Guineas

Pick the Perfect Poultry for Your Homestead: A Beginner’s Guide

Whether you want eggs, meat, or your own petting zoo, there's a bird that will fill the bill. There is…

4 months ago

Michelle, the Boschvelder Hen, and Her Guinea Keets

Growing up, I remember my mother always having Guinea fowl feathers in her hair, and seeing the little paintings she…

12 months ago

Basement Bunnies and Grow-box Gardening: The Challenges of Urban Homesteading

Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and a glass of cool sweet tea.  It was…

12 months ago

Guinea Fowl: Something Different in the Garden

An exotic and perhaps odd-looking breed of poultry, the Guinea Fowl, is fast becoming not just the friend of the…

1 year ago

Miracle Guineas: The Book Was Wrong

“Daggonit!  The book said I could move the eggs!  It said I could move the eggs, and put her in…

2 years ago

Surrogate Mother Hens

The iconic image of a mother hen, clucking gently to a clutch of adorable chicks, following her all around.  This…

3 years ago

Raising Chickens… From Scratch

The first livestock most new homesteaders bring home to the farm are chickens—and rightly so.  Here's how to start raising chickens…

3 years ago

The Unsung Benefits of Homesteading (There’s a Perfectly Good Reason for the Egg in My Pocket.)

Oh sure, we all know the perks of growing our own food, supplying our own energy, and being as self-sufficient…

3 years ago

Hatching Plans for Baby Poultry: A Hatching How-To

Mail order chicks are a great way to start a new flock on your homestead. However, if you have fertile…

3 years ago

How to Grow a Food Forest in Five Years

In times of uncertainty such as these, becoming as self-sufficient as you can is a smart idea.  One of the…

4 years ago

The Secret of Inpangela: Guinea Fowl are Strong Magic for Your Homestead

The Secret Magic of Inpangela Man does not live by egg alone. While we may keep chickens on the homestead…

4 years ago

Mice: Scourge of the Homestead

When I was discussing options with my insurance agent, I asked if we could get MDI, and surprisingly, she had…

5 years ago