Chickens love grubs and mealworms. Feeding these high protein dried insect treats during molting, increases the protein fed to the flock. Increasing the protein is one of the positive things you can do to help the chickens recover quickly and easily from the hard, seasonal, fall molt. Take a look at some of the facts about molting in chickens and why feeding grubs and mealworms to the birds is so beneficial. What is Molt in Chickens? During the seasonal or yearly molt, … [Read more...]
Breeding Sheep -What You Need to Know
Breeding sheep on the homestead takes you to a new level of farm management. Let?s face it, nothing is quite as cute as a lamb. Your plan may be to raise sheep or other fiber animals and breeding sheep does not have to be part of that goal. There are plenty of fine animals available for those who wish to have a fiber flock. Ram lambs are often neutered and become wethers. The wethers can produce very nice fleeces, without having the risk associated with housing an intact male animal. If you … [Read more...]
Newsletter For July 10, 2018
I am experimenting with a new idea. New to me that is. I am sure techy people all over the world already do this. Here's the scoop. I write a weekly newsletter. Sometimes it's a monthly newsletter. It depends on Life. And my organization. But I realized this year that with over 3000 folks subscribed, I really should be sending something out more often. The other side of the coin, I don't want to be boring, or annoying. Or any other things that would cause people to unsubscribe. As an … [Read more...]
Tomato Processing – Canning Freezing Dehydrating
Tomato processing is arguably one of the more common tasks that we do to prepare for storage. You can't beat the taste and texture of a fresh tomato. The tomatoes will be ripening soon. Are you ready to preserve the bounty from your garden or farmer's market? Preserving summer tomatoes is the best way to enjoy the flavor all year long. It's also nice that tomatoes, by themselves, are very simple to preserve by canning, dehydrating or freezing. Canning just tomatoes or an acidic … [Read more...]
Adding New Poultry and Livestock
Adding new poultry and livestock to your farm or homestead is commonly done in the spring. How do you avoid the common pitfall of adding too many, too soon? I use the following three questions when evaluating our homestead's ability to carry more animals. Am I adding only the animals I have room for? Can I afford to care for the new … [Read more...]
