raisingsawyer

Long time no see!

We finally finished the chicken coop! Last night we picked up our 3 hens and rooster. The story behind how we go them is something that I know my peers here wil...

Homestead Mobility

It's old, and green, and kinda squeaky! It's a john deer gator. When you have 13 acres, you have to have a way to get around. There is no way to deny that. This...

Your child IS your most important crop!

While we aren't completely off grid yet, and my partner and I both work jobs off the homestead, we have cut out many things that take up our time from our homes...

Raising and Hatching Chickens Off Grid - New Generation of CHICKS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fnYEr0Ai94 After over 4 years of experimentation and trial and error, we can tell you what we have found works best for raising...

The endless paint journey! Chicken house update.

I just wanted to give an update on the chicken house. It has been a pain to get it all painted! I try to do most of the work when Sawyer isn't home, or I have s...

My Backyard Shooting Range Part 1

homestead wishlist It probably sounds silly to most people but one of my checklist items for buying our homestead was to be far away enough from neighbors and h...

Getting our first animals...FINALLY

Everyone in homestead circles says that chickens are the gateway animal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYxP8p0XrPw I can't say that they're wrong. They did so...

The Child Who Helps With Everything! ~Our 3 year old does chores, badly~

There is water everywhere! My counters are covered in cheese!!!!! HELP! "Can I do that?" That's a phrase that I have heard since Sawyer was 8 months old. In her...

How we can help save the dying population of our Pollinators like Bee's and Butterflies

Bees are not the only pollinators that are at risk for extinction, so are bats, birds, butterflies, and some flies, all that can pollinate to help your garden. ...

SCORE!!! The crate we didn't know we needed! FOR FREE!

When my hubby calls and tells me he got me a surprise, I can't get home quick enough. He's never disappointing me with his goodies ! I've been surprised with ho...

How a rabbit ended up in the pump house !

So when Blake and I decided that we were going to leap into homesteading one thing that we discussed is that we didn't want to get any animals until we had adeq...

Painting the chicken house **my first video**

Okay, so I have to film with my iPad so please forgive any novice mistakes as far as the filming goes! I got the front of the chicken house painted and I'm supe...

Our set up! PICTURE DUMP FROM TONGIHT

This is my favorite angle of the house! The garden beds Blake and I builtin the driveway and had to pick up and carry them to where they are now permanently goi...

Chicken House

We built a chicken house in a month!!! There are still a lot of finishing touches we need for example putting a door handle on, and nailing up hardware fabric o...

A sheriff, a hippy, and a wild child (INTRODUCEMYSELF )

Hey there, my name is Kasey...and unlike most homesteaders I have yet to name our place! We have 13 acres of forest that my partner and I are converting into a ...

Venison or Vegetation the constant battle

Okay Steemit! This will be my first post here, and I plan to do an introduction next (backwards I know) So last winter we officially became dwellers of our 13 a...