Growing Crawfish & Crayfish At Home – Making A Mini Crawfish Farm…

In this short video series you’ll see how a person decided to make a crawfish pond out of a raised bed in the garden in order to breed crawfish

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Beehive Lets You Harvest Honey Automatically Without Disturbing Bees…

With this brilliant invention by Stuart and Cedar Anderson, a father-and-son beekeeper team in Australia, honey bees around the world can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Their

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The Hallucinogenic Honey Of Giant Himalayan Bees…

In the harsh wilderness of the Himalayan Mountains live the Himalayan Cliff Bees; the world’s largest honey bees.  They can grow up to three centimeters in length and produce

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Composting With Chickens Using Smart Chicken House Design & Management…

This short video presents, in detail, the idea of deep bed composting directly under your chickens. Using smart chicken house design & management, the hens will turn the compost

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10 Unique Ideas For Chicken Nesting Boxes…

In the world of keeping chickens, the importance of providing chickens with comfortable and secure nesting boxes cannot be overstated. As the demand for affordable solutions continues to

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DIY Beekeeping: Download & Print A Smart Beehive Kit With Open Source Beehive…

Combining elements of natural beekeeping, citizen science, open source hardware, and networked smart devices, these DIY beehives could be a powerful tool in the fight against Colony Collapse

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How To Make A Natural & Very Effective Flea & Tick Powder For Your Pets…

Is your home, garden and pets infested with fleas, ticks, etc? If this is the case, you don’t have to worry any longer. Here is an effective recipe consisting

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Let Chickens Do Your Gardening – A Chicken Tractor On Steroids…

A chicken tractor (sometimes called an ark) is a movable chicken coop lacking a floor. Chicken tractors allow free ranging along with shelter, allowing chickens fresh forage such as

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When You See What These Chickens Do Every Morning, You’ll Never Look At Eggs The Same Way Again…

When you go to the grocery store to buy eggs, you’ll see terms on the cartons like “cage-free” and “free-range.” But most people don’t know the difference between the two.

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Former Comedian Jon Stewart Buys Farm, Creates Sanctuary For Abused Factory Farm Animals…

As far as television hosts go, few seemed to enjoy themselves more than Jon Stewart, the former host of the smash hit ‘The Daily Show’ on Comedy Central. But

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Making A Chicken Coop Out Of Old Pallets…

Did you know that old pallets can be repurposed into a functional and cozy chicken coop? If you’re looking for a cost-effective and sustainable way to house your

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Old Swing Set Into DIY Chicken Coop…

In the realm of sustainability and resourcefulness, repurposing old items has become a favored practice that showcases both creativity and practicality. One remarkable example of this ingenuity is

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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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