Before I took on my big adventure with Jersey cows, I started with two Nubian dairy goats. The Nubian goats is one of the highest producers of butterfat at 4.61%.
5 Misconceptions of Modern Day Homesteading
Earlier this summer I was having wine in town with a group of moms. Some I had known for a while, most I had just met. After introductions, the conversation…
Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Chowder
My refrigerator is on vegy overload, thanks to my awesome organic drop box from FullCircle.com. (love them!) So today in hopes to prepare a hardy soup and make room in…
Caring for a Broody Hen
So you’re going to be a chicken momma huh? For the most part chickens raising chickens is as natural as it gets and usually they don’t need any assistance nor…
Homemade Poultry Feed. For Chickens and Turkeys.
Homemade poultry feed! Non GMO and Soy free When it comes to feeding my animals, I am a control freak. Okay fine, I’m a control freak in most aspects of…
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 Lockdown and Hatching
Today is 18 which means today is Lockdown! In a nut shell, lockdown means “stay the heck away from the incubator and don’t even think about opening it!” The…
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…
2014 homesteading goals
I have big homesteading plans for year 2014! First and foremost, I have to get my barn and milking parlor prepared for the addition of a calf, which will be…
