By Melissa Norris | Cattle , Livestock , Podcast
Keeping a family milk cow or having a home dairy on the homestead is something I’ve long considered. Grass fed organic raw milk at he store is hard to come by… and you’re also paying more for all that wonderfulness. Dreams of cream, farmers cheese, cream cheese, buttermilk, glass jars of creamy white milk lined […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Chickens , Livestock , Podcast
Using chickens in the garden – 13 things you need to know first, to save you and your chickens a lot of heartache and frustration. Our goal is to use our crops and animals as a compliment to one another. But if you’ve ever dealt with free ranging chickens and having your crops or plants […]
Read MoreBy Rhonda Crank | Chickens , Livestock , Raising Your Own Food
5 Common Poultry Diseases Every Homesteader Should Know About I suppose for any homesteader or farmer, illness in the livestock is where we feel most inclined to doubt ourselves and our skills. We may want to consult a veterinarian, but there aren’t many vets who treat diseases in poultry. Our vet was a doctor of […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Chickens , Livestock , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
Raising baby chicks is a right of passage for any homesteader or self-sufficiency folks. But when you’re a beginner raising baby chicks, you want to make sure you’re caring for your animals correctly, after all, this is your egg and meat production. 6 Tips to Raising Baby Chicks for the first 6 Weeks These […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Chickens , Homestead Life , Livestock , Podcast , Preparedness/Survival , Raising Your Own Food
Top Preparedness & Homestead Pick for Getting Eggs Daily Click here Page 1 of How to Raise Ducks Welcome to part 2 of How to Raise Ducks and why ducks are our pick for both preparedness and homesteaders when it comes to getting eggs daily. They lay all year long, no winters off, and lay […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Livestock , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
How to Raise Ducks for Eggs Raising ducks for eggs has many benefits. In fact, ducks may be the better answer to getting fresh eggs every single day of the year and for up to five years, compared to chickens. From a preparedness standpoint, I love learning about new livestock to bring onto the homestead. […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Chickens , Livestock , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
Melissa: Welcome everybody! Thank you so much for joining us. Lisa from Fresh Eggs Daily is joining me here today. I’m really excited to have her. She is another old fashioned gal right after my own heart. 10 Tips on how to Raise Chickens Like the Pioneers Free Daily Food Source We’re going to be […]
Read MoreBy Amy Maus | Livestock , Pigs , Raising Your Own Food
Learning how to raise your own pigs for meat is a great option for any homestead or farm wanting to become more self-sustainable and without the level of commitment of raising beef cattle. We have been raising pigs on our farm for well over 10 years. We began raising just a few piglets for our […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Cattle , Chickens , Livestock , Pigs , Raising Your Own Food
Most homesteaders want to begin raising livestock at some point on their homesteading journey. It seems every time I go to the grocery store prices have increased yet again and when listening to the news, there’s another outbreak of something in connection to our food. There’s a peace of mind and sense of accomplishment when […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Chickens , Livestock , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
Raising backyard chickens for meat provides you with hormone and chemical free meat. It’s also an excellent way to improve your self-sustainability.
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