Do you want to raise your own pork? The idea of knowing what went into the animal sounds enticing, doesn’t it? If it sounds wonderful to you because you also reconsider everything you put in your ...
How Train Your Goat to Milk on a Stand the Easy Way
About four years ago, I brought home my first doe to start my homestead dairy. Phoebe was “in milk” because her kids had been weaned hours earlier. By the time I got her home, her udder was so huge I ...
How to Start Raising Chickens for Meat with Low Budget & Maintenance
Do you enjoy the delicious flavor of juicy, fresh chicken? Maybe you like fried chicken, baked chicken, chicken parmigiana, or plain chicken nuggets. Whatever your preference is, chicken tastes ...
How to Train Your Goats to Use a Litter Box (and Save $40 Easily)
I am a full-time homesteader living on a tight budget. I am always looking for ways to save money. For a while, one of my most significant homesteading expenses was buying straw or other bedding for ...
5 Ways to Use Duck Poop to Enrich Your Edible Landscape Soil
There are so many reasons to want to add ducks to your homestead – ease of care, eggs, meat, insect control, and entertainment, to name a few. For me, though, one of the most incredible things ...
How to Process a Pig and Fill Up Your Freezer in 6 Simple Steps
Do you raise your own pigs? Or have you ever considered purchasing a whole hog from a local farmer? If so, then you may have recently checked into the prices of having someone process meat for ...
Butchering Your Own Farm Raised Pig in 7 Simple Steps
Did you know the average American will eat about 28 pigs in total in their lifetime? Clearly, we love our pork. But if you are going to eat pork, then you might want to know how to raise your own, ...
13 Awesome Chicken Bedding Options Your Hens are Going to Love
Do you walk out into your coop and find chicken poop sticks to your shoes? Are you tired of walking near the coop only to have a terrible smell? Well, if you answered yes to either of these, ...
18 Easy Ways to Get Rid of Squirrels from Your Property Year Round
It was a cold winter about 3 years ago when my mother-in-law and her best friend decided to take a trip to the city to go buy crochet material. When they made it, her car began giving them some ...