6 Mouse-proof Grain Storage Ideas
To prevent rodent-carried diseases, contamination of your livestock feed, and wasting money, it’s important that grain be stored securely. Here are a range of ideas for keeping mice and rats out of your animal feed.
7 Reasons to Use Chicken Tractors for Raising Meat Birds
Using a chicken tractor may be the best way to raise Cornish-cross meat birds from a productivity, ecological, and animal welfare standpoint. Here’s why.
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How to Decorate a Grapevine Wreath
A little while ago I wrote a post about making my own wreath from wild grapevines. If you missed it, here is the link. Now, I’m going to show you how I decorated it! I love making things for my home. There is just something rewarding about working with your hands and then being able
How to Make a Non-toxic Air Freshener
I like to have a nice-smelling car, but the problem for me with store-bought car air fresheners is that they are overpowering and give me a headache. The solution I’ve found is to make my own. In this post Ill show you how you can use felt and essential oils, or phthalate-free fragrance oils, to
How to Make a Wild Grapevine Wreath
I have a thing for wreaths, in fact I even have a laurel wreath tattoo! I can’t count the number I have bought or made myself. In my home, I have seasonal wreaths and ones that just compliment the room décor. This year, instead of buying one, I decided to try and make my own
How to Band Buck Kids
I am pretty selective when it comes to allowing a buck kid on my farm to stay a buck kid. By far, most of my male goat offspring each year are wethered and become happy, healthy market animals or pets. The castration method I currently utilize, and have been utilizing for decades with much success,
Wallflower Refill Recipe
I used to buy plug-in air fresheners from a certain bath and body company. They smelled great, but they filled my home with unnecessary chemicals. Instead, now I reuse the Wallflower bottles and fill them with safer ingredients. Fresh scents, that I can feel good about exposing my family to, that cost less than the
How to Make a DIY Creep Feeder for Goats
Providing grain to livestock of different ages and/or sizes has its challenges. In a herd situation, it’s always the biggest, strongest, and boldest that are going to get the most food. For my dam-raised goat kids, this means that they have to compete with their mother and other mature animals during feeding time. While most
Whipped Tallow Balm Recipe
A little while back, I shared a recipe for making solid tallow balm. If you tried it and liked it or found it a bit too firm, this post is for you! You are going to LOVE the whipped version. It is light, creamy, and makes your skin feel silky smooth. As I mentioned before,
5 Reasons to Dam-Raise Goat Kids
Sure, bottle feeding a baby goat is fun. There is nothing more adorable or rewarding than watching a bottle baby’s tail wag while you fill his belly with milk, but there are reasons why I prefer that the kids on my farm be dam-raised. I raise Boers and Nubians and have a herd numbering between