When you are starting to plan your homestead, one of the first questions will be what animals to include. Of course it’s possible to homestead without animals, but animals can form an important role as a source of food, pest control, fertilizer and so much more. Chickens are often the easiest or first animal to […]
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We’ve been raising Pygora goats on our homestead for well over a decade. Pygora’s are a fantastic breed that are versatile and an excellent addition to a homesteading. Since getting our first Pygora’s we’ve milked them, collected and used their fiber, rotated them through areas to clear weeds and enjoyed spending time with them in
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Finding the best chicken coop bedding is important for the health of your chickens and the ease of cleaning your coop. Below you can see suggestions on which bedding is best, what to consider when choose bedding for your chicken coop, and how to manage the bedding in your chicken coop. It’s important to note
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Are you raising Baby Chicks for the First Time? Are you looking for a no-nonsense course to get you started and avoid mistakes? GOOD NEWS! This course is for you with everything you need to know about how to raise baby chicks. In this course I’ll walk you through: What do you Get in this
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In nature, baby chicks are raised by their mothers and kept warm by the mother hens body heat. When you raise chicks away from their mom, it’s very important that the chicks are kept warm right from the start. In this article I share our experience keeping baby chicks warm and raising them for the
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Keeping your chicks warm for the first few weeks of their life is one of the essential ways to keep your chicks happy and healthy. Chicks need an environment with temperatures between 95 and 100 for the first week of their life and a decrease of 5 degrees each week until they are feathered out.
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Goats are difficult to feed – they tend to make a mess, spread their hay, and refuse to eat hay that is dirty or fallen. This means that they waste a lot of hay. Finding the best goat feeder for your herd to keep their food off the ground is key to limiting waste and
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Whether you are getting goats for the first time and looking for a goat waterer for the first time or are an experienced homesteader needing some new options, we’ve got you covered with some goat waterers for your backyard farm. Below you can see exactly what to consider when choosing a goat waterer for your
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There are so many reasons you should consider encouraging mason bees to visit your garden. Mason bees are powerhouses when it comes to pollinating. Having a mason bee kit in your yard helps to attract these bees and is a great alternative to keeping honeybees. You won’t get delicious honey, but these bees can go
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Are you looking for a safe way to heat your chicken coop this winter? For years, we looked for a safe alternative to a heat lamp to bring the temperature of our coop up a few degrees on extremely cold nights. We were so excited to finally discover the Chick Cozy Coop Heater which is
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