Animals

Read about our experiences with raising hybrid broilers. We share the positive and negative aspects of these chickens so you can decide for yourself if they are a good match…

A thoughtful and informative book about raising chickens for meat and eggs. Discover everything you need to know to successfully raise, manage and care for your flock. We cover things…

Raising chickens is a big commitment. You need shelter, feed, water, fresh bedding and room for them to roam around. Laying hens can be expected to live anywhere from five…

Sometimes its hard to know if those eggs you’ve got on the counter or in the back of the refrigerator are still good to eat. The easiest way to find…

When it comes to self sufficient living and creating food security for your family, raising animals for meat is hard to beat.  Pasture raised animals are generally happy and healthy…

Have you ever wondered what it’s really like to raise hybrid poultry? Are these birds really the mutated freaks that the media portrays them as? Can these birds be raised…

There are various opinions about hybrid poultry. Some people like the fact that they are: efficient, tasty & convenient. Others consider hybrids to be: unnatural, unhealthy and cruel. Often the…

I recently built a chicken tunnel which is really two fences running parallel to one another. We wanted to give the chickens access to an enclosed pasture. It’s much safer…

A chicken saddle, also known as a cape or apron is a valuable item in a chicken keeper’s toolbox. It can protect your hen from loss of feathers and pecking.…

I love when homesteaders share videos of what they are doing, you can learn so much from seeing it in action. As a homesteader and blogger I thought to myself …