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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Never Again
I desperately need to get my garden plants in the ground. They are outgrowing their small pots, or already have. Other things have taken priority, until now. The biggest problem getting this done is that the three point rototiller is … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homesteading, Opinion, Outdoors, Preparation
Tagged attitude, building, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, health, home, homestead, homesteading, pain, planting, preparation, prepper, rototiller, self reliance, tilling
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Coyote Attack!
Yesterday evening, HSB#1 went out to close up the chickens, he re-entered the house telling me to come quick. One of the Buff Orpingtons was bleeding on her back. I figured it was just the hens pecking on each other, … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, hunting, kids, Preparation
Tagged attack, attitude, chicken, chickens, children, coyote, coyotes, DIY, family, farm, farming, healing, hen, hens, homestead, homesteading, hunting, kids, livestock, outdoors, predator, preparation, rooster, roosters, self reliance, trapping
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Good Day, Happy Livestock
This morning the kids and I headed outside early and got to work finishing strapping the fence to the T posts. I think there were about 16 yet to be done. After that was done, I ran the electric wire … Continue reading
Posted in Cattle, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homesteading, kids, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation, sheep
Tagged apple, attitude, building, cattle, cherry, children, cow, cows, DIY, electric fence, family, farm, farming, fence, garden, grass, health, home, homesteading, kids, livestock, natural, orchard, outdoors, pasture, planting, preparation, prepper, self reliance, sheep, tree, trees
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Continued Progress
Over the last few days I have continued to work away at the fence and other chores. I have managed to get two sides of the new pasture fence stretched and hung, that leaves just one side left. I did, … Continue reading
Posted in building, Cattle, Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homeschool, homesteading, kids, Outdoors, Preparation, Religion, sheep
Tagged attitude, beef, building, business, cattle, chicken, chickens, children, construction, cow, cows, DIY, egg, eggs, faith, family, farm, farming, fence, fruit, garden, gate, God, health, home, homestead, homesteading, kid, kids, livestock, natural, orchard, outdoors, pasture, peach, peaches, planting, preparation, prepper, self reliance, sheep, tree, trees
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Fruit Tree Sale
I was really happy with the (somewhat) local guy I bought fruit trees from this year and plan on buying more from him next year. The trees I got from him were much bigger than those I get mail order … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation
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Homesteading Resources – By State!
The good people at TaylorMadeHomestead.com have compiled a list of homesteading blogs and websites and they have arranged them by state. So if you are looking for a local resource for homesteading, take a look. I happen to be on … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, building, Camping, Cattle, Chickens, Daily Readings, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homeschool, homesteading, hunting, kids, Opinion, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation, quail, Rabbits, Recipes, Religion, Review, sheep, sports, Turkeys, welding
Tagged attitude, beekeeping, bees, bible, building, camping, catholic, chicken, chickens, children, christian, Church, construction, cow, deer, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, God, health, home, homeschool, homestead, homesteading, honey, house, hunting, jesus, kids, kitchen, livestock, natural, orchard, outdoors, planting, preparation, prepper, resource, self reliance, sheep
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Picking Away
I have been trying to get out for an hour or two in the morning and then again in the evening to pick away at chores that need to get done. It is nice his year with HSB#3 being almost … Continue reading
Posted in building, Cattle, Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, kids, Outdoors, Preparation, sheep
Tagged attitude, building, chicken, chickens, children, construction, cow, cows, DIY, family, farm, farming, fence, fencing, health, hog, hogs, home, homeschool, homestead, homesteading, kids, livestock, natural, outdoors, pasture, pig, pig pen, pigs, posts, preparation, prepper, self reliance, sheep
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