackdaws and rooks are known for being pretty disruptive, swooping in and taking over the bird feeders in your garden - but a ...

Smaller, shyer birds can be denied access to the food you leave out in your garden as larger jackdaws and rooks dominate ...

The increasingly popular gadgets, which take photos of avian visitors, are turning at-home birding into a shared experience.

Platform feeders, whether wood, metal or plastic, are a great way to attract birds of all sizes, but especially larger birds ...

This feeder is the new favorite among birders who were consistently grappling with invasive squirrels but couldn't find a way ...

Looking to attract some feathered friends to your back yard? Here's some guidance on building your own bird garden.

You can purchase seed feeders that come in all shapes and sizes with ... put out one or two suet cages with suet blocks. You can hang them on trees or posts with bungee cords. These are especially ...

While the cage was not designed for the purpose, Kate got creative with the equipment and repurposed it to the benefit of the birds in her garden. Most squirrel-proof feeders in the market either do ...