Bugs come to your home for all sorts of reasons. You may have accidentally spilled some sugar. Perhaps your blood is too enticing, and a mosquito can’t help but pay you a visit for a little drink. Either way, they’re unwelcome guests in your home. While bug spray or insecticides may be an effective solution, …
Black Krim and Cherokee Purple are both different varieties of tomatoes. They are both quite dark-colored, large, and very tasty. While there are a number of similarities between the two varieties, there are also some notable differences that we’re going to discuss. The most common differences between these two tomato varieties are their appearance and …
There are numerous varieties of ghost peppers that you can grow. In general, the difference between the varieties is their color. There are red, orange, brown, dark green, white, yellow, or even peach-colored varieties. If you grow any one of these, you might be wondering when they are ready to be picked. Ghost peppers are …
If you have the space for a coop outside, then raising some chickens could be a great idea for your family. But you might be wondering how many chickens you need. Here is a handy table that shows how many chickens the size of your family should have. Family size Number of chickens Eggs per …
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Farmers are not considered rich in a financial sense. Although both median farm operators’ household income ($83,111 in 2019 in the U.S.) and average farm household net worth ($1,042,855 in 2019 in the U.S.) were higher than those of the general population, farmers are not considered rich by most people standards. Being rich or wealthy is, …
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Many people successfully raise chickens and turkeys together. And it is certainly possible to do so. However, it may come with some challenges. It is best to mount different sizes of roosting bars in the coop when raising chickens and turkeys together. Turkeys raised for meat require different feed than laying hens. It is recommended …
One of the first questions people interested in having a homestead ask is: How Big A Homestead I need? Most homesteaders aiming for self-reliance and a high degree of self-sufficiency will usually find that a homestead of 2-10 acres is large enough to meet all or most of their needs. Five acres should be typically …
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Many people dream of one day having their homestead, where they can live as sustainably and self-reliantly as possible. But for many, the dream feels out of reach – often for economic reasons. If you are one of those people, you might be wondering how people afford to homestead. Many people afford homesteading by initially …
Deciding to raise ducks could be the best thing you ever do on your homestead. But raising ducks successfully means starting outright. In this guide, we’ll talk about everything you need to keep your ducks safe, happy, and well. If you want to raise ducks, you will need some accommodation for them. Whichever ducks you …
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Keeping ducks can be a fun, relatively easy, straightforward, and rewarding experience. But if you are new to the world of duck keeping or considering keeping them for the first time, you might be wondering what to feed ducks and what to avoid. You can feed ducks with duck feed you can buy in shops. …
Adding animals to your homestead can be a great way to increase your self-reliance and resilience. Keeping different kinds of livestock can be a fun and interesting thing to do. More than this, it can provide you with a range of useful yields. But choosing which animals to raise is not always easy. One important …
If you are thinking about effective ways to insulate a chicken coop, the chances are that you find yourself in one of two potential situations. Either you will be thinking about the design for your coop before building one from scratch. Or you will be thinking about ways to insulate a chicken coop you already …
If you are making your own chicken coop, you may wonder what floor to use. The best and worst floors for chicken coops very much depend on where you live and the conditions to be found there. The best chicken coop floors are either no floor at all or wood boards protected with a rubber …
If you are trying to establish a new homestead or farm, you might be wondering how many chickens per acre, you can plan on having. It is recommended sticking to around 50 chickens per acre, with a maximum of around 100 for free-range, ethically kept birds. In very specific situations, you can keep around 400-500 …
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Chickens should use a roosting bar in a coop at night. Unfortunately, as experienced chicken keepers know, they do not always roost where they should. To get chickens to use the roosting bar, first, you might just have to wait or place them where you want them. If this doesn’t work, you can try to …
Nesting boxes are the spaces chickens will use to lay their eggs. Getting it right when it comes to the locations, number, size, and materials of nesting boxes is crucial for domestic flocks. From my own experiences, I know that chickens seem to take any excuse to lay in the most inconvenient places possible! But …
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Learning how to raise rabbits on your homestead can bring many benefits. One key reason why they can be such a useful type of small livestock to the rear is that they also provide a bountiful source of manure – free fertilizer for your garden. To raise rabbits for manure, you must choose the right …
One question people who are new to keeping chickens might ask is: Can chickens stay in the coop all day? Chickens can stay in the coop all day only from time to time. It is not recommended to keep the chickens in the coop all day, all the time. When you leave the chickens locked …
Should you insulate a chicken coop? (And if so, when, why, and how should you do so?) To answer this question, we need to delve a little deeper into what chickens need, the conditions where you live, and the materials you use to build a coop in the first place. Generally speaking, you should create …
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An acre is a unit used for measuring area. It equates to around 43,560 square feet or 4046.86 square meters. But how can we turn those abstract numbers into something we can understand? How Big is an Acre visually: Approximately the size of 1 American football field (without the end zone and the last 10 …
Many of us want a homestead, where we can begin to take back some control over our own lives and live more sustainably, in closer harmony with the natural world. One of the most common questions people ask when contemplating a change to this way of life is how much land they need. Are 5 …
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