How to Make a Leg Hook for Catching Goats
A leg hook comes in handy for animals that are hard to get your hands on. Put an end to chasing your goats and make your own leg catcher with these simple, step-by-step directions.
How to Make a Pig Waterer
This year we are going to upsize our pig pen and take on a few additional animals to accommodate fair projects for the kids, as well as one for our freezer. This meant building an additional pig feeder, which you can find the link to instructions for that here. It also meant we needed an
7 Reasons to Raise a Freezer Hog Every Year
Most of the meat that you see on any given day at our dinner table comes from our farm, whether it was raised in our pasture or hunted on our property. From 18-month-old steers, to wild rabbit and squirrel, they all make the same stops and are handled with the same care to provide as
8 Items You Need to Begin At-Home Butchering
Our family is one of avid hunters and our favorite game to chase is whitetail deer. We have always butchered our own. As our farm grew, we began to embrace home butchering and have done everything from chickens and rabbits to full grown steers. It’s something we take pride in for many reasons. The advantages
How to Make a Jig for Tying Slingshot Bands
The kids and I have really gotten into slingshots since we got them for Christmas. These “kids toys” have provided our family with hours of fun, some friendly competition among family and friends, and even some meat for our table in the form of rabbits and squirrels. They have come a long way since I
How to Make Your Own Slingshot Bands
My kids got slingshots for Christmas last year and it quickly became a hobby for all of us. It was a great way to get outside together and have some fun. It wasn’t long before I got one of my own. With as much as we were shooting, the slingshot bands couldn’t seem to keep
How to make a DIY Hog Self-Feeder
My daughter decided that she wanted to show pigs this year at the fair so we found ourselves building a pen and looking for a feeder and waterer. I was a little disappointed in both the construction of the store-bought pig feeders we looked at as well as the price point. I didn’t feel they
How to Make a DIY Hay Feeder from Hog Panels
If your farm is like any other small farm, chances are you have a fair share of scrap wood and metal lying around. Historically, I couldn’t stand the clutter at times and couldn’t wait to get rid of some of what I deemed to be trash. A trip to the metal yard one day and