11/07/2018 How to Keep Meat Chickens Alive – Until you Kill them How to Keep Meat Chickens Alive They said it couldn’t be done. I was skeptical myself. I’ve lost more meat chickens to … Read More 161
11/05/2018 How to Eat Your Pig (Premium) How to Eat Your Pig Ya know, I think God prevented Fern from going in the trailer easily so I would … Read More 147
10/31/2018 Fern Gets Some Hay – Video (Premium) Fern Gets Some Hay Fern is my favorite animal on the farm right now. I love her so much. Every time I … Read More 144
10/25/2018 Chicken Processing – Video (Premium) Chicken Processing I had a fantastic year raising meat chickens. I told a friend I would raise some with her so we … Read More 151
10/23/2018 How to Shear Sheep and Why You Must Do It (Premium) Shearing Sheep There are some things that can not be taught by a book or instruction manual. Certain skills require hands-on training … Read More 72
10/05/2018 Loading Cows in the Rain – Video (Premium) Ugh. We've sold a few beef cows so we've been making trips to the processor. It always seems to rain on loading … Read More 165
09/28/2018 Fern’s Big Adventure – The Pig Got Out [Video] (Premium Level 2) Fern's Big Adventure Fern decided to explore the farm. I was in my car, driving up the driveway, on my way to … Read More 146
09/25/2018 A Peek Behind the Scenes, Gus, Beef Cows, and Lots of Rain (Premium) 9/2018 September Peek Behind the Scenes There is so much going on around here. It has been 100 degrees for the most part … Read More 150
09/21/2018 Morning Chores! Video (Premium) Ever wondered what goes on around here? Interested to see what it takes to care for the plethora of animals we have? … Read More 209
09/19/2018 How to Feed Chickens for Free How to Feed Chickens for Free NOTE: This information is intended for keeping layer flocks (not meat chickens). There are lots of … Read More 50
09/13/2018 6 Steps to a More Sustainable Homestead (Premium) 6 Steps to a More Sustainable Homestead Sustainability is big. Anytime sustainable agriculture is implemented it is beneficial to us all. Sustainability … Read More 202
09/06/2018 How to Milk a Cow – VIDEO (Premium) How to Milk a Cow with an Electric Milker Before watching this video, I thought I'd share 3 afterthoughts. ONE: "Strip her … Read More 53
08/27/2018 5 Reasons to Get More than One Pig – Meet Fern! 5 Reasons to Get More Than One Pig I just can’t manage to get through a summer without a pig. I think … Read More 49
08/21/2018 Help! My Rabbit Just had Babies Help! My Rabbit Just had Babies What to Expect the First Week The first week with a rabbit after kindling (giving birth) … Read More 160
07/31/2018 Raising Small Livestock – Great Animals for Smaller Homesteads (or those just starting) Great Animals for Smaller Homesteads When you first get started raising animals, smaller is probably better. You could start with a cow, … Read More 188