Backyard Farm 10 Ways Homesteaders Are Saving the Planet Homesteading is all about creating a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It starts with something as simple as a garden to feed your family, chickens to... andrewOctober 29, 2019
Advice What Is Homesteading? What is homesteading? Settling on the land, living a life of self-sufficiency, and a nod to the simpler times before us all come to... andrewMay 20, 2019
Backyard Farm Top Five Reasons You Should Be Eating Duck Eggs You’d be surprised by just how awesome duck eggs are. andrewApril 3, 2019
Chickens What We Love About Duck Eggs vs Chicken Eggs This isn’t the most loveliest of photos but we were feeding a few eggs back to the ducks and chickens (benefits them by providing... andrewMarch 12, 2019
Advice Should You Be Giving Your Ducks Vitamins? Should I be giving my ducks a vitamin? One of the most frequent deficiencies in the nutrition of ducks is a niacin deficiency. Mainly... andrewMarch 4, 2019
Backyard Farm What’s The Best Duck Breed For New Duck Owners? The answer for us is simple. andrewFebruary 13, 2019
Chickens Certified Wildlife Habitat Our homestead has been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation along with the Florida Wildlife Federation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat. We achieved certification... andrewNovember 12, 2018
Chickens 4 Things We’ve Learned So Far 1. Chopped straw vs pine shavings in the coop has proven to be a great experiment. I didn’t know what to expect but I’m... andrewSeptember 24, 2018
Chickens Growing Herbs To Benefit Your Chickens & The Coop You may wonder why I collect herbs daily for the chickens… so let me take a second to explain the benefits of each: rosemary... andrewSeptember 24, 2018
Chickens DIY Natural Duck Pond (no chemicals, pumps) with progress photos First we got chickens, and the chickens needed a coop. So we turned our shed into a coop. When we got ducks though, what... andrewSeptember 21, 2018
Chickens Ducks & Chickens Happy in Same Coop The ducks and chickens are cohabiting greatly. We put them all in the coop at night. The chickens go to sleep and the ducks... andrewSeptember 12, 2018