There are approximately a billion different ways that I use my collection of essential oils around my home and for my family, BUT, I also love using them outside as well.
I’m excited to chat with you via video today and share the TOP FIVE oils I use the most around my barnyard and homestead.
(The horses could not figure out WHY I was sitting out there talking to myself!)
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Amazon.com lists “Essential Oils for Horses” at over $180.00! Good luck finding a deal on this one.
Oh WOW– I did NOT realize they jacked up the price! I bought it a couple months ago for less than $25- that is insane!
Where did you find Essential Oils for Horses for $25? Thanks
I got it on Amazon last year, but now it’s crazy expensive! I don’t know what happened. 🙁
Nice video and information. I am just getting into essential oils and wondered which ones to use on cuts and scrapes for my kids instead of using neosporin. I don’t have frankincense but have lavender so will try that. I also just made some big spray using lemon juice, lavender, and vanilla extract and it really seems to work! My poor 2yr old has healing mosquito bites all over his arms– they really love him :).
Lavender is the #1 essential for kids!
Great video with alot of info, love that you did it in near the animals…I agree essential oils do everything you said, God’s natural healing.
Thank you for your blog.
Am I missing something? I do not see anything giving the oils you recommend. I see the recommended books and oil kit. I am viewing site on my phone though.
Hi Heather- all the info is in the short video. 🙂 It might not be visible on your phone.
Love it! For my cats I put oils on myself and they will snuggle with me if the need the oil. AND, it’s not toxic to them like topical can be.
That’s a great tip Karen!
Good job Jill! It’s awesome to know you can use the oils on animals. 🙂
I bought a distributor membership with Young Living essential oils two years ago. It expired and I was thinking of renewing it when I found your blog. What is the EO cost comparison of these to companies. Some of the YL prices are ridiculous. I understand quality but some are 100.00 a bottle.
Hey Tonnia,
I think that these oils are a few dollars cheaper, on average. For the most part, you’ll find that some of the expensive oils (like Helichrysum or Melissa) are expensive no matter where you purchase them. And in fact, if you do find someone selling those particular oils for a deeply discounted price, I’d be very wary! But, there are options to make the oils more affordable, like signing up with a wholesale account or joining the Loyalty Rewards Program. If you’d like to chat more, send me an email: info(at)theprairiehomestead(dot)com 🙂
Do you grow crops just for your cows, pigs, etc. besides the obvious hay? what other crops would they eat: squash?, Pumpkins?, pr????
We have grown our own hay in the past, (when we have enough rainfall), but I have’t experimented much with growing other feeds yet. However, when we did have pigs last year, we fed them lots of garden scraps and leftover milk. A lot of folks grow different root vegetables for their animals, along with various grains.
Thanks for the input. Is tansy dangerous to animals? I have been trying to find what weeds may be toxic to Scottish Highlands but have not found anything and emailed other highland owners with no success. I assume it is the same for most cattle!
I don’t have much experience with Tansy, but it appears that it is toxic– both tansy ragwort and common tansy. Here’s one link: http://ipm.montana.edu/cropweeds/Extension/weed%20species%20-not%20every%20file%20is%20here-/common%2520tansy.pdf
Thanks for the great information Jill. I use essential oils daily and love Frankincense especially. I never knew that melaleuca was the same thing as tea tree oil…learn something new from you just about every week! God bless you for sharing your time and talents with all of us. Feels like I know you even though we’ve never met. 😉
Awwww- thank you SO much for your sweet comment Ginger! I am honored to have you as a reader! <3
Where did you purchase the book Essential Oils for Horses by carol faith?
I got mine off Amazon–but not sure if it’s still there anymore.
Do you know of any oils you can not use on pigs? We are dealing with a pig lice issue and would love to use oils to get rid of them but I can’t really find anything about pigs. I’m really wanting a spray that my kids could use… As they are their 4H pigs
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Christina