In the most recent Homesteady Podcast, K and I sat down to talk about which 3 animals the beginner Homesteader should be raising (AND PROCESSING!) on their homestead! RAISE MEAT ANIMALS. There is no easier way to shrink your grocery bill AND fill the freezer with the help of your homestead. Think about it… Gardening […]
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Chickens VS Ducks – A SMACKDOWN! Which Is the BEST HOMESTEAD ANIMAL?
CHICKENS VS DUCKS… Which Is the BEST HOMESTEAD ANIMAL? In this first episode of the Homestead Smackdown! We pit Chickens against Ducks to see which is the best animal to bring on your homestead! BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FREE JUST START CHICKENS SERIES DO YOU WANT TO BE A GUEST JUDGE ON HOMESTEAD SMACKDOWN? […]
SCARY REASONS WHY You Should MAKE Your Own Soap – And How!
I was having an embarrassing issue. Using deodorant was irritating my skin, and so I went looking for a more “natural” solution. My search led me to Laurel Mountain Soaps. Tim and Jocelyn started making soap because their baby girl was getting severe diaper rashes. The skin products they were buying were irritating their daughters […]
GET CHICKENS THIS YEAR
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING CHICKENS… Only to get overwhelmed and push it off to “later”? Since we started Homesteady, we have learned the Hardest part of homesteading for most people is.. STARTING! So if you have wanted to get chickens but have not been able to pull the trigger… THE JUST […]
We Had a BABY AT HOME
If you had asked me a year ago if I (AUST) would ever expect that a child would be born at our home, I would have said NO! And yet this week we introduced you to our Baby Girl and mentioned she was born at HOME! (Click Below to Watch) Why didn’t I expect a […]
When We See a Chicken Do THIS… WE KILL IT
LIVE SHOW ON FRIDAY ABOUT FARM FENCING… But first… This fall we were getting ZERO eggs from our large flock of chickens. It is normal for egg production to slow in the fall, but not to go to ZERO. So we started paying closer attention to our birds, and noticed we had an EGG EATER! […]