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Raspberry confusion

The weather here has been up and down for the last month. We had a stretch of cold for a few weeks and now has but quite warm for the last week and now my raspb...

Anti-social?

Something that was always normal for me until I got married and was informed it wasn't was I could just be alone, not speak for days, and have no issue with it....

Change of pace

This blog has been a place for me to place stuff related to my small homestead and some things about some tools I find useful but after the chicken culling and ...

Beautiful Views

View from Sugarloaf Mountain in Marquette, MI. Everyone tells me I need to see the ocean because it is amazing, I live near the Great Lakes. I don't think I'm m...

Chicken culling

Quick and easy killing cone, safety cone with the tip cut off to make the opening larger. Utility sink with bucket under, used for rinsing birds. Repurposed bat...

Chicken gallows?

Tomorrow is the big day. I have the chickens all moved to a fenced in area and have setup up some of the area for the culling. I built a quick gallows to hang t...

Coming up

There hasn't beenuch going on around the house but in 6 days I will be processing my chickens. Needed a wash basin and flat surface for butchering day and drivi...

Snack from the land

The first spring after I bought my house I planted three raspberry bushes but one survived. My goal is to plant as much food on my property as I can. The next s...

Outdoor Kitchen Build - Part 1 - Budget, Design, & Construction Video 🎥

Welcome to another one of our build series! This one is on our Outdoor Kitchen Build, we hope you enjoy it! 💰 Budget 💰 There's always a budget, right? Of cour...

Useful tool

These ratchets are my go-to ratchet at work, they are compact and have a movable handle so it can be used as a speed crank. These are 3/8 drive in a 1/4 drive r...

Chicken butchering

Today I butchered the four roosters I was given and was my first time processing a chicken. All went smoothly but did not get much meat, knew that going in beca...

THREE FANTASTIC TIPS For GROWING TOMATOES! ~ 📷 [Video inside]

Think You Can't Grow Tomatoes? THINK AGAIN! --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zf49vnZAJE Each year summer comes and gardens are high on the agenda for many h...

ISA Browns attacked the chicks

The chicks and my hens got along fine for weeks until yesterday when I opened the coop and the chicks we're all bloody. The hens pecked all the skin off their b...

Free labor

When I purchased my property there were so many trees in the backyard that I had no grass and land covered in moss. The trees were placed close together so they...

Useful tools

Working with pnuematics and hydrolics you will at some point need to place a 45° or 90° fitting in a hard to reach place and these sockets have been a tremendou...

Learn about Public Key Cryptography and Crypto-currency

This is a good resource to get a understanding of public Key Cryptography and crypto-currency. Having a understanding of the technology will help you understand...

Mixing flocks

Over the past week I have been bringing my new laying chicks outside and putting them into the run with my two year old hens. They were not happy about having t...

More birds....

A friend of my wife had gotten a straight run of chicks about 2.5 months ago and ended up with more roosters than expected, so they were given to me since they ...

VIDEO: Wal-Mart FUEL CANS and How To FIX Them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0kc8Hbfo1w Replace Fuel Can Spouts The new fuel cans being sold in stores these days are just ridiculous. They are a result of ...

Chicken tractor completed

This is my completed chicken tractor and home to my 20 Cornish Rocks for the next 8-10 weeks. Once they reach the desired weight they will be butchered for meat...