Do you cull your chickens at a certain age or let them live to a ripe old age? Last weeks question was, "What chicken feed preferences do you have? Pellets, crumbles, other…" Predominantly, those

Human waste disposal is a problem everywhere. In the big cities waste is flushed and washed away to treatment plants. In many parts of the country septic tanks are utilized. We use composting toilets and

“Self-education is the only possible education; the rest is mere veneer laid on the surface of a child's nature.” ― Charlotte M. Mason I have been out of school for a very long time and have forgotten

Water is one of the most important elements on our planet. Every living creature needs it to survive and we never complain about rain because it means life. On our homestead we have spent more time and

One of our Buff Orpingtons decided to brood early this year and after 21 days, her chicks hatched right on time. We now have six new spring arrivals. The others are yet to start brooding, but this lady

What chicken feed preferences do you have? Pellets, crumbles, other… Last weeks question was, "Do you raise your chickens for meat, eggs, or both?" Comments were mixed, but priority seems to

For the past few weeks my grandson, Kaleb, wanted me to make him a car to drive down the road. He saw the plans in my son-in-laws old Cub Scout handbook and just had to have it. It was a pretty simple

There is a great homesteading story in the Bible taken from Genesis 30:25-31:16. Was it good husbandry or a miracle from God to bless Jacob? You decide. The story starts out with Jacob wanting to depart

Guinea Fowl will commonly kill a small snake, but this one is a little too big for a few birds to kill. We had to help them out with a hand gun loaded with snake shot. However, they were real good warning

My preference is to let my hens incubate and brood their chicks. They do a better job than I could ever do and it is a lot less work. However, from to time it is necessary to buy chicks to replenish the

Do you raise your chickens for meat, eggs, or both? Last week's question was, "How often do you clean your coop?" The comments were inconclusive, but it appeared that cleaning chicken coops is

So what was the big deal about an ax head? From 2 Kings 6:1-7 -- A group of men gathered down at the Jordan River for a work day to cut trees to build their homes for a little homesteading activity. It

A while back I did a post on how well a solar system does to provide the power we need so I thought it worth mentioning that we also have a wind turbine to assist with our power needs and charging the

My Buff Orpington hen has been setting on her eggs 13 days and 8 more days to go. She is patient and dedicated to the task. She gets off her nest once a day to eat, get a drink of water, and poop. Otherwise

When there is so much rain we are thankful that we live on a mountain. We have had almost seven inches in the last seven days. The ground is saturated and our well is full to ground level. Parts of the

How often do you clean your coop? Last week's question was, "Should hens be encouraged to lay eggs year round with additional light or other means or should they be allowed to rest during the winter

A different perspective Earlier this week I posted a blog on the dangers of eating pork. I appreciated everyone’s comments and the different perspectives. One comment on Genesis 1:29 prompted me to write

Every few months I clean the nesting boxes for the chickens. I say clean, but it is more like refreshing the wood chips because the hens tend to scratch inside the box and remove the wood chips. There

The fleece of just one sheep can be spun to produce a strand of wool approximately 125 miles (200 KM) long. The picture shown is of the wool sheep we had several years ago. After shearing them for two

This may be one of my most controversial posts because eating pork seems to have an almost cult following. Some people love their pork and there is nothing anyone can say to change their mind. When I was