If you have a flock of laying hens in your backyard, consider keeping a rooster to accompany them. A rooster is not just another pretty bird to feed; he can serve several purposes on your farm. Learn the reasons we love having at least one rooster in our flock of chickens.
You can make delicious homemade butter with goat milk! After collecting cream from the top of your milk, whip it up with a stand mixer, salt to taste, refrigerate, and spread on fresh bread. Follow these steps for creamy, delectable butter and buttermilk to use in biscuits or pancakes.
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Barnyard emergencies are rare, but when they do occur, it’s best to be prepared. You can make and stock your own emergency kit to respond to the most common illnesses and injuries that affect goats. Use this list to make sure you have what you need to take the initial steps to care for your pets in an emergency, as you wait for the veterinarian.
If you’re a soap maker, you are bound to end up with a few bars or batches that you just don’t like. Here are a few ideas for using up that “ugly” soap. Try making mosaic soap, re-batching, or felting to give old soap a new look!
To keep your animals healthy, it’s important to maintain clean feeding and watering equipment. Disinfecting buckets when you have a sick animal, after a dirty job, or just periodically can help reduce bacterial, viral, and fungal contamination. Here are two different ways to disinfect buckets with common household items you already have on hand.
Making felted soap is fun and easy. All you need is a bar of soap, some natural fiber like mohair or wool, water, and your hands! Follow these steps to create a gently exfoliating, long-lasting, and beautiful way to wash. Instructions for decorating your felted soap are also included.
Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day with conservation efforts. Here are some ideas for enjoying our home planet and keeping it beautiful. You can participate in these any day of the year!
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In the spring, wild birds are on the lookout for nest building materials. You can provide a one-stop shop for your backyard friends by providing them with a nesting ball. Here are directions for weaving a grapevine ball and filling it with natural fibers.
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You can turn scraps of natural fiber yarn into something useful and eliminate waste while crafting. Using this tutorial, you can welt-felt beautiful dryer balls from leftover pieces of yarn. These recycled dryer balls help reduce drying time and wrinkles in your laundry.
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If you want to hand-weave a mohair breast collar for your horse, here are four design options that you can try. Each uses a variety of 2-ply mohair cord to make triangles or bars which are easy to create for beginner weavers. Included are the colors and lengths of cord that are needed to make the pattern shown.
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