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 …
Tag: country life
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 …
Raised Garden Beds – Pros & Cons
I garden in raised beds. They are not for everyone. As we are planning, designing and getting ready to construct another raised garden …
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 …
Happy Kentucky Derby
Today is the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is quite the deal if you happen to live anywhere …
How to Turn Manure into Soil
How to turn Manure into Soil The Scoop on Poop. Manure gives me bushels and bushels of food every year. Your garden …
Homemade Pie Crust – The Lost Art of Making Pie
The lost art of making pie. One Sunday after church Mamaw grabbed my hand and said, “Why don’t you come over one …
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 …
Garden! Garden! Garden! See What’s Growing in Kentucky
If someone would move my bed to my garden I’m pretty sure I’d live there. I am a homeschooling mom and my …
Sweet & Sticky Chicken Wings
The first time this recipe appeared on my blog I was cooking rabbit. Go here to read about that. It was born …
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 …