Milk Animals On The Homestead
So you’ve protected your family’s food security by planting a garden, raising some chickens, and maybe some animals for meat. What further steps can you …
Prepared Through Homesteading
So you’ve protected your family’s food security by planting a garden, raising some chickens, and maybe some animals for meat. What further steps can you …
It’s spring, and around here, that means it’s hatching season! As soon as the chickens start laying really well again, we go into a hatching …
If you have a homestead, or are building one, you probably think about if and when you should be adding livestock to your land. There …
If you’re anything like me, in these cold, dreary months, you tend to think of ways that you can spruce up the outside…when it gets …
Backyard chickens are so fun to have! So many people now have them as pets, and stress about how to care for their chickens in …
Have you ever wanted to try raising ducks? They are a fun little addition to the homestead, and can be dual purpose (producing eggs and …
There is a huge backyard chicken movement sweeping the country. It seems everyone now is raising chickens! And for good reason. Chickens are awesome! There …
Goats – horns or no horns? That is a very controversial question right now. Honestly, though, it’s an entirely personal decision. You have to do …
Spring is on its way, and you may be considering raising chicks. Feed stores and hatcheries will be soon announcing the arrival of their new …
We butchered our meat chickens a few months ago, and it’s taken me a little while to write this. You can read part one and …