Whether you want eggs, meat, or your own petting zoo, there’s a bird that will fill the bill. There is plenty of poultry to pick…
Growing up, I remember my mother always having Guinea fowl feathers in her hair, and seeing the little paintings she made of them around the…
Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and a glass of cool sweet tea. It was in the high nineties outside…
An exotic and perhaps odd-looking breed of poultry, the Guinea Fowl, is fast becoming not just the friend of the poultry farmer, but a friend…
“Daggonit! The book said I could move the eggs! It said I could move the eggs, and put her in a quiet place, and she…
The iconic image of a mother hen, clucking gently to a clutch of adorable chicks, following her all around. This is the stuff of homesteading…
The first livestock most new homesteaders bring home to the farm are chickens—and rightly so. Here’s how to start raising chickens from scratch. They’re small, relatively…
Oh sure, we all know the perks of growing our own food, supplying our own energy, and being as self-sufficient as we can be, but…
Mail order chicks are a great way to start a new flock on your homestead. However, if you have fertile eggs available, why not hatch…
In times of uncertainty such as these, becoming as self-sufficient as you can is a smart idea. One of the best ways to start your…
The Secret Magic of Inpangela Man does not live by egg alone. While we may keep chickens on the homestead for eggs or even meat,…
When I was discussing options with my insurance agent, I asked if we could get MDI, and surprisingly, she had no idea what I was…