Hatching Plans for Baby Poultry: A Hatching How-To
Mail order chicks are a great way to start a new flock…
Basement Bunnies and Grow-box Gardening: The Challenges of Urban Homesteading
Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and…
Multi-purpose Chicken Tractors
Our poultry tractors used to sit dormant in between bird batches, now…
Designing A Chicken Coop: A Work in Progress
Five years ago, my husband and I designed and built our backyard…
Thwarting the Fox: Protecting Your Chicken Flock
It’s late March, and a red fox has been hanging around for…
Chickens or Ducks? The Best Fowl for Your Farm
It's finally happened: you're moving toward living your homesteading dream. You figured…
Learning Curves on Rural Roads: Three Lessons for Every Homesteader
When my husband and I ditched our rat-race city lives to lead…
How to Grow a Food Forest in Five Years
In times of uncertainty such as these, becoming as self-sufficient as you…
Going to the Birds! How I Turned Chicken Pellets into Cash
I have learned to accept the gentle smiles and assumptions of others…
Coop Considerations: Quick-Start Guide to Building a Chicken Coop
Building a chicken coop, especially from scratch, can be exhilarating and exhausting,…
