Chicken keepers need natural ways to keep their flock healthy. Essential oils for chickens are a great option rather than dried herbs. Keeping your chicken flock healthy is essential for backyard chicken keepers. One way to do that is to use essential oils for chickens. Essential oils repel insects, relieve injuries, and support your chickens’…
Raising backyard chickens is a great way to raise your own source of food, but waiting for eggs feels like torture. Do you know when your chickens will start laying eggs? Raising chicks is fun and adorable, but you have chickens to get fresh eggs. So, you might start wondering when do chickens starting laying…
Learning how to make calendula salve is easy and a great skin care remedy for the whole family! Calendula salve is one of my favorite natural skin care remedies that I use regularly. It’s simple and offers powerful benefits for your skin. It’s great for insect bites, minor cuts, burns, dry skin, and more. Learning…
Learning how to make calendula oil is easy, and its versatile uses mean it has a place in everyone’s herbal cabinet. Calendula is one of my favorite medicinal flowers to grow in my garden. It’s downright easy to grow; throw the seeds and wait for the flowers to appear. While it is a flower, calendula…
If you can’t find the chicks you want locally, you’ll need to buy chickens online. Find an online hatchery you like to order quality baby chicks! Buying chickens at your local feed store is often preferred, but feed stores have limited varieties of chickens. Instead, many chicken keepers buy chickens online, utilizing one or more…
When you dive into food preservation, grab some of these best books on canning and preserving for your bookshelf! When I dove headfirst into food preservation, I grabbed several books on canning and preserving. While the internet is a great source of knowledge, sometimes, having a book in hand with all the information you need…
Don’t let your strawberries go to waste! Try a few different canning recipes for strawberries to use up your delicious harvest. One of my favorite seasons is strawberry season. We have a small strawberry patch, and our kids often go pick strawberries at local farms as well. We love finding different canning recipes for strawberries…
Are you looking to start your homesteading journey and pick a new state for homesteading? Make sure it’s a good one! Are you ready to make a huge step and pick one of the best states for homesteading? Moving is a big adventure, and you want to be sure you pick one of the best…
Preserve cranberries this holiday season by canning cranberry juice, a great canning recipe for beginners! I thoroughly enjoy cranberries, and they go on sale in November and December during the holiday months. Take advantage of the sales and try canning cranberry juice yourself. There are two ways to can cranberry juice. You can use a…
Before you dive into quail, make sure you know the benefits of raising quail and what you can expect from these birds. You may have noticed more and more people talking about adding quail to their homestead. There are several benefits of raising quail you should consider, making them an appealing option. Quail are small…
