Incubating Chicken Eggs 101 Yahoo! It’s officially spring time. Okay, that’s not true. And as a matter of fact it’s not even close to spring time, it’s only January and 26°…
Starting a Homestead: Advice for the first year
Starting a homestead. It all started with a chicken. A rooster actually. Living in a run down, 120 year old original homestead that was home to more mice inside then…
The Day In The Life Of A Homesteader
While many people peg the homestead life as a ideal lifestyle, however, very few truly know what goes into just one day. Sunup to sundown. Every day. No breaks. No…
20 Ways Livestock Can Make YOU Money
Living on a working homestead is rewarding in itself. However, producing an income from that hard work is a whole other level of awesome! One of the questions that I…
Real Food Struggles – Confessions of A Homesteading Mom
I wish I was less of a control freak. I wish I allowed myself to shop the inside isles of a grocery store. I wish for once I could buy…
Removing Rooster Spurs
Removing Rooster Spurs My Homesteading adventures all started with the chicken! I was looking for a natural way to reduce the mice in our farmhouse when I came across a…
Bookshelf to Chicken Brooder
The chickens are hatching and it’s time to prepare their brooder. Most years I put the chickens in a 50 gallon galvanized horse trough But this year I wanted something…
Incubating Chicken Eggs. Part 3
Tonight marks day 14 of incubating chickens eggs. If your new to this series check out part one and part two. This is the most exciting time to candle, especially…
Candling and Weighing Egg During Incubation
Candling and Weighing Egg During Incubation Week one Today is day 7 of 21, to hatch out my baby chicks. That means it’s time to candle and weigh the…
