I'll admit it... I'm totally prejudiced. Try as I might to get all excited over green beans and squash, I'd much rather talk about milk cows and home dairying. That's not to say that I don't enjoy the gardening aspect of my homestead, but animal husbandry is just more of my thing I suppose... And did I mention that I have a pretty severe brown thumb? Yeah... that might have something to do with it. I firmly believe the family milk ...Continue Reading
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How to Keep Chickens Warm During the Winter
Wyoming winters can be cold, snowy, and windy... it is not a season you want to catch you off guard and unprepared. This means breaking out the tank heaters and hay bales for our larger livestock. But what about the chickens? A chicken coop can have its own list of different winter preparations and today I have invited Amy from the Vomiting Chicken Blog to help explain them. Amy always shares such a wealth of ...Continue Reading
10 Homestead Chores You Can Accomplish in 10 minutes or Less
When life gets busy, I tend to take a "triage" approach to homesteading... As much as I'd like to be able to linger for hours in the barn every day piddling around and making sure that everything is done properly, it just doesn't happen all of the time... So, on the crazy days, I usually find myself running (literally...) down to the barn to make sure the animals have some sort of hay in front of them and that no one is dead or ...Continue Reading