Every winter we work hard to ensure the animals have access to water. With several animal pens, this can be a challenge. It can be frustrating to refill a water bowl with fresh water only to have it freeze in a matter of hours. Here are some tips we’ve learned along the way that may […]
Posts Tagged ‘water’
Weathering the Winter: Water
Posted in Chickens, Ducks, Goats, Hogs, Rabbits, tagged american guinea hog, chickens, ducks, goats, Rabbits, water, winter on December 19, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
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 […]
Chicken Waterer
Posted in Animals, Chickens, Farm, Layers, Meat Chickens, tagged chickens, hens, water on June 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
This is the the waterer we use for our chickens. The chickens learn quickly to hit the red nipples with their beaks in order to get water out. We love this type of waterer for several reasons: chickens cannot access the stored water so it stays clean, refilling is as easy as taking off the lid, […]
Mornings on the Homestead
Posted in Garden, Water, tagged conservation, homestead, water, yard on July 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Since it’s summertime, I’m off! It’s a great part of being a teacher. I enjoy doing some morning chores around the homestead a few days a week. I usually begin with filling a bucket from the rainbarrel, and using that water to water the plants around the yard. I will also take a bucket of […]
Water!
Posted in Food & Beverage, Water, tagged prepared, water on July 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here at Independence Homestead, a big part of being self-sufficient is being able to get through an emergency. In our area there was a huge storm on Friday night. While our homestead came through the storm just fine, over 200,000 people in our county were still without power 24 hours later. Plus several areas had […]