We have raised laying hens for the past 3 years, we're no strangers to the process. You place them in a brooder, it gets smelly and full of poop, you put them in a coop when they're old enough, that'll get smelly and full of even more poop. How much worse can meat chickens be, right? Is raising meat birds gross? It can't be as gross as they say, right? Is raising meat ...
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Best DIY chicken coop ideas and materials to use
If you're thinking of building a DIY chicken coop but don't want to break the bank, there are several cost-effective options to consider. We're homesteaders on 3 acres, now we raise goats, pigs, rabbits, but it all started with chickens! They're the gateway animal for everyone's homestead. Here are some tips to help you build the best DIY chicken coop on a budget: Use ...
The Best Fluffy Cast Iron Pancakes (From Scratch!)
The Best Fluffy Cast Iron Pancakes (from Scratch!) Pancakes are definitely something that tastes better from scratch, and even better when you make them in a cast iron skillet. When you cook pancakes in a cast iron skillet they're perfectly fluffy with crispy edges. We try to make as many things from scratch as possible on our homestead, and this is one of them. This is one ...
Making biscuits from scratch
This page contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you! Thanks for supporting our family. Is there anything more satisfying than making your own biscuits or bread? I'm the official biscuit maker in our household, and AJ is the bread maker around here (weirdly we split hamburger bun duty.) It's ...
Our homeschooling and homesteading daily routine
Our homeschooling and homesteading daily routine We're veteran homeschoolers, but relatively newbies to the homestead. Plus, we have two under two and they like to throw a wrench in every plan, they’re the cutest distractions ever. So coming up with a routine hasn't been the easiest and we have had a lot of trial and error. So what works for us? In summer we spend all day ...
Winter is Coming
The busiest seasons on the homestead when you live in a place that actually has 4 seasons will always be spring and fall. Winter is coming, when you homestead that's just as scary of a phrase as it was in Game of Thrones. We might not have white walkers, but we do have a whole lot of stuff to get done before the snow starts flying. We did have snow flurries the other day, but ...
Homesteading while pregnant Do’s and Don’ts
I'm in way too many homesteading groups and over and over again I see ladies announcing that they're pregnant and freaking out about what they can and can't do on their homestead or farm. If there were a ton of restrictions we wouldn't be here today, think about all of our grandma's that worked into the barn up until the moment they were in labor. Heck, think about me I was 2 ...
How to buy livestock on Facebook, how to avoid scams
Should I buy livestock from Facebook? Avoiding livestock scams Technically I don't think you're allowed to buy animals from Facebook, but I've lost count how many of our animals have been Facebook impulse purchases. My husband jokes that I can't go on Facebook at night, because that's when I end up deep in Facebook messages making deals for new animals. I might have bought ...
Homesteading and Unschooling
I think we became accidental unschoolers. Homesteading and unschooling goes hand in hand. Unschooling was not for us when Aliceana was little, she was too young to find her own interests. I would toss and turn in bed on many sleepless nights wondering if she was learning enough. Now that she's older and we live on a homestead, and honestly, I haven't had a ton of time to teach ...
First baby season on the farm
It's the beginning of April and that means it's baby season! This is our very first baby season, and it's an overwhelming amount of emotions. We have baby goats and pigs right now, and it's a whole lot of cute. Our first babies arrived a little over 3 weeks ago, when our Nigerian Dwarf decided to go into labor when we were smack dab in the middle of converting our coop to a ...
And so they built a life they loved. Starting our homesteading journey.
These past couple years have been weird, you know all about it, you lived through it too. For us, they've been really weird, we changed almost every aspect our lives. When life gets complicated we get impulsive, that's how we've always been. I mean, I am the girl who met my husband at 18, bought a house and got married at 20, and had our first baby at 21. Our impulsive ...