homesteading

Friends are hatching our chicks, so we don’t know exactly how many we’ll be getting. We built our coop and closed run to hold 12 large chickens, but I don’t want more than 1 rooster, so the quantity we start out with may be less than capacity. The breeds are mixed. An orpington roo has his...

Hopefully to be moving to some place more rural. New York, although upstate... Is still not country enough. Anyone from Arkansas? How is it there? I'm looking at houses How is everyone

AG Dependent Farm was created out of necessity. My wife contracted Alpha-Gal a few years ago and it has changed our life in many ways. Alpha-Gal is a disease brought on by a tick bite. It causes you to be anaphylactic to mammal. With our current conditions finding food grown organically that...

Hello All: I am a new member to homesteading and backyard chickens; living in Eastern PA. I bought my first set of chicks in June and received them on August 16th 2022. I have a total of 6 chickens; 2 WHITE Rocks, 2 Rhode Island REDs, and 2 BLACK Australorps. I built a 6 x 6 foot coop and a...

Who has goats!? Feel free to share them!! Pictures, stories, etc. and any breed welcome! Maybe state your favorite breed(s) too if you want!

I am thinking about starting an online class for incubating eggs. My idea is to prove a list of required items. And the base of the class using a nurture right 360. As I think it’s a great intro machine and not to costly. Then I will have online zoom meeting or something similar that goes over...

Hello everyone! My name is Michelle and I live in central IL with my husband, our three boys, an English Mastiff, and 34 chickens. We purchased an old farmhouse in January 2020 where I discovered an old 8x10 garden shed that was filled to the brim with junk. After convincing my husband, I...

My 4 week old barrred rock pullets

Hello Friends! We purchased what we thought were 7 pullets (all different breeds). I’m fairly certain that 6 are pullets but not sure about the Barred Rock. She/he is turning out to be the dominate one of the flock and routinely pecks the others. Would you please provide feedback regarding the...

I’m really interested in homesteading and would love to hear your experiences about it. What animals do you keep? How many of each? How much does it cost? What plants do you grow? Just anything like that. Id like to get a general idea of what I can expect or to prepare for. Thank you!

Hello there! We are Michael and Lindsey. My wife and I bought an old farmhouse on 2.25 acres in a farming community located in Orient, Ohio last year. Now that the house is mostly taken care of with repairs and maintenance, we have been working on turning an old barn-style outbuilding (10x15ft)...

Hi, my name is Aleks and my husband (George) and I traded urban lives in Toronto for a far more laid back rural lifestyle in Chelsea, Quebec a couple years back. We’re slowly growing our garden and knowledge of self-sustaining lifestyle and have had ducks on our ‘radar’ for a while now. Finally...

Hello everyone! I'm new to this site and hoping to learn more about the ducks I want to raise. I currently do not own any ducks, but I'm hoping to get some this spring/summer. For thoughts on the breed/breeds I want, I'm considering the Welsh Harlequin, Buff Orpington, and breeds such as...

1) Are you new to chickens /when did you first get chickens? I have been a chicken sitter for my aunt and uncle’s flock but these are our first. We got 3 pullets about 3 weeks ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 3 hens (3) What breeds do you have? We have 1 Easter Egger...

Hello everyone! I am a teacher-turned-illustrator living in the Rockies west of Denver. I am hoping to get into homesteading one day when I get a house and that definitely includes chickens! I've been doing a lot of research over the past few months and always end up here, so I figured I may as...

Okay, so we moved into our homestead two years ago and our chickens have always had a FEW fleas. Like, really, just maybe a few. Nothing to worry about. WELL two weeks ago my husband and I realized that some of our ladies were COVERED in them. I FLIPPED OUT. Have you ever been bitten by a stick...

Hi, I'm a homesteader on 9 acres in the PNW. I had a small commercial flock, about 300 hens, of pastured layers in California before heading north to do things on a smaller scale. I brought my "hobby" flock with me, along with a few Muscovys, sheep, goats, retired horses, dogs, and cats. After...