There’s not much more exciting than when you are going to be bringing home a new animal to your homestead herd or flock, whether it’s a goat, sheep, cow, or even a horse or mule. But, there’s something important that …
In 2011, I started working a night shift job. One night, I was cleaning as usual, when I encountered a bug that looked like it had been through a nuclear attack. It looked like a Frankenstein bug. The creature looked …
My father and I recently took a trip to go get a new ram for our homestead. While we were at the ram’s breeders’ homestead, I heard someone ask the question; “If you are getting sheep or goats for the …
One of the things that people who are self sufficient take great joy in doing, is cooking from scratch. There are times when you have to make a meal when you don’t have much on hand. I found that Indian …
During the time of the Great Depression, eggs and milk became scarce for those who didn’t raise them. So, people came up with recipes to make do without the things that they couldn’t get. Today, thanks to the Corona virus, …
Raising A Premie Lamb Two days ago on our homestead, we had the tiniest lamb get born. When I first saw this premie lamb, I wasn’t even sure if she could survive. However, I wanted to try everything I …
The Kidding Doe Our homestead has almost finished with kidding season and we are waiting on bated breath for our last doe to kid. So, how can we tell when she’s in labor? That is one of our frequently asked …
During the winter when many of us would like to heat with wood, it can be tricky to know what to use for fire starter. Some of us will buy fire starting bricks from stores. However, there’s a few much …
Hey all, When you work with any variety of prey animal on a homestead such as cattle, goats, sheep or even poultry, you need to learn how to apply the concept of approach and retreat. What is approach and retreat? …
Ever run into these spiky seed balls in the grass and wondered if there’s a use for them? These are sweet gum seed balls. They aren’t sweet, but I am going to tell you all about some “sweet uses” for …