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Chickens Articles
Salmon Faverolles Chicken Breed – What You Need To Know
One of the best things about keeping chickens is seeing all the different breeds that…
Can Chickens Eat Dates? Is it Safe?
Chickens eat all sorts of fruit, and many kinds can be a valuable source of…
An In-Depth Look At Chickens’ Digestive Systems
When it comes to livestock, and that includes our chickens too, there’s always more to…
Sprinkling Diatomaceous Earth (DE) in the Chicken Coop – How Often
Chickens are routinely the target of infestation by mites, fleas, and other tiny, biting parasites….
Should I Feed Diatomaceous Earth (DE) To My Chickens?
Taking care of chickens is a full-time job, and anything you can do or anything…
These 10 Chicken Breeds Lay Blue Eggs
If you’ve seen one chicken egg you’ve seen them all, right? White or brown, that’s…
Homesteading
20 Non-Electric Tools the Amish Still Use and So Should You
The Amish are well known throughout the northern reaches of America. This traditionalist fellowship of…
Top 20 Old-Fashioned Non-Electric Kitchen Tools and Appliances
If there’s one thing most home cooks can empathize with, it is a quest for…
20 Plants That Attract Hummingbirds (and 13 That Don’t)
Hummingbirds are amazing. They’re indisputably gorgeous, incredibly agile, and also important pollinators. Though the vast…
11 Uses for Cherry Stems and Pits. What to Do With Them
I think everybody loves cherries. I know I sure do, and because you’re here, I’m…
10 Chores to Never Let Young Children Do on the Homestead
“Do your chores!” These are words that I heard frequently as a kid, and it…
How To Organize Your Home on a Budget
There are always areas in the house where clutter seems to build up, and organizing…
Goats
How to Get Started With Goats
Are you wondering how to get started with goats on your homestead? Well, you’re not…
How to Bottle Feed Your Baby Goats
Most of the time, baby goats are born to a doe that loves them and…
Can Goats Eat Cucumbers? Is It Safe?
Goats need different vitamins, minerals, grasses, leaves, grains, fruit, and vegetables to grow and be…
DIY Goat Fencing from A to Z
If you’ve never kept goats before, you’re probably in for a bit of a rude…
So, How Much Hay Can (Or Should) a Goat Eat?
Goats are known as picky or adventurous eaters by turns, and since they are browsers…
Can Goats Eat Carrots? Is It Safe?
There are few things cuter than the antics of goats. They love to goof around…