Homesteading is a great way of life… but in the beginning it can be VERY EXPENSIVE to get started. Imagine you get two pigs. To get those 2 pigs your first year you need to buy a barn or shed for pigs fencing water trough feeder feed A brand new homesteader with NOTHING could easily […]
Growing a Profitable Homestead
DOWNLOAD PODCAST AUDIO HERE Growing Profitable Homesteads Homesteading roots began with people trying to turn their life around by making a profit. Signed into law in May 1862, the Homestead Act opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free […]
How Old Hay is DANGEROUS to Your Animals
After a long winter of feeding our cows in our paddocks around the barn a problem has surfaced. Old hay and cow manure mixed creates an organic sludge that prevents water from draining. Standing water around your barn is bad for animals. Cows and Goats can get foot rot, fly problems can worsen, and overall […]
How To Train Livestock to Electric Fence – Goats, Sheep, Cows, Pigs, etc
How do you train livestock to electric fence? The best way to train livestock to electric fence is to set it up in the interior of a hard fenced paddock and let them learn to respect the electric fence within the hard fence perimeter. This prevents your electric fence from being damaged and your animals […]
ARE THEY PREGNANT? GOAT PREGNANCY TEST RESULTS!!!
THE LONG AWAITED DAY IS HERE!!! It was over a month ago that we took blood from our goats Lacy and Gizmo to see if they were pregnant. We finally reveal those results today!
Amazing! What They Found in the Field!
Last week we spent some time setting up a fence for our cows on pasture. Like most things in Homesteading, we didn’t get it right the first time. So tonight we redo it! Is this your first time here at Homesteady? Join our Email List so you don’t miss out on our daily homesteading videos […]
