Tag: livestock
Q&A – Are Twin Cows Sterile?
Well… Maybe, maybe not.
When it comes to the question of whether or not twin cows are sterile, there isn’t a simple, clear cut answer....
17 Survival Uses for Safety Pins
Did you know that before the Winchester repeating rifle was invented, Walter Hunt patented the “combined piston breech and firing cock repeating gun”?
Not only...
How To Raise Pigs as Part of Your Survival Plan
Pigs are on of the best types of survival livestock a prepper can keep on his or her compound or bugout retreat. They are...
Mini-Farming on 1 Acre
A lot of people love the idea of being self-sufficient in produce, but just don’t see it as an achievable goal. After all, how...
Nuclear War and Farm Animals
This piece is to provide some food for thought for livestock and animals you may have, and therefore would need to protect in the...
Chickens are the Easiest Livestock to Raise
If you just started homesteading, no doubt you are wondering what kind of livestock you should raise. Although they are small, chickens are arguably...
How to Make Black Walnut Tincture for Worming Chickens and Livestock
This past week I wormed my chicken flock with black walnut tincture. Here’s why. A few days before I saw what was undoubtedly a...
How to Make an A-Frame Chicken Coop
In my excitement to get baby chicks, I forgot they grew like weeds and would quickly outgrow their brooder box! There wasn’t enough room...
Tips BEFORE You Get New Chicks
Bringing baby chicks home for the first time is like Christmas morning for us homesteaders! There’s nothing cuter, fluffier, or funnier than new baby...
Homesteads and Horses: What to Know
Horses bring a variety of benefits to homesteads, whether by plowing fields or by providing compost for gardens or farmland. If you’re considering a...
Recipe – Gluten Free Quinoa Patties
One of my all-time favorite things to make are these gluten free quinoa patties. Several years ago, while attending one of our local “crunchy...
