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Chickens Articles
Sneezing Chickens: 11 Reasons Why it Happens
If you’ve owned chickens for any length of time you are probably well acquainted with…
Chicken Math: How to Do It Right
Whether you have a small starter flock or a large and prosperous one, keeping track…
Do Broody Hens Make a Lot of Noise?
If you are breeding chickens deliberately, or are just raising a mixed flock of hens…
How to Get Your Chickens to Lay More Eggs
If you are raising chickens, there is a good chance that you are doing so…
What’s the Global Chicken Population? How Many are There?
It doesn’t take much in the way of imagination or research to learn that chickens…
Can Chickens Eat Quince? Is it Safe?
If you’ve taken it upon yourself to give your chickens a complete and varied diet…
Homesteading
44 Uses for Aloe Vera Gel
Sourcing an aloe vera plant for your balcony, garden or survival homestead is step one…
Can My Ducks Get Fleas? What Should I Do?
Compared to chickens, ducks tend to be remarkably healthy. Given even a little bit of…
How Cold Should a Root Cellar Be? What Temperature?
How could should a root cellar be – and how can this simple building help…
11 Uses for Cherry Stems and Pits. What to Do With Them
I think everybody loves cherries. I know I sure do, and because you’re here, I’m…
134 Uses for Paperclips you Won’t Believe
Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian from the town of Sandvika is credited with inventing the paper…
25 Ways to Make an Extra $500 / Month From Your Homestead
If you’re looking to make your homestead more self-sufficient, you may have wondered if it’s…
Goats
Can Goats Eat Raspberries? Is it Safe?
To us, the diet of a goat must seem pretty boring. Just a nonstop rotation…
Can Goats Eat Squash? Is it Safe?
Most goat owners keep their herds fed on a typical diet of hay, grass and…
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 Cucumbers? Is It Safe?
Goats need different vitamins, minerals, grasses, leaves, grains, fruit, and vegetables to grow and be…
Can Goats Eat Sunflower Seeds? Is it Safe?
There is hardly any kind of plant matter that goats won’t eat. They eat leaves,…
Goats’ Lifespan: How Long Do They Live?
No matter what sort of livestock you keep on your homestead, preparing for the end…