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Chickens Articles
Hatching and Incubating Eggs – Everything You Need to Know
People have been hatching eggs for centuries! If you’ve never hatched eggs before, don’t worry…
So, What is the Difference Between a Chicken and a Hen?
Everyone has heard the eternal question: what came first, the chicken or the egg? And…
Do Broody Hens Make a Lot of Noise?
If you are breeding chickens deliberately, or are just raising a mixed flock of hens…
What Temperature is Too Cold for My Chicks and Chickens?
Anyone who has ever raised chickens knows they are pretty hardy birds, and also knows…
Can Chickens Eat Goat Feed? Is it Safe?
Out of all the animals you could possibly own on your farm or homestead, chickens…
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
Removing Toilet Stains: 7 Different Ways
It’s not a pretty sight to see toilet stains in your bathroom. Usually caused by…
The Homesteader’s Guide to Greywater
While any person can survive without eating for three or four weeks before any serious…
29 Dangerous Homesteading Practices
Have you ever wanted to just drop everything, and stop relying on other people and…
How Saving Money Nearly Ruined My Marriage and My Life
I was a teenager in the 80’s, the decade of decadence. I grew up to…
How To Organize Your Home on a Budget
There are always areas in the house where clutter seems to build up, and organizing…
10 Things Homesteaders Always Get Wrong
Homesteading is not the idealistic, blissful lifestyle that magazines and news articles make it out…
Goats
Can Goats Eat Dog Food? Is it Safe?
Most of us already know that goats are strictly herbivorous. That means they don’t eat…
71 Foods Goats Like to Eat (And 48 They Don’t)
We’ve all heard the saying that goats will eat anything. Only, it simply isn’t true….
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 Pineapple? Is It Safe?
Goats are curious browsers who love to try anything they find to decide for themselves…
Can Goats Eat Cucumbers? Is It Safe?
Goats need different vitamins, minerals, grasses, leaves, grains, fruit, and vegetables to grow and be…
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…