When it comes to feeding livestock, it doesn’t get any easier than chickens. Chickens are omnivores with a varied diet, and aside from eating a flexible menu, they can provide much of their own food if you let them free range. They love to peck and scratch in the grass, around bushes, and everywhere else,
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If you hike, camp, or do anything else outdoors, you probably know stinging nettles as an irritating, annoying menace. But did you know they can be a forager’s dream? It’s true! Stinging nettles, the exact same ones that give you a nasty rash when you bump into them, are a legitimate superfood packed with vitamins,
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Have you ever had to eat the same thing day after day? Did you get tired of it? Of course you did, and if you keep chickens, you should know they feel the same about menu fatigue. Your flock needs novel foods, including treats, to break boredom, reduce stress, and keep their energy levels up.
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One of the most common, and most annoying things that can happen around the home and homestead is breaking a light bulb off in its socket. Maybe you twisted a little too hard trying to change it. Maybe an errant ball or a dropped piece of lumber smacked it… Whatever happened, getting the old remains
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If you don’t give your chickens regular treats, you should. Treats help your birds stay happy, healthy, and energetic, and believe it or not, they also lower stress and help to prevent fights. Chickens are omnivores, and that means they can eat all kinds of things, but you’re always best to give them wholesome and
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Ever had dehydrated marshmallows before? No? Of course you have! You’ve had them in a packet of cocoa mix or in your favorite super-sugary breakfast cereal. Those are just two of the best-known foods you’ll find dehydrated marshmallows in, but there are many more recipes that can use them: s’mores cookies, cereal bars, trail mix,
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Pickles, of all kinds, are one of the most versatile and easiest foods to make when canning at home. If you like classic dill, sweet bread and butter, or something more exotic, they are just the thing for sandwiches, chutneys, and a whole lot more. But I’m willing to bet there’s one kind of pickle
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Your mental picture of a rabbit is probably the same as mine and everyone else’s: a cute little fuzzball that can almost fit in your hand! This is the iconic image of a rabbit for good reason: most of the time it’s true. But, not all rabbits are teeny tiny! In fact, some are downright
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Gardening is always rewarding, and it’s always a lot of work. I won’t lie to you. If anyone tells you that you can just scatter a few seeds, water them occasionally, and then look forward to posting Instagram photos and TikTok clips of you looking grounded and earthy in your bountiful garden, they are blowing
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Flour is an indispensable essential in the kitchen. It’s used in all sorts of dishes, every kind of baked good, and for more mundane tasks like thickening sauces and preventing your food from sticking to your cutting board. It’s one of those things that most of us take for granted and just pick up from
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