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Well my response is more to a question of "what did you do.....this week." Like I posted in the hunting section, we recently got some scraps from a field dressed deer and harvested sinew from the back legs, and I tanned up the half of the hide we got and made a pouch to keep my shotgun shells in...

(Wanted to post this over here- just wrote this up on my journal on BYH but wanted to share here too!) Part of our goal is to be more self-sufficient by using material already around us. To make a long story short, we've recently ended up with scrap parts from a field dressed deer (not one...

Thank you so much @sumi !

Thank you for all the honest opinions here, I really appreciate it. Children are still a bit down the road, but I do want to prepare and seek out the right insurance. I admit that it makes me nervous- I do worry about accidents and injuries to a little one!

I know this isn't pertaining to homeschooling necessarily, but I know this is a section where those with children come and talk. So I want to ask this, and please give honest opinions. My husband and I currently work from home and make our living off of projects here at our home. We are...

Well we set the bucket trap last night with no luck but I am not giving up yet. We need those mice gone (and the chickens need a treat!)

Oh man, the things I could type here! We save a lot of things that come in great handy later on. I will list a few but I have seen some really great things here so far already! -We get free pallets from a local hardware store that they just toss or burn. I make different things (art) with the...

Breeding mice is profitable but ridiculous to keep up with. My best friend raises feeder mice and she said it's been tough- they bred SOOO much that she had to cull a bunch this Summer and freeze them. She also had HALF of them get loose in her house! I could not raise mice haha! :th

@sumi - We are about to try that bucket trap RIGHTTTT NOW. I was out soaking some hides in the building earlier when I saw a mouse go scurrying by. My husband missed him, but then we caught another and he managed to pop it with a BB gun. SO- I will let you all know how this goes GLADLY with...

We have had a persistent problem with rats in our workshop and we ended up having to set a trap daily which was a big pain. They got smart and learned to set it off and eat the food without getting caught. Let me know if you find anything that works!

@JASTECH - Saw this thread over in the corner with recent replies. I read your post and BRAVO. :clap No children for us yet, but I firmly believe in kids learning about God and coming to have a relationship with him. My grandmother got me in church as a child and it played an important role in...

"It was a misteak traveling with you- why can't you fly yet?" :lol:

I recently wrote an article online for Mother Earth News on "5 Easy Squirrel Calls" that I wanted to share with you all here. I am not promoting this (as I make no money from what I write for them) but instead I am just wanting to share this with folks who may hunt squirrels and be interested...

I see that this thread has not been active in some time, but I would love to give some input as to what my husband and I do. We both work from home and make enough each month from the things we sell that come from our homestead. Our two main sources of income are lumber we've milled ourselves...

Hey @goatgurl and sorry for the late reply! I haven't gotten my roots down here just yet, but I am getting there. I'm excited to be here, since I know there are people on some of the sister sites that aren't on the others. And everyone has different experiences/tips. Thank you for the warm welcome!

I did not see this one posted here, but this video gave me a long laughing spell when I first saw it. 20 seconds in has to be my favorite part- that hen kicks the rabbit like "Move along!" "Two Chickens Break Up A Rabbit Fight"

These two just made my DAY! Thank you. I have not laughed so hard in awhile. :thumbsup

Glad to be on here as well as BYH and BYC!

Hello everyone and thank you for the warm wishes! I have browsed around here pretty briefly, but I have a feeling I will be on here a lot more in the future. I have lots to share- and if anyone is on BYH, check out my journal there. I may create one here as well =) (@Poka_Doodle - oh my gosh...