Why We Raise Pigs Over the Summer
Why We Raise Pigs Over the Summer If I could give you all a gift it would be a piglet. Unless you …
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Chicken Butcher Bloopers – Look Away!
I just couldn’t resist…. When you process your own chickens there are endless amusing happenings. And since I always have a camera …
12 Uses for Old Hay
12 Uses for Old Hay How to Use extra Hay. It never fails, sometimes we end up with some hay that is …
Butchering Backyard Chickens
Butchering Backyard Chickens Raising meat chickens is a remarkably simple, fast project. If you are raising Cornish Rock Cross, they go from …
Should You Raise Your Own Meat?
I know that raising your own meat is not an option for many people. If you live in a neighborhood, or have …
Ketosis in Milk Cows – Be Aware of the Dangers & Warning Signs
Ketosis in Milk Cows – Be Aware of the Dangers & Warning Signs It’s Spring! Time for rain, flowers, calves, and Ketosis …
Grafting New Chickens into your Flock – The Pecking Order
I made all the unnecessary, spontaneous baby chick purchases in March. The baby chicks are no longer babies and were initiated into …
Tips to Avoid Grass Tetany
Tips to Avoid Grass Tetany It’s Spring! Oh boy – it is Grass Tetany Season. If you don’t make it to the …
Why Are My Baby Bunnies Falling Out of the Nesting Box?
Don’t Ask Me How Many Baby Bunnies I have. Really. Don’t ask. We started with 8 naked, bald, earless, eyeless rodents that …
Yes. All Your Chickens are Gonna Die
My 2 youngest children attend a little, cottage school 2 days a week. I was there volunteering the other day with some other sweet …
Bring a Field back to Life in 4 Simple Steps – How to Fix a Pasture, run or field
How to Bring a Field Back to Life. If I had to pick a couple of things we are really good at …
Hare Today Gone Tomorrow
Well. If hearing me talk about dead, baby bunnies is going to make you sad, you may want to skip this post. …
Baby Bunnies!!!!
If you have been to my Instagram, Facebook or Twitter accounts today – You already know that we had some baby bunnies join …
6 Reasons to Go to the Sale Barn & 1 Reason Not to
If you live in a rural area, there is a chance that a local Livestock Auction is happening near you. Livestock Auctions …
How and Why to Use Rotational Grazing
Rotational Grazing Rotational Grazing is not just for cows. Rotational Grazing is the practice of dividing the land into smaller pastures and …