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Chickens Articles
Can You Leave Chickens Alone for a Week?
If you own any kind of livestock you already know that your animals are largely…
Can Chickens Eat Raspberries? Is it Safe?
Chickens are content eating just about anything, but if I’ve noticed one thing about these…
Can Chickens Eat Cucumbers? Is it Safe?
There are days when it seems like there isn’t anything our chickens won’t eat. They’ll…
Can Chickens Eat Quinoa? Is it Safe?
If you’ve owned chickens for any length of time, you already know that they enjoy…
9 Easy Ways to Get Chickens Down from Your Trees
Ask any longtime keeper of chickens and they will tell you: when the sun starts…
Why Should You Not Help a Chick Hatch
It’s a heartwarming scene: a baby chick, all alone in the world, pits its tiny…
Homesteading
How Long Does Bottled Water Last? What about Tap or Borehole Water?
For years water has been served up in bottles, from taps, from boreholes, and even…
How to Homestead Without Animals
When we first moved to our current home, I had no idea that I wanted…
Suburban Homesteading – The Ultimate Guide
Homesteading isn’t just for those living out in the country; if you live in the…
14 Homesteading Calculators and Spreadsheets 100% Free to Use
Even if you aren’t living on your homestead as a business, you’ll find out quickly…
29 Dangerous Homesteading Practices
Have you ever wanted to just drop everything, and stop relying on other people and…
How To Hang Clothes Inside To Dry
Everybody refers to South Africa as “Sunny South Africa”. Well let me be the first…
Goats
5 Reasons To Consider Disbudding Your Goats
Goats can fall into two categories: those that are polled and those that are not. A…
Can Goats Eat Rice? Is it Safe?
Goats are browsers, and that means that they eat a wide variety of plant matter,…
Can Goats Eat Pine Needles? Is it Safe?
Ask anybody who’s kept goats for a long time and they will tell you that,…
Can Goats Eat Arugula? Is It Safe?
Many people think of goats as regular garbage disposers because they can clear a paddock,…
So, How Much Hay Can (Or Should) a Goat Eat?
Goats are known as picky or adventurous eaters by turns, and since they are browsers…
Can Goats Eat Pumpkin? Is It Safe?
Goats are ruminators that love to forage for food. In the process of foraging, they…