Our Journey to a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle
Many homesteaders keep chickens for one obvious benefit – fresh eggs! But have you thought about other ways you can benefit from your backyard chickens? There is one commonly overlooked benefit to keeping chickens – Manure! One chicken will produce approximately 130 lbs of manure in one year. Chicken manure is rich in nitrogen which …
We take preparedness very serious on our homestead. When injury or illness strikes, we don’t want to be running back and forth to the feed store or trying to desperately order supplies online. Chickens are usually pretty hardy and easy keepers but there will be accidents and illnesses occasionally. I hope this first aid kit …
Some of you may not know that I do have a day job at an animal hospital, and I have the pleasure of working with a board certified avian veterinarian. I learn new things every day about avian health and I get to observe many treatments on chickens. One of the most common problems we …
We recently did a massive expansion on our chicken coop/enclosure and I wanted to share our progress with all you like-minded chicken people out there! I have included the full length video if you want to listen to me ramble on about our beloved backyard flock. If you would prefer to skip the full length …
It happens to every homesteader or backyard chicken keeper sooner or later – the dreaded predator attack. You will make your daily morning trip to the coop and will discover that a trespassing predator had snuck into your coop overnight, or worse, sometimes it will happen right before your eyes in broad daylight. No matter …
One of the greatest joys of being a homesteader is harvesting the goods your animals produce for you. Collecting eggs every morning and evening reminds me how much I love this life. I invest my time (and emotions) nurturing my chickens and they return the favor with delicious fresh eggs! But there have been times …
Are you sick of filling up your store bought 1-2 gallon waterer multiple times a day? So was I. Turns out there is a super easy solution! And I mean super easy. No husband assistance was needed (I usually have reservations about using power tools unsupervised). What You Will Need: 1.) A 5 gallon bucket …