If you live on a farm, on a homestead, or even in a home in the city you’ve got at least a few plants to take care of. Maybe you just need to care for your lawn, or maybe you’re trying to bring in a bumper crop of homegrown fruits and veggies. Whatever the case, …
One of the most challenging things about owning chickens is simply restraining yourself from getting more. Even for keepers who have the most utilitarian purposes for their birds, chickens just have a way of getting a hold of you. Pretty soon you find yourself buying birds on a whim or for reasons that you never …
If you grow any kind of plants, you know that priority number one, after making sure they get enough water, is making sure they receive the right nutrition. It sounds easy, but the nuances of the task are often underestimated by beginning green thumbs! Administering the wrong fertilizer or applying too much can hinder plants’ …
It rarely fails that most folks who own animals give in to the temptation to share some of their food with their furry friends from time to time. A little bite of bread or maybe some fresh-cut veggies aren’t a problem, of course, but goats can’t have everything that we eat no matter how good …
No matter what sort of plants you grow, and no matter what your reasons are for growing them, making sure that you get them adequate nutrition is crucial for good results. Everyone knows that plants need nutrients, but not everyone knows how intricate and delicate the growing process can be. Give your plants the wrong …
For the people that have never owned goats before, they probably think of goats as eating machines: Tin cans, tires, old boots- anything is on the menu! But for those of us that have owned and cared for them for any length of time, we know that the opposite is usually true: goats can be …
Goats are browsers, and that means they eat a huge assortment of plants, and specifically they nibble the choicest bits from a lot of different plants. Leaves are a popular food for goats in the wild, and for domestic goats that are allowed to forage. But not all plants are good or safe for goats, …
Goats are fairly infamous for developing a sweet tooth if you let them. Giving them too much fruit or other sweet treats will lead to them showing a preference for sweet things above most other foods, and that’s sure to cause a problem with their diet. And goats can have a little bit of fruit, …
Part of a goat’s diet will usually be made up of vegetables. They will occasionally find a few out in the wild, and many domestic goats will be given veggies periodically as a treat or supplement. Most kinds of veggies that are good for people to eat are also safe for goats, as it turns …
I believe it was Henry Ford who once famously quipped that you should chop your own wood because it would warm you twice. Sage advice, but frankly, most of us these days don’t have time for all that on a busy homestead. Chopping firewood takes a lot of time and effort, and it also takes …
