Today was interesting. We visited a chicken raising operation nearby to buy hay for the farm critters. It was a new hay dealer, the teenage son’s operation, and his dad owns the chicken factory. Yes, I’m calling it a factory because it was contracted to Tysons Chicken, which is a big player in this part…
Why homestead. This is the eternal question every homesteader must answer. Why do we do it? Why reinvent the wheel of sorts, why put out the effort? If you ask different homesteaders, “Why Homestead?” their answers are as varied as they are thematic. Usually, it’s something to do with getting back to a simpler life, reducing a…
After the chickens found a new roost and the loss of Mrs. Leedle a few days later, I’ve decided our chickens are safer in a coop and tractor. I thought it was odd they suddenly started roosting in the horse barn after 8 months in our storage shed. I initially chalked it up to the…
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