12 Unconventional But Very Stylish Chicken Coop Ideas…

If you’re going to keep chickens, sure you could purchase (or build) a drab, old, conventional chicken coop that would certainly do the trick – the chickens themselves aren’t

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Homemade Boredom Buster Brick For Chickens

“Raising chickens is one of my favorite parts of homesteading.  I never could have imagined the different personalities that each of my “ladies” would have and how much

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Homemade Chicken Feed Recipes

“Before we got our chickens, I spent an embarrassing amount of time researching what on earth we should feed them. I knew I wanted to use a homemade, whole

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8 Popular Chicken Breeds For Homesteaders That Want Eggs

“Choosing what breed of chicken you want to raise for eggs is a topic of heated debate. There can be a multitude of answers depending on what’s important

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Finding, Buying, Milking, & Living With The Family Milk Cow

“Have you ever had this happen to you? You’ve opened the refrigerator door for a cold, refreshing glass of milk only to find an empty jug. You’ve already

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Washing Wool Fleece By Hand – The Basics

“Washing wool fleece is the first step to getting it ready for carding. Once fleece is carded its ready to use for felting, or spinning it into yarn.

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Buying Adult Chickens At Auction Or Market

“There is something to be said for buying a chicken, bringing it home, and having her lay an egg that first day. After all, a baby chick can

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Raising Chickens From Eggs – Tips & Tricks

“I love raising chickens and especially when I get to see them hatch right in front of me. There’s nothing like going out and gathering eggs from the

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An Introduction To Raising Turkeys On The Homestead

“We love turkey.  For sausage, for burger, for the drumsticks, at Thanksgiving.  And, if you have chickens already, adding in a turkey or two on the backyard homestead

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Black Soldier Fly Composter / Automatic Chicken Feeder

“We have had much success harvesting Black Soldier Fly Larvae to feed our chickens, but we needed a new design. After much thought, this is the design that

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Building A Treadle Chicken Feeder

“I like wild birds.  I used to feed them on purpose, but now that I have chickens the wild birds have become a cost and potential risk.  The

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Do It Yourself Goat Feeder For Square Bales

“Are you still feeding your goats on the ground, letting them waste that valuable hay all the while ingesting whatever worm eggs, diseases and infections that may be

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10 Things You Need To Know About Raising Urban Chickens

“I remember having chickens when I was younger. However, our barn wasn’t where our house was. It was several miles away. So, I was very removed from having

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How To Extract Fresh Honey From Bee Hive Honey Frames

“Having bees has obvious rewards and some not so obvious. A clear golden jar of honey just waiting to be spread on some warm homemade bread is an

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5 Ways To Keep Rodents Out Of Your Chicken Coop

“As it gets closer to winter, field mice and rats will start looking for a nice, safe, warm place to bed down. What better spot than a cozy

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The Urban Beehive

“With the bee population dwindling around the globe, Auckland, New Zealand native Rowan Dunford, developed a product to bring beekeeping to urban environments. With bees being critical to

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Water Those Chickens & Give Those Rabbits A Home

“Unfortunately where we currently live, we cannot have chickens. Darn zoning! Someday, someday. But…. my mother in law can and already has chickens! I stumbled upon a few

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Raising Rabbits For Urban Survival

“Raising Rabbits. Living in an urban area has a few disadvantages, specifically a lack of space. Rabbits make a superb source of lean meat that can easily produce in

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A Goat’s Barn Made From Wood Pallets

“We have a couple of buildings in the plans here at our new homestead and first up was for our existing goats. Currently there are 5 and our

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Aquaponics – Domesticating Duckweed

“Duckweed MAY be the food of the future. There is no doubt about that. Grown under ideal conditions, duckweed ranges between 25% and 45% protein and doubles its

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