If you have ever spent an afternoon plucking chickens, it goes without saying that you are well aware of what a tedious task this can be. Plucking chickens can be a dirty and inherently frustrating job that tends to be intensive in both time and labor. Luckily, the production of market grade chicken scalders has …
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If I’m going to go to all the trouble of sorting my food waste from my recyclables and other trash, I don’t want the bag everything is contained in to be bad for the environment. It seems to defeat the purpose of collecting your kitchen waste only to use up a plastic garbage bag in …
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You probably want to jump on the solar fence charger bandwagon. After all, never paying for your electric fence again, having it operational even when the power is out, and the flexibility of its use sounds perfect for any situation. We live in an age of innovation, and I wanted to take advantage of the …
What are the best states for homesteading? While you can make a go of homesteading just about anywhere, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Montana top the list, thanks to homesteading-friendly laws, plentiful water, good weather, excellent growing conditions, and the low cost of purchasing land. If you are willing to battle for water, …
Chickens, if left to their own devices, will readily consume anything edible that is available to them in their environment. Upon spending an afternoon observing my own backyard flock, I began to question whether or not chickens can eat pineapple. That very evening, I began to search for the answer to my question, and what …
Last year, I cut down a tree and chopped it into little bits, and I ended up with a giant pile of wood chips. While I could have tossed them around my garden as a bit of decorative mulch, I wanted to break them down and use them as compost instead – and I didn’t …
Lots of people raise chickens nowadays – but very few people understand the value of keeping their chickens entertained with toys. Chickens are simple creatures, but they aren’t that basic – like all other living things, they deserve to have an excellent quality of life. Wondering what the best chicken toys might be? My favorite …
Chickens are well known for their insatiable appetite, which often creates curiosity among backyard flock owners as to what a chicken will and will not eat. As the owner of a flock of approximately 35 chickens myself, I began to question whether or not chickens would eat fire ants. I recently discovered the answer to …
