How To Compost Chicken Manure In 18 Days
Often when we look at the benefits of raising chickens on the homestead, we only think about the eggs that will be available each morning […]
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DIY Garbage Can Chicken Feeder
One of the things that gives most people interested in raising chickens problems is managing the chicken feed. We have looked at different designs in […]
DIY Rooftop Terrace Goat House
Often on homesteads, we tend to just build simple shelters for our livestock. Like this diy pallet goat shed, is ideal when you are first […]
DIY Cinder Block Chicken Feeder
Chickens, oh chickens how art thou? I see you out there enjoy your diy backyard chicken tunnel and your diy pvc chicken tractor. Over the […]
How To Choose Your Chicken Breeds
Alright, so you have decided you want to start raising chickens either on your homestead or in your backyard? Well before you head out and […]
DIY Tin Can Rabbit Feeder
The amount of blog time I give to my chickens, one would think that we only have chickens and no other livestock on the homestead. […]
5 Essentials For Raising Chicks
If I had to pick a favorite when it comes to raising livestock, then I guess I would have to choose raising chickens. Maybe it […]
5 Best Dairy Goats Breeds For Your Homestead
The number one reason why most homesteaders keep goats, is for their milk. Before you can go ahead and build your diy 2 storey goat […]
How To Build A Simple Pig Pen
This is one of those posts that I should have made a long time ago, however procrastination always seemed to win. When we first got […]
10 Foods You Shouldn’t Feed Your Chickens
Ok, so I am guilty of doing this too. You know after dinner you have all these left over scraps that you think you could […]
4 Reasons Why Your Chickens Stop Laying Eggs
Most of us keep chickens on the homestead for eggs which we can use to make an omelette or scrambled eggs for breakfast. I have […]
Homemade Natural Livestock Dewormer
When we first started living on the homestead, I had to learn quickly that the animals needed to be de-wormed regularly. It is not enough […]
Homemade Pig Feed Recipe
We have been keeping pigs for a while now on the homestead. What I love about them is that you can basically feed them anything, […]
DIY Chicken Spa Treatment
Give me one good reason why my girls can’t enjoy a day or two at the spa too? Right, that’s what I thought you have […]
How To Raise Mealworms For Chickens
My girls love it when I go out of my way to get them some special treats. During the hot summer days I give them […]
5 Deadly Chicken Mistakes You Should Avoid
So I found myself with a little extra time today, and I decided to fire up youtube and do some research. Lo and behold I […]
DIY Rabbit Nest Box
Oh my word, it has been a while since I have talked about or mentioned my little fury friends on this blog. I think the […]
DIY Wooden Goat Perch
I do believe your goats will love you even more every time you add new things for them to pay with. The good thing is […]
DIY Chicken Grazing Boxes
Over the years, I have noticed that our chickens really enjoy the natural feed options vs the manufactured ones. That is why we make our […]
DIY Goat Milking Stand
Have you ever tried clipping the hooves of a goat, whilst straddling them? Or even just milking your goats whilst they are tied to either […]