12/03/2015 The BULL GOT OUT!! The Bull got out. The bull that is not ours. The bull that we are leasing. The bull that weighs about 2000 … Read More 43
11/15/2015 The Problem with Potbelly Piglets The problem with potbelly piglets. ARRRRRRRRG! Would anyone like to hear me rant, complain, and throw a fit about my potbelly piglets? … Read More 50
11/13/2015 Health Benefits of Raw, Grass-fed, Milk & Dairy Products Health Benefits of raw, grass-fed Dairy. If you are on the fence about cow or goat ownership I want to encourage you, … Read More 57
11/10/2015 How to Move Pigs I hate moving pigs. Moving pigs means you are relocating them from where they are to someplace else. This always usually happens when … Read More 62
11/06/2015 6 Things You Don’t Know About Chickens This is a guest post written by my 15 year old son. He is an enthusiastic chicken keeper, hard-working home-schooler, and an … Read More 46
10/24/2015 Growing Your Own Pork – When is the best time to Raise Pigs? Raising Pigs – It’s time to get some piglets for the winter season! I’ve been raising pigs for a few years. You … Read More 52
10/20/2015 How to Build a Milk Barn You and Your Cow Will Love – A Tour of Our Milking Parlor How to Build a Milk Barn. This post is a response to a reader request. Thank you for the question & please … Read More 84
10/15/2015 Do Your Children (and Grandchildren) Know Where Food Comes From? We have had many children out to our homestead. Girl groups, church groups, boy groups, little kids, teenage kids, lots of kids. … Read More 163
10/13/2015 How You End up with a Bull Oops, I did it again. More cows….. Warning: this post includes a hunky bull, complaining and balls. Stop reading if any of … Read More 52
10/08/2015 Can a Female Rabbit get Pregnant While she is Pregnant? Can a female rabbit get pregnant with a second litter of kits while she is pregnant? This is the question. Well, we … Read More 69
10/06/2015 Potbelly Piglets – Waking the Dead Piglets. Our sow (mama, potbelly pig) had 10 tiny, weensy, screaming, baby, micro-mini, potbelly piglets 10 days ago. Since then: It rained … Read More 45
10/02/2015 Farm Chores – How Long do They Take? Farm Chores – How much time do they take? I homeschool my 4 children. I do lots of laundry. I cook lots … Read More 76
09/29/2015 Newborn Potbelly Piglets!!!!! The first 4 Days…. We have Potbelly Piglets! They are so stinking cute. I’m going to tell you everything! This is the first time we have … Read More 83
09/22/2015 Coop Training a Duck Can a Duck be coop trained? We keep our chickens the redneck way. Go here to learn how we do it. It’s … Read More 63
09/18/2015 Buying Meat in Bulk – How to Buy a Cow – What to buy – What You’ll get How to Buy a Cow (and other animals). Did you think that if you bought a 1000 pound cow you would … Read More 71