Category: Raise Your Own

Starting a little farm can be something quite addicting, BUT it takes a little bit of patience, practice and knowledge. When I was a teenager I was out volunteering …

In this article, you will learn frugal ways to keep your chickens warm for less this winter.  We live in upstate New York and experience frigid temperatures and our …

Having backyard chickens is a lot different than raising meat chickens. For starters you bring home the girls all cute and fluffy excited they are going to provide pretty …

Winter time with an indoor pot-bellied or mini pig can be a handful. They hate the cold and love food and stimulation. Here are some tips that have been …

Keeping chickens during the cold winter months can be challenging. You start to wonder how cold is to cold for chickens? What to feed chickens in winter? All valid …

Build a barn and I’ll fill it! We have had a handful of new animals to our homestead and I thought it would be fun to give you a …

Are you wondering if it is possible to hold a baby mini pig without squealing? The answer is yes. It won’t happen the first couple times you pick your …

It happens. You buy new chicks and every spring you buy MORE new chicks. With all the new animals coming to your homestead it takes a little time. Everyone …

The beauty of a 100 year old barn comes with a sadness, one day it will fall down. Our Chickens couldn’t stay in this coop for long. It was …

Learning how to put a harness on your mini pig will allow you to be in control of your pig when you take it for walks, bring to the …