General poultry
Deep Litter Method
What it IS and what IT ISN’T. The Deep Litter method for poultry bedding is a favorite here at the Best Organic Homestead because it
December 10, 2019
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How We Raise Ducklings Part 2 Food
Ducklings need some special consideration when it comes to feeding as compared to baby chicks. This is mainly for two reasons, ducklings need extra niacin
June 17, 2020
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Beginning homestead
How We Raise Ducklings- Part 1-Water
Our Muscovy mothers do most of the work for us so we don’t need an incubator or brooder to keep these babies most of the
June 9, 2020
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General poultry
Winterizing our Homestead
Winterizing Your Poultry…Some surprises How the BestHomestead Handles Winter There are 3 main concerns for protecting our winter poultry: staying out of the wind, staying
October 11, 2019
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Beginning homestead
Baby-Chick-Steps toward your poultry homestead on the cheap:
Yes, you can become a homesteader pretty easily and on the cheap following these simple steps. Build a hoop house-cheap, quick, easy, and predator proof.
October 9, 2019
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ducks
Keeping Ducks without the Muck
Ducks are super fun, useful and great additions to the sustainable homestead. Not only do they forage well, they are both meat and egg producers.
September 20, 2019
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poultry feed
Great Organic Poultry Feed Source
I recently discovered this organic poultry feed farmer right here in Michigan and had to share this information with you. Utilizing this new source, my
September 19, 2019
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Homestead wisdom
Homesteading Humor. Because this is hard.
Momma’s Homestead Rules https://youtu.be/rjwmkdnUt4o Despite all the fun, sometimes things stink. For me, anyway, it helps to poke fun at the hard stuff. Never give
September 5, 2019
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Plants
6 Low Maintenance Fruit
Many Homesteaders only think of the usual apples, pears and peaches when they want to grow fruit on their homestead. They often don’t consider that
September 5, 2019
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