Once you get your baby chicks home, hopefully you have everything ready. Here’s what they are going to need from you now.
Category: Homesteading
Living Off The Land and Thriving with Self Sufficiency
The key to attracting any bird to your backyard is to meet their specialized needs for food, water, shelter, and nesting sites.
If you are interested in starting your own flock, here are a few tips from the expert.
Beekeeping is an ancient DIY art, performed by amateurs and makers for centuries. Anyone can produce natural honey at home. People keep bees in many different kinds of hives, but we will focus on a cheap and simple design, called the Honey Cow.
Learn the essentials of off-grid living and discover how to disconnect from the grid for a more sustainable lifestyle.
There are many ways to become more self sufficient. Here are 10 ways that you can start your road towards independence.
If you are thinking of having a colony or two of bees on your property, here is a list of some of the tools you will need.
Before building your run you need to gather the right materials and tools, so hopefully I can help you with that in this article.
If you have experienced a problem with foxes in your garden, then I strongly recommend that you try using a radio.
Ever thought about getting a goat? Here are several reasons why these wonderful animals are an important part of self-reliant farming or homesteading.
Use the rain barrels for the purpose its intended and that is to collect rain water and water plants and grass.
A basic overview of the threat posed by rattlesnakes for the homesteader. A discussion of rattlesnake behavior and avoidance techniques.
How to make your own homemade delicious maple syrup.
Of all the common predators, the coyote is perhaps the most troublesome.They are a threat to small animals around the homestead.
There are some pieces of equipment that are really necessary to own to be able to keep your property in prime condition.