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So I’ve been super busy lately and haven’t been on the forums here or at the sister sites lately but I have awesome news! Some of you know I live in a town that’s a bit too restrictive and too close to a metro for my peace of mind. Back in June we put a down payment on 5 acres of timber. We’re...

I don’t have photos at the moment but I’ll get some when I get home. I have two hens who were sold to me as ameracaunas. I don’t care is she was wrong but one lays a bright blue eggs and the other more of a greenish blue. I’m thinking one is actually an auracauna ( I know my spelling is...

I follow Bear Independent on YouTube and I am a patron on Patreon. This video is like to share is from patreon butni feel it will resonate with you guys like it did me. https://www.patreon.com/posts/35845721

The frame for the coop itself was free and the waterer is gonna be the cup attached to a pipe. Still brainstorming how to keep it from freezing. I was thinking a bottle filled with basically homemade sea water lol. Or I heard of a metal rod that heats up to keep birdbaths from freezing but I’d...

ok so some of you know that I’m expecting a bundle of joy in late July. Well I figured an at home waxing kit would be a great idea. 8 weeks before I gotta worry about it and I won’t have to suffocate myself attempting to shave. Well there are consequences if you don’t follow instructions. When...

Does anyone else have trouble getting their kids to actually clean something?! This is what my 13-yr old stepson called a clean sink. He got the counter area ok but that bowl was disgusting! He was in that bathroom no more than 20 minutes ‘cleaning’ the sink and tub for me due to needing to...

This is my third pregnancy but it’s the first that looks like everything is all right. Any advice?!

I’m 99.9% certain my dog isn’t pregnant but it appears she’s producing milk?! It’s coming from each one when pressure is applied. It was an accident and then I checked them all!

Alright so after having chickens for three years I've finally came to the conclusion that my coop is way too big. The hen house itself is 4wx6lx5h and the chicken yard has been barren for the past two years and has lost soil due to erosion no matter how much straw I put in to try and preserve...

Alright I know it seems too early for Christmas/holiday shopping but I'd like to try to be prepared this year. I'm getting my mother and SIL gardening items. Mom is getting sweet pea seeds and gardening paraphernalia in a bucket while SIL is getting lavender seeds and the same. Its the rest of...

So I'm getting a license from my city to increase my flock. This is going to include my current three hens which consist of a Barred Plymouth Rock, a blue Americauna, and a golden laced Wyandotte. I've been promised a black copper Maran from a recent hatch. I've also decided to get another hen...

My buff orp passed away quite suddenly a few weeks ago. She was top bird in my small flock, my little EE was constantly trying to run from her even when Nugget wasn't looking at her. Its our suspicion that a rat snake constricted her or that she got a hold of a nail or something when we were...

So my DH is the sweetest man I know! I got my yule gift way early and its a laptop! So I'm now sufficient in that I don't need to borrow my mom's computer or go to the library to use it, a printer is next for the usual household documents that way I don't have to spend $.20 a freaking page! and...

Anyone else sign up for the free homesteading summit from Mother Earth News and the grow network? Only one I actually wanted to watch today was bill's seed saving one

Its taken two-ish hours but I just got done peeling, coring, and cutting up approximately 10 lbs of apples that I got for about $5 total. I'm now waiting for the syrup to boil so I can make apple pie filling and can it all. I made a half recipe...

So I finally got my hands on an honest to goodness dehydrator! I need recipes, it came with a few for jerkys and the times for veggies but what do you guys make with the stuff you dry and put up?

I did a quick search and I didn't see anything dedicated strictly to strawbales. I'm planning a strawbale garden this year with lots of herbs interplanted amongst the veggies as companion plants. Has anyone had experience with this type of format for gardening?

Who here plans out a menu with your pantry in mind so that the stuff you can't seem to store is figured out and you don't have to make last minute runs to the store? Well I do and it saves us loads of money. It has cut back on the impulse buys (except gardening stuff, not allowed in the garden...

Looky what I found! http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/best-pepper-spray/ I'm going to use it to keep the little **** head dogs in my neighborhood from hiking a leg on my garden and keep them out of my yard in general.

Help me end a debate with DH. We've been needing to cycle out our homemade MREs but he wants to find a better alternative to Ramen noodles. The basic list of stuff in the MREs: Whole package of random ramens Instant oatmeal pack Small pack of dried veggie Small pack of dried fruit Vaccum sealed...