Homesteaders need cost effective tools that help them get the job done without breaking the bank. When I first started raising my own meat chickens, I needed a solution for plucking, without spending hundreds to thousands of dollars on a commercial grade plucker. I searched for a while, until I found the Power Plucker. […]
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The Kids are Coming!
This is an exciting week for our farm. Yoyo, our beautiful blue eyed mix, is due to kid this week! So lots of preparations are under way. To do list: Clean goat barn Over the winter, a heavy layer of hay has developed in the barn. Goats are notorious hay wasters! So we need clear […]
Our New Feeder!
I searched a long time. To find a portable one ton feed bin that is… Pigs go through a lot of feed, and when you have the goal of posturing your pigs, you want to be able to being their feed with them without luging it bag by bag! But I couldn’t find anyone in […]
E-Scape Goat
I believe your day to day life can be told from your google search list. Here is the google recent search list from our first day with goats. Here’s what the list means, in story form: We decided this year to expand our farm. Chicken and pork having gone so well, it was time to […]
The Whole Hog
Imagine having a freezer full of smoked bacon, rich marbled steaks, thick juicy pork chops, and savory sausage…. All from pigs raised on a healthy pasture, on a small farm, where they received personal attention, care, and are free of hormones, antibiotics and preservatives? Is your mouth watering yet? Now imagine paying only $4.50 per […]
Harvest Season
Howdy all! There’s lots going on down at the farm this time of year! Our son has been out Gathering eggs as our hens have begun laying, the pigs are getting bigger every day, and the days of our free ranging meat birds grows short… Which means: Place your chicken orders now for the next […]
