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Chickens Articles
Sunlight and Chickens: What You Need to Know
Everybody knows that chickens are up with the sun, and they go to sleep with…
Chickens’ Dust Baths 101 and How To Make Them
If you’ve ever seen a chicken take a dust bath, you know that it’s a…
Can Chickens Eat Maple Leaves? Is it Safe?
Every chicken owner knows that their birds will eat just about everything, and that includes…
Chicken Math: How to Do It Right
Whether you have a small starter flock or a large and prosperous one, keeping track…
13 Fancy Yellow Chicken Breeds
One of the most challenging things about owning chickens is simply restraining yourself from getting…
What Foods That Humans Eat Can Chickens Eat as Well?
Most chickens’ owners know already that their birds seemingly eat just about anything. It is…
Homesteading
Staying Cool Without Power: 18 Things That Work
It is difficult to overstate just how critical air conditioning is to Western civilization at…
51 Foods and Recipes You Can Make in Your Dehydrator
For room temperature food preservation, dehydration is one of my favorite methods. Dehydrated foods are…
Top 10 Homesteading Side Hustles (Each Can Bring $500/Month!)
For so many homesteaders, part of the dream of homesteading is making a living off…
30 Ways to Reuse Your Eggshells Instead Of Just Composting
The next time you have eggshells to throw out after your morning scramble or Benedict,…
How to Measure the Depth of a Well
Ever wondered how deep your well is? This is a question that many homeowners ask…
The Pecking Order Explained (Keep Your Coop Conflict-Free)
Even if you don’t own any chickens, you’ve heard the expression pecking order before. It’s…
Goats
Making a Milking Stand for Goats
We had a make shift milking stand for our goat until my hubby decided that…
Can Goats Eat Alfalfa? Is it Safe?
Goats, compared to other livestock like sheep, cows and horses, tend to enjoy a particularly…
Can Goats Eat Mushrooms? Is it Safe?
Every goat owner already knows that their goats eat all sorts of plant matter. Domestic…
Can Goats Eat Avocado? Is it Safe?
Goats, or at least domestic goats, can eat a surprisingly varied diet. Some owners even…
Can Goats Eat Cabbage? Is it Safe?
Goats are herbivores, but they are animals that eat all sorts of different plants. And…
How to Bottle Feed Your Baby Goats
Most of the time, baby goats are born to a doe that loves them and…