This week’s nice weather has brought out all the farm helpers pictures above: Noah, Ghost, and Rebecca! This past Saturday was a busy one at the farm store. Many people came by to see Lauren of Boot’s Shire Homestead and the chicks she had for sale! Remember she’ll be back with chicks and ducklings on […]
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Homestead Things I Love
Posted in Animals, Chickens, dogs, Ducks, Goats, Layers, Uncategorized, tagged chickens, dogs, ducks, eggs, food, goat milk, goats, raw milk on August 22, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been so busy recently, I haven’t had the time to post about all the amazing things we’re doing! The posts will come, I promise. Still, I wanted to spend a few minutes sharing some homestead things I love right now. Roll Out Nesting Boxes If I could go back in time, I would have […]
Still the Best: Scalibor Flea & Tick Collar for Dogs
Posted in dogs, tagged dogs, ticks on July 1, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Tick season is in full swing here, so I thought I’d repost a review of the best tick protection that we’ve found for our dogs. We’ve continued to use these collars with great results, and they’re the best value, too. We get them on Amazon for $21.50, and that’s 6 months of protection! Product Review: Scalibor […]
Friday on the Farm- 4/10/15
Posted in Ducks, Goats, Layers, Meat Chickens, tagged chickens, chicks, dogs, ducks, eggs, goats on April 9, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Oh my goodness do we have some fun stuff going on at the homestead! All kinds of livestock fun has been going on, read about it below! Chicks! So Many Chicks! And Ducklings Too… Over the past few weeks we have had so many chicks! We’ve had laying hen chicks, meat chicken chicks, meat duck […]
Friday on the Farm- 3/20/15
Posted in dogs, Friday on the Farm, Goats, Hogs, Rabbits, tagged american guinea hog, dogs, goats, hogs, homestead on March 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Goat Kids We have an adorable addition to the homestead, two goat kids! They are Alpine does, which we purchased from George’s Mill Farm. If you’re wondering why their ears look green, it’s because they were just tatooed before I brought them home. The lighter colored one was born on March 9th and the tan one on […]
Friday on the Farm- 2/06/15
Posted in dogs, Friday on the Farm, tagged cold weather, dogs, homestead, water, weather on February 6, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Happy Friday! As we wrap up the week, it was cold, but productive. I posted a lot of this week’s activities earlier in the week, but there’s a bit more to talk about today. The Cold! Right now it’s a whopping 9 degrees outside. That’s so cold, it’s a hand warmer day! There’s just nothing like […]
Farm Update!
Posted in Animals, Chickens, dogs, Ducks, Goats, Hogs, tagged cold weather, dogs, ducks, egg production, eggs, goats, hogs, homestead, weather on February 3, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Even though it’s winter, we’ve been very busy around the farm! Here’s a summary of just some of the activities from the past few weeks: New Dairy Goat! Hello, my name is Adrienne, and I have a livestock problem. If you’ve been with us for a while, you may have heard us say 2015 is […]
How to Use Chicken Organs: Dehydrating Hearts and Livers
Posted in dogs, Meat Chickens, tagged dogs, food, homestead on November 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
We save the hearts and livers when we process chickens. We’re pretty big on fully utilizing everything on the homestead, and with animals we’ve processed we feel that’s especially important. With this batch we decided to dehydrate the hearts and livers to be used as dog treats. First I sliced each one so it was thin […]
How to Make a Raised Bed, with Some Help From the Hens
Posted in Garden, Layers, tagged chickens, dogs, gardening, hens, homestead, raised beds on September 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Step One: Wheelbarrow over a lot of rocks. Arrange them to make a border. Step Two: Lay out cardboard to smother grass, weeds, etc. (In retrospect, I would lay out the cardboard before setting out the rocks, that way the cardboard could be under the rocks. It was hard getting the cardboard over the greenery […]
Dogs Meet Goats
Posted in Goats, tagged dogs, goats on June 27, 2014 | 1 Comment »
We had a chance to let the goats run around the yard today. The dogs enjoyed playing with their new friends.
The Little Sage Seedlings That Could!
Posted in Garden, tagged dogs, food, homestead, seedlings, yard on July 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A couple weeks back I planted some seeds in pots. Well, then these ruffians knocked over the pot with the sage seeds! It’s actually the rightmost pot in front of Molly in the picture, not knocked over yet. When the pot was knocked over, the dirt and seeds spilled all over, and sage seeds are […]
Product Review: Scalibor Tick & Flea Collar
Posted in Household, Reviews, tagged dogs, fleas, homestead, review, ticks on July 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We have some wonderful homestead dogs. These poor dogs have had some struggles with homestead ticks, though. Our region is a hotbed of tick activity, unfortunately. I spoke to the vet about the problem, and she recommended a product that’s a new import the US market from Europe. It’s a Scalibor Tick & Flea Collar. […]