There are a lot of chemicals in non-stick cookware that can negatively impact your health. That's why many people use cast iron. Others cherish it because it can create such a nice sear on ...
Egg Binding in Chickens: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Chicken health is so important in the home flock. Your layers are certainly not a feed-and-forget animal. You have to keep an eye on them at all times. Learn their behaviors and personalities, and ...
Avian Salmonellosis: How to Avoid This Bacteria in Your Chickens
The main goal of any owner of chickens is to keep them (and yourself) healthy. Sometimes, you can't avoid a virus or bacteria infecting your flock, but other times, many of these pathogens are ...
Growing Primroses: How to Plant and Raise This Colorful Flower
Few plants bloom as early as primroses do. By early spring, they're alive with bright colors. They're attractive, compact plants you can plant in borders, containers, partially shaded gardens, and in ...
Whiting True Blue Chicken: The Consistent Blue Egg Layer
If you like colorful eggs and want consistent blue shells from a medium-sized and attractive chicken, Whiting true blue is for you. They add color to your flock, are heat tolerant, and have a ...
Smoking Meat: A Beginner’s Guide to Hot, Cold, and Primitive Smoking
If there is one thing that may intimidate those new to cooking and preserving, it's smoking meat. What seems like a complicated and messy process is relatively easy as long as you stick to a few basic ...
The Best Plants for Goats and a Few to Avoid
Many homesteaders keep goats for a variety of reasons. Whether for breeding, milking, meat, or simply as family pets, you want to keep them as healthy as possible. Growing certain plants for goats can ...
The Complete Guide to Growing and Caring for Monkshood
I have a few requirements for garden color these days as I get busier with many homestead tasks. The plant must be easy to grow and not be fussy, and it should preferably be a perennial so that I ...
Calcium Deficiency in Chickens: Why it Happens and How to Avoid It
Anyone with chickens knows they can fall ill seemingly overnight. They're robust little creatures and often won't show any signs of problems until you find them sickly (or worse) one ...