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Chickens Articles
How to Get Your Chickens to Lay More Eggs
If you are raising chickens, there is a good chance that you are doing so…
Can Chickens Eat Beans? Is it Safe?
When it comes to feeding chickens, they’ll happily eat a lot more than just their…
Can Chickens Eat Green Beans? Is it Safe?
If you’ve been keeping chickens any length of time, you probably already know that our…
Do Broody Hens Make a Lot of Noise?
If you are breeding chickens deliberately, or are just raising a mixed flock of hens…
Silkie Chickens: Should You Get Them?
Did you ever wonder if you should get silkie chickens for your backyard or homestead?…
Can Chickens Eat Bananas? Is it Safe?
One of the most enjoyable parts about owning chickens is seeing how they react to…
Homesteading
Here’s How to Take a Sponge Bath
There are many reasons people take sponge baths instead of taking full baths or showers……
11 Uses for Cherry Stems and Pits. What to Do With Them
I think everybody loves cherries. I know I sure do, and because you’re here, I’m…
50 Pioneer Skills for the Modern Homesteader
With the introduction of the Homestead Act of 1862, previously unsettled land in the western…
Where is Feeding Mealworms to Chickens Illegal?
When it comes to feeding our chickens, insects make some of the best food around…
17 Free Homesteading Downloads to Upgrade Your Skills
Interest in homesteading among Americans is surging. And that’s no wonder at all: with a…
Fire Preparedness on the Homestead
By now, few people need to be told of the importance of good fire safety…
Goats
How to Deal With a Pregnant Goat
If you have goats on your homestead, you’ve likely wondered about how difficult it might…
Can Goats Eat Raspberries? Is it Safe?
To us, the diet of a goat must seem pretty boring. Just a nonstop rotation…
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…
Can Goats Eat Meat? Is it Safe?
For folks who haven’t lived around or raised them, goats are often thought of as…
Can Goats Eat Pumpkin? Is It Safe?
Goats are ruminators that love to forage for food. In the process of foraging, they…
Can Goats Eat Corn? Is It Safe?
Goats love to browse for their food, and this is very important to their overall…