Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Sheep and goats appear to be pretty close at first sight, particularly when you observe them in a field grazing together. The two animals are of the same family, Bovidae and are one of the oldest ...

While sheep and goats share a common ancestry and are both farmed for meat, milk, and fiber, they exhibit distinct differences in appearance, temperament, and care. Sheep are calm grazers suited for ...

So perhaps you noticed a post I wrote last weekend about how you know if your goat is happy. Yes, scientists do study that. The story had a cute picture of a goat at the top, taken by a photographer ...

Laura Childs’ “The Joy of Keeping Farm Animals” is a practical, thorough guide for anyone interested in having a backyard barnyard. The following is an excerpt fromThe Joy of Keeping Farm Animalsby ...