Backyard Chickens – The 6 Best Breeds For Beginners

Choosing a Chicken Breed Chicken breeds break down into three categories: meat chickens, egg layers and dual-purpose. Trying to decide which category of chicken you need and what breed out of the hundreds of different breeds is a daunting task. I hope I can help by narrowing the choices down to what I consider the top six … Read more

Backyard Chickens – Six Steps to Prepare

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Getting Ready for Your Chickens After talking with your local government offices and obtaining any necessary permits, you are ready to move forward with preparing your property for your chickens. By preparing adequately, raising chickens in your backyard will be educational fun for the entire family. 1.  Your first step before moving forward, is making … Read more

Homesteading: An Introduction to Homesteading

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Homesteading home·stead n. 1. A house, especially a farmhouse, with adjoining buildings and land. 2. Law Property designated by a householder as the householder’s home and protected by law from forced sale to meet debts. 3. Land claimed by a settler or squatter, especially under the Homestead Act. 4. The place where one’s home is. … Read more