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Chickens Articles
Is it Safe for Chickens to Eat Grass or Grass Clippings?
Chickens are seen as easy to care for among most kinds of livestock since they…
Why Do Baby Chicks Chirp So Much?
One of the coolest things about raising chickens is hatching your own chicks. In very…
The Best 12 Broody Hen Breeds to Choose From
For some chicken owners, hatching and raising new chicks themselves in an incubator and then…
Can Chickens Eat Ice Cream? Is it Safe?
I think if we’re being honest, pretty much every person who owns animals would admit…
7 Reasons Why Chickens are the Easiest Livestock to Raise
If you just started homesteading, no doubt you are wondering what kind of livestock you…
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
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….
5 Surefire Ways To Get Rid of Mice Naturally
On the homestead, you will often have chickens, food storage, or a garden. That’s what…
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…
Top 10 Pet Birds to Breed for Profit
I am an avid bird lover. My brothers and I grew up breeding budgies, finches,…
45 Chores and Activities Homesteaders Do During the Winter
I always look forward to the winter months. It’s not necessarily because I love winter…
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
Can Goats Eat Spinach? Is it Safe?
Most folks already know that goats subsist primarily on a diet of greenery, and as…
Nigerian Dwarf Goats: How to Raise Them on the Homestead
All livestock species have advantages and disadvantages for homesteaders. Looking at goats, they tend to…
15 Goat Breeds for the Average Homesteader
One of the coolest things about goats is also one of the most intimidating: there…
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 Maple Leaves? Is it Safe?
Goats are browsers, and that means they eat a huge assortment of plants, and specifically…
Should I Let My Goats Outside at Night?
When it comes to taking care of domestic animals, there’s not much new under the…