Holly’s Birth Story (A Pasture Birth)
This little fellow is Rusty. He was born out in the pasture after his mom gave no indication that his birth was imminen.
Animal Husbandry Techniques for Homestead Livestock Care
Animal husbandry is an important skill. These articles provide valuable information for raising, caring for, and harvesting different animals.
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Counting Chickens Before They Hatch
Perhaps it makes me a lousy homesteader, but I never know how many chickens we have running around this place. When I’m curious about a general number, I simply have to ask a child. They must be more patient than I am is all I can figure. Now, daily egg totals are a different story….
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The Number One Reason Why YOU Need Chickens
While there are many reasons to raise chickens, there is one that tops them all. It’s the number one reason to get backyard chickens.
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Up to Speed: Holly
One Year Ago: Meet Holly. You’ll have to excuse her terrified expression. You see, she’s six years old and has never been off the Amish farm where she was born until now. She had just had her first trailer ride and this was probably her first photo session. It took one bag of milk replacer…
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Up to Speed: A Rough Beginning
One Year Ago: ~2012 Meat Chicken Cost Analysis~ I don’t know if it was because it was almost surreal that we were actually going after all this time, or that my first trimester discomforts and exhaustion seeped well into the second trimester or that orchestrating the moving a large family and homestead across the state is…
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One Year Old Freedom Ranger Hens
Last year, we reserved three of the Freedom Ranger broilers to see how long they would survive, whether or not they would lay eggs, and perhaps whether or not we could breed our own meat chickens. I would never expect a cross to grow as fast as a ranger broiler, but that’s alright… I’m not…
