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Time for Chicks – Free Hatchery Catalogs/Links!

Are you thinking of getting chicks to add to your homestead this spring? If you are, I've put together a short listing of free hatchery catalogs/links for ordering your spring chicks. Many breeders and hatcheries have sold out of birds early in recent years, so NOW the time to get chicks on order if you want to be sure of getting your picks. I was trying to compare options from several hatcheries but couldn't find a condensed listing of them, so I came up with this one for easy ... continue reading...

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Tuna Stuffed Avocado

tuna stuffed avocado recipe - healthy and tasty recipe for the new year!

This tuna stuffed avocado recipe is a great way to start the New Year! That's because it's delicious, makes a healthy meal, is light in calories, and it's the time of year that avocados go on sale in the stores. What better way to start the New Year than with delicious, healthy, fewer calories, and saving money too? Plus, avocados are a bit of a treat for us - they'd never grow in Northeast Ohio so we buy them when they're on sale. That means that I'm usually freezing them (see how HERE) ... continue reading...

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Choosing Your First Nigerian Dwarf Goats

Choosing Nigerian Dwarf (or any breed) goats can be intimidating, even if you’ve carefully researched them. That’s because it usually takes time to develop an eye for what makes a “good” goat. It’s smart to learn about goat anatomy (see this LINK), but even knowing that, it’s hard to recognize how all those parts should best be put together and what types of defects to avoid. However, there are ways to develop your ability to spot a good goat, identify quality sources for them, and bring ... continue reading...

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Garden Seeds – GE, GMO, Heirloom – What’s It Mean?

Garden seeds can be confusing - there are GE (genetically engineered), GMO (genetically modified organism), and Heirloom (old varieties) seed varieties available as well as open-pollinated (OP), hybrid, organic, pelleted, and treated seed. I can remember when you went to your local feed & seed supply store to buy garden seeds; and your choices were limited to a few – how things have changed! Today, there are numerous seed catalogs available with hundreds of offerings, and you can also ... continue reading...

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Chicken Coop Design – Important Features

When choosing among chicken coop designs, consider these important basics

There are hundreds of chicken housing designs available today, so choosing a new chicken coop model to build or buy can be a challenging task. However, by carefully considering each of the design elements that go into great chicken housing, it’s possible to select a chicken coop design that’s perfect for both you and your chickens. The important housing elements to evaluate include size, storage, ventilation, predator protection, human access, cleaning, egg boxes, and roosting bars. In ... continue reading...

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Roasted Shrimp

This recipe for roasted shrimp is so easy that it barely qualifies as a recipe, but the shrimp turn out so delicious and flavorful when they're prepared this way. They're much tastier than boiled shrimp, and I think this preparation method is easier too (no boiling water pot to contend with), so it's a winner all around. Just add some spicy cocktail sauce and you've got the best homemade shrimp cocktail you've ever tasted. How To Make Roasted Shrimp All it takes to make roasted shrimp ... continue reading...

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Goats – How Much Cold Can They Take?

goats how much cold can they take

How much cold goats can take is a question we get asked each winter fairly often. Perhaps because ours are the smaller, cute, and fuzzy Nigerian Dwarf goats, folks seem to question whether they can take the cold. We live in Northeastern Ohio, so temperatures of -15°F are pretty common. Adult Goats Handle Cold – If Not Wet or Windy If goats are housed so that they can get out of the wind and stay dry (and they're receiving adequate nutrition and health care), then they generally tolerate ... continue reading...

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Summer or Winter Homemade Bird Suet

Here's an easy recipe for homemade bird suet that can me made and put out in either summer or winter - it holds up even in the heat.

We like feeding wild birds homemade suet all year round, but don't like paying a fortune for pre-made bird suet. So, this is an easy and inexpensive recipe for homemade suet that the birds seem to love. I've seen quite a few suet recipes that are aimed at feeding birds in winter, but this one holds up to the heat of the summer too so it can be used to feed the birds any time of year. Using this, we see quite a variety of woodpeckers that don't ever visit the normal seed feeders. It does ... continue reading...

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