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Chickens Articles
Can Chickens Eat Tomatoes? Is it Safe?
Are they a fruit? Are they truly a vegetable? Does it matter what tomatoes are…
Can Chickens Eat Rice? Is it Safe?
Ask any given person if it is safe to feed rice to a chicken (or…
How to Get Your Chickens to Lay More Eggs
If you are raising chickens, there is a good chance that you are doing so…
Sprinkling Diatomaceous Earth (DE) in the Chicken Coop – How Often
Chickens are routinely the target of infestation by mites, fleas, and other tiny, biting parasites….
Are Lavender Orpingtons Docile or Aggressive?
One of the coolest, and sometimes one of the most confusing, things about domestic chickens…
13 Fancy Yellow Chicken Breeds
One of the most challenging things about owning chickens is simply restraining yourself from getting…
Homesteading
44 Uses for Aloe Vera Gel
Sourcing an aloe vera plant for your balcony, garden or survival homestead is step one…
How to Homeschool Your Children If They Have Special Needs
I have a very passionate, personal motivation for enriching the lives of people living with…
16 Ways to Protect your Homestead from the Bad Guys
Life is full of surprises and not all those surprises are of the pleasant sort….
Hmm, Why Does My Pantry Smell Bad? 5 Reasons Why
We’ve all been there before. You go to your pantry to pull out some needed…
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
Is It Safe for Goats to Eat Tomato Plants?
I often get questions about the diets of various animals, and, specifically, “Is what I…
Should Goats Be Eating Thorns?
Goat owners know that their animals will eat just about anything they take a liking…
Can Goats Eat Alfalfa? Is it Safe?
Goats, compared to other livestock like sheep, cows and horses, tend to enjoy a particularly…
Can Goats Eat Apples?
Do not be fooled by goats’ willingness to consume anything and everything in reach. There…
Can Goats Eat Strawberries? Is It Safe?
Goats need different grasses, leaves, roots, grains, and vegetables to develop and to stay healthy….
How to Deal With a Pregnant Goat
If you have goats on your homestead, you’ve likely wondered about how difficult it might…