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Chickens Articles
So, Why Do Chickens Lay Eggs Every Day?
Chickens are interesting creatures, and probably the very best animals you can keep as livestock….
Egg Shell Color-What’s The Difference?
Do you know the difference in your eggs? Do you know what the difference in eggshell…
Can Chickens Eat Acorns? Is it Safe?
If there’s one kind of food that is most commonly associated with chickens, and birds…
Can Chickens Eat Rosemary? Is it Safe?
If you leave chickens to their own devices around your property, it won’t be long…
Here’s How to Keep Chickens Out of Mulch
As a chicken owner, one of the great joys we have is watching our chickens…
What Do You Call a Group of Chickens?
Isn’t it fun how every group of animals gets a fun name? A pack of…
Homesteading
65 Juicy Homesteading Tips and Tricks
Whether you are a new homesteader, old – sorry, experienced – homesteader, or wannabe homesteader,…
16 Uses For Coconut Oil Around The Home
Coconut oil is very popular for cooking, baking, and even making beauty products. Many believe…
50 Pioneer Skills for the Modern Homesteader
With the introduction of the Homestead Act of 1862, previously unsettled land in the western…
How Many Water Bottles Are in a Gallon?
Water on the go is important to everyone consequently water bottles are on sale everywhere,…
How Cold Should a Root Cellar Be? What Temperature?
How could should a root cellar be – and how can this simple building help…
How To Hang Clothes Inside To Dry
Everybody refers to South Africa as “Sunny South Africa”. Well let me be the first…
Goats
Can Goats Eat Ivy? Is it Safe?
Goats are browsers, and that means they eat many different kinds of plant matter besides…
Can Goats Eat Fruits? Is it Safe?
When most folks think of the typical diet of a goat, they probably imagine grass,…
Can Goats Eat Maple Leaves? Is it Safe?
Goats are browsers, and that means they eat a huge assortment of plants, and specifically…
26 Veggies Goats Can Eat that Are Perfectly Safe (PDF)
Contrary to popular belief, goats cannot eat garbage. While these curious creatures may be seen…
10 Things I Wish I Had Known before Getting Goats
We jumped in without even looking, really. We spent nearly 20 minutes on research, and…
DIY Goat Fencing from A to Z
If you’ve never kept goats before, you’re probably in for a bit of a rude…