Chickens or Ducks? The Best Fowl for Your Farm
It's finally happened: you're moving toward living your homesteading dream. You figured…
Going to the Birds! How I Turned Chicken Pellets into Cash
I have learned to accept the gentle smiles and assumptions of others…
Show, Sport, or Squab: Choosing a Pigeon Breed for the Homestead
Hopefully after reading my previous article, Pigeon Preliminaries, you’ve been prompted to look…
Coop Considerations: Quick-Start Guide to Building a Chicken Coop
Building a chicken coop, especially from scratch, can be exhilarating and exhausting,…
Born to be Wild: North American Wild Turkeys
The North American Wild Turkey can be found in every state of…
Hectic Heritage Turkey Hatching
“Gobble, gobble, gobble, proud turkeys proud turkeys. Gobble, gobble, gobble proud turkeys…
Surrogate Mother Hens
The iconic image of a mother hen, clucking gently to a clutch…
Pigeon Preliminaries: Getting to Know the Magnificent Rock Pigeon
With this article, I hope to promote the beloved rock pigeon and…
The Secret of Inpangela: Guinea Fowl are Strong Magic for Your Homestead
Man does not live by egg alone. While we may keep chickens…
Top 10 Best Egg-Laying Chicken Breeds
For many people, the main incentive of raising chickens in the backyard…
Bad Boys on the Homestead
It’s autumn and Romeo smells like he just peed all over himself...…
Roosters A Plenty
When I moved to this two-acre croft in Iowa, just outside Iowa…
