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Chickens Articles
Do Chicken Coops Really Need Heating?
All domestic chickens need a coop to call home. The coop serves as the resting…
Can Chickens Eat Mushrooms? Is it Safe?
If you know anything at all about chickens, you know that their wild ancestors, the…
18 Fancy Blue Chicken Breeds To Consider
Blue chickens are the most extravagant, fancy chickens you will ever see. The funny thing…
Chickens Inbreeding, Line Breeding, and Outbreeding – What You Should Know
If you want to increase your flock size without having genetic challenges that have a…
The Best 12 Broody Hen Breeds to Choose From
For some chicken owners, hatching and raising new chicks themselves in an incubator and then…
Can Chickens Eat Leaves? Is it Safe?
A typical day for a domestic chicken usually involves eating lots of chicken feed and…
Homesteading
Homesteading-Counting The Cost
When most people think about homesteading, they have a very different reality from their vision….
Can My Ducks Get Fleas? What Should I Do?
Compared to chickens, ducks tend to be remarkably healthy. Given even a little bit of…
So, What Is a Root Cellar?
Wouldn’t it be great if you could grow enough food to sustain you throughout the…
25 Clever Ways to Use Waxed Paper
Waxed paper is basically paper that has been made water-resistant through the application of wax….
How Cold Should a Root Cellar Be? What Temperature?
How could should a root cellar be – and how can this simple building help…
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…
Goats
How Exactly Do Goats Eat Thorns?
If you own goats, chances are you have probably observed them eating some pretty questionable…
Can Goats Eat Mango? Is it Safe?
Fruit isn’t something that goats in the wild get all of the time, outside of…
Can Goats Eat Peaches? Is it Safe?
Believe it or not, in the wild goats don’t get too much fruit. The occasional…
Can Goats Eat Nuts? Is it Safe?
Goats typically eat a varied herbivorous diet consisting of all sorts of different plant matter,…
Alpine Goats – Your Basic Care Guide
In many ways, goats can be ideal livestock. They aren’t too big, are surprisingly productive,…
Can Goats Eat Cabbage? Is it Safe?
Goats are herbivores, but they are animals that eat all sorts of different plants. And…