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Spring Starts
Do you already have your spring starts going? The time is nigh, past nigh! I had to fight the urge to start my tomatoes and peppers in December. We planted our brassicas, tomatoes and peppers at the...
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Burning A Bowl
Okay, its not what you think. Unless you are into primitive technology, then maybe it is what you think... My friend Phil and I went backpacking in the Red River Gorge in January. We decided to burn a...
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Dara and I have been pulling worms out of the worm bin to feed the chickens. While the chickens love them, I realize I am shooting myself in the foot, since I am trying to split my worm colony.I went...
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Black Powder Flint Lock Rifle
This past deer gun season I went out hunting with my friend Mike on his property. I learned two valuable lessons. 1. When you see a deer walking down a slope into your firing zone, take off your gloves...
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Permaculture Design Certification Course
I recently took my first Permaculture Design Certification course. I have wanted to take one for a long time and finally found the time. What is Permaculture? Here is the Wiki definition:"Permaculture...
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Homestead Update
We have a lot going on around the homestead. I always seem to have multiple projects going on at the same time. But, I have one project that needs to be done last week.This is a teaser on my chicken...
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Red Light District
There is an eerie glow in our backyard these days. It's like a chicken aquarium!I didn't properly ween the chicks off of the heat lamp. Any night that goes below 50 degrees I have been turning the...
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My Favorite Podcasts And Resources
I thought I would share some of my favorite podcasts and websites that I frequent to get information and entertainment. People often ask me how I know the things that I know about so many different...
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We Have Been Adopted!
Normally when Dara says something like: "OMG, there is a giant spider in the tub!", I go into the bathroom to find a normal sized spider, minding its business. So when Dara told me there was a peacock...
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Cutest Post Ever!
After a long search and a ton of back and forth with shelters and rescues, we finally found the puppy we were looking for. We ended up getting him from a friend of a friend of a friend. He is a Border...
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Animal Rescue Experience
Let me just start off by saying, I am happy there are animal rescues. I'm happy there are people out there who devote their time protecting animals that can't easily survive without human...
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Strawberries, Snakes And Puppies
In the words of the great George Takei; Oh my... Our strawberries are going crazy this year. I have eaten a bunch out of hand and Dara has collected a couple bowls like this so far. There are still...
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Low Maintenance Perennials
I really wish I had more time to work around the homestead. There are so many things I need to get done and not enough hours in the day. Here are a few things I have planted that don't take a lot of...
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Chicken Update
The chickens are pretty much full grown now. They are all healthy, happy ladies. For some reason they always peck at my water boots when I go in the chicken tractor. Speaking of which, it is taking me...
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Getting Ready For Eggs!
Dara and Higgs are putting fake ceramic eggs in the nest boxes. The chickens will see these and know where to lay the real eggs.These fake eggs look very real. Every time I open the nest boxes, I get...
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EGGS!
Finally! We now have eggs! Only two of our hens are laying so far. None of the Araucana's are laying yet, we are just getting brown eggs so far. Can't wait to get some blue / green eggs!How much do you...
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Supervised Free Range Chickens
After talking to some knowledgeable friends, I have decided to try letting the girls out on supervised free range expeditions. I hope this cuts down on my feed bill. Even if it doesn't, I bet the...
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DIY Chicken Tractor
This post is long and long overdue. I built a chicken tractor over the spring. What's a chicken tractor you ask? Well that depends on if you ask a green tractor chicken or a red tractor chicken...Most...
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Feed And Water Buckets
I made a 5 gallon chicken feeder and a 5 gallon water bucket for the chicken coop. These come in handy when leaving for a few days or so you don't have to fill a smaller feed and water bucket...
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Chicken Tractor's Final Move
As I alluded to in a previous post, the chicken tractor I built became a burden to move. I decided to park it and let it become a stationary chicken coop. I have three main reasons for this decision....
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Perennial Harvest
We have had a lot of recent posts about chickens. This post only has pictures of them for scale. =)Any idea what this is? A dirt golem? Maybe a Illithid? I planted this three years ago and decided it...
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Duck Duck Peahen
When I have a crazy idea, Dara either tolerates it, or rolls her eyes and accepts it. I am lucky that she is pretty tolerant of my propensity to add more projects to the homestead. Recently she came...
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Barley Fodder System
Who doesn't like to see some greenery in the middle of winter? I know I do and so do my chickens. I started a very simple barley fodder system in our spare bathroom. All you need is some small art bins...
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And We Are Back
Okay I know, it's been a year. I fell off of the blogging wagon. To be honest, I fell asleep at the reins, fell off and was run over but, I am back and ready to talk homesteading. This will be a quick...
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Raccoon Problems
This post has information about how to trap and dispatch predators on your homestead. If you think all creatures can live in harmony, you should probably skip this one. Everything is not perfect on any...
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