You Can Raise All Kinds of Livestock
in the City!

Just because you live in the city doesn't mean you can't own animals traditionally thought of as belonging out 'on the farm'...many people successfully raise chickens, goats, rabbits, worms and bees in the city. You can to.

Whether you're raising the animals for food (honey, eggs, milk, or meat), or if you'd just like the experience of having 'city livestock' as pets, we've collected in information required to get you started.

The Raising and Care of Chickens--the basics you need to know to raise chickens--from buying the baby chicks to building a chicken coop, to collecting the eggs. We even have recipes for great egg based dishes!

Raising Goats--it's been said that goats are the 'new city chicken' and can be raised in the city (where regulations allow). Learn what it takes to keep goats, what kind of housing they need, and what the advantages and disadvantages are in having them.

Keeping Bees--whether it's honey bees for honey and pollination, or mason bees for mass production pollination, you'll learn about bees and what to do to get started with them.

Raising Rabbits--what you need to know to have rabbits including building or buying a rabbit hutch, what to feed them, how to breed them, and what to do with them.

Red Worms--a 'pet' that will eat your garbage and demands very little of your attention! How to get started with worms, what to feed them, how to house them, and how to make them 'work' to make your garden spaces better.