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Category Archives: Chickens
New YouTube Trailer
I don’t know how many of you watch YouTube videos on a regular basis, but that is kind of my television. One of the channels I really like is Justin Rhodes. He and his family live in North Carolina and … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, building, Cattle, Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homeschool, homesteading, hunting, kids, Opinion, orchard, Outdoors, pigs, Preparation, quail, Rabbits, Religion, Review, sheep, sports, Turkeys, YouTube
Tagged attitude, beekeeping, bees, building, catholic, cattle, chicken, chickens, children, construction, cow, DIY, family, farm, farming, home, homeschool, homestead, homesteading, honey, kids, livestock, natural, orchard, outdoors, preparation, prepper, self reliance, sheep, water
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Back From Vacation
We were blessed enough to spend the last week in Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach actually, with our family and my in laws. It was great, and I will have a post on the week in more detail shortly, but I … Continue reading
A New Video…Segment?
While I was out working on the pig pen, I realized that some people may not know the different types of fencing I was talking about so I made a quick video. I am thinking of making it into a … Continue reading
Odds and Ends
The weather has turned hot again. We had three nice days, lows in the lower 80’s with low humidity. Unfortunately we are back to highs near or into the 90’s with high humidity. All that is to say working outside … Continue reading
Posted in Cattle, Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, kids, Outdoors, pigs, pool, Preparation, YouTube
Tagged building, cattle, chainsaw, chicken, chickens, child, children, childrend, cow, cows, cutting, DIY, family, farm, farming, fence, home, homestead, homesteading, house, kid, kids, livestock, natural, outdoors, panels, pen, pig, pigs, pool, preparation, prepper, self reliance, sheep, swimming, tree, trees, turkey, turkeys, water, YouTube
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Back From Vacation
As most of you probably know, I don’t talk about where I will be ahead of time, it’s just not something I do. However, I’m happy to tell you about it afterwards. This past weekend the family and I traveled … Continue reading
Posted in building, Cattle, Chickens, DIY, Family, Garden, homesteading, kids, Outdoors, Religion
Tagged attitude, building, catholic, chickens, children, christian, Church, construction, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, God, home, homestead, homesteading, house, kids, livestock, natural, outdoors, planting, water
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Release the Kraken
Daily chore of letting out the chickens.
Posted in Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, YouTube
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Concerted Effort on YouTube Channel
After meeting the Wranglerstar family and picking their brain on YouTube, I am going to make a concerted effort to create more videos and make more content. Hopefully as I move forward the quality will get better and better, only … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Cattle, Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, Outdoors, sheep
Tagged attitude, beekeeping, bees, chicken, chickens, children, cow, DIY, family, farm, farming, homestead, homesteading, honey, house, kids, livestock, natural, outdoors, prepper, self reliance, sheep, water, YouTube
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Mother Earth News Fair, I Met the WranglerStars!
This past weekend HB1 and HB2 joined me on a quick weekend trip to WI for the Mother Earth News Fair. I had never been to one before, but I love the magazine and website so I pre-ordered tickets months … Continue reading
Posted in building, Cattle, Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homesteading, kids, Opinion, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation, Rabbits, sheep, Turkeys
Tagged attitude, beekeeping, bees, building, catholic, chicken, chickens, children, christian, construction, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, God, health, home, homeschool, homestead, homesteading, livestock, natural, orchard, outdoors, preparation, prepper, self reliance, sheep, water
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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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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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