Pick the best chicken breeds for your homestead!
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How to Homestead on One Acre – Increase Your Self-Reliance with 1 Acre or Less
Can you really homestead on 1 acre of land or less? Yes! Here's how to make the most of your small homestead by choosing the best livestock and plants!
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Vintage Chicken Decor and Gift Ideas!
Vintage Chicken Decor and Gift Ideas Are Fun! Anyone who loves chickens will enjoy getting fun gifts with photos or artwork of cute and plucky poultry! I’ve received plenty of nice gifts over the years from friends and family that are much appreciated. If you are a chicken keeper or…
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Best Winter Treats to Boost Egg Production in Laying Hens
Best Winter Treats to Boost Egg Production in Laying Hens We all love to give our chickens treats to keep them happy and train them to come running when we call. They enjoy a wide variety of goodies and supplemental feed but it’s important to choose the best ones. In…
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Save Money with Homemade Color-Safe Bleach
Homemade Color-Safe Bleach Saves Cash I used to buy plastic bottles of color-safe ‘bleach’ but the cost really added up. Now I make my own with two simple ingredients that I already had on hand. You’ll save money and reduce your plastic waste on laundry with these easy instructions for…
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Is Your Chicken Coop Ready for Winter?
Getting Your Chicken Coop Ready for Winter Getting your chicken coop ready for winter is an important step for keeping happy, healthy hens. The colder your weather gets, the more critical this preparation will be. Without proper care and nutrients, your flock may suffer frostbite, lose too much body weight,…
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How to Feed Pumpkins to Chickens
How to Feed Pumpkins to Chickens & Other Poultry Chickens love to peck at vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers to supply a variety of nutrients to their diet. Pumpkins and winter squash are an autumn favorite for backyard chickens… and for good reason. I feed pumpkins to chickens because these…
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How to Treat Thin Eggshells in Your Laying Hens
How to Treat Hens that Lay Eggs with Thin Eggshells It’s so frustrating to reach into a nestbox and find a gooey egg broken open because your hens are laying eggs with thin eggshells. There are many reasons that fresh eggs may have thin or soft shells. You may need…
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Free Summer Garden Chores Checklist
Grab Your FREE Summer Garden Chores Checklist! Sometimes it really helps to post a chore list on your refrigerator to stay organized. Summertime is so busy and it’s easy to forget to water or fertilize… or start your fall seedlings. I like printing out this handy summer garden chores checklist…
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Save Money with Homemade Mouthwash
Homemade Mouthwash to Save Some Cash Are you looking for ways to save money and still keep your breath fresh and clean? I like using mouthwash to rinse my teeth after meals and snacks. However, I hate shelling out a bunch of money for bottles of mouthwash packaged in a…
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How to Save Money on Eggs
How to Save Money on Eggs With prices on the rise, you might be wondering how to save money on eggs. You might even be wondering if it’s worthwhile to get laying hens for your own farm-fresh eggs. For some people, a few chickens might be a great way to…
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Egg Tracker Freebie for Your Chicken Journal
Free Chicken Journal Egg Tracker Sheet Do you want to track the daily egg production of your laying hens? Keeping notes about chicken-keeping tasks, flock health, feed consumption, and egg production helps you stay organized. It also gives insight into the cost of your final product, those yummy eggs. 🍳…
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Garden Journal Freebie – Seed Inventory Log
Printable Gardener’s Journal Page – Seed Inventory Log Grab this lovely Seed Inventory Log Freebie for keeping track of the seeds you purchase or save from your garden each year. This worksheet is one of a series of Garden Journal Pages I’ve created and shared for anyone to download. You…
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Garden Layout Planner Page Freebie
Free Garden Layout Planner Page Are you trying to plan your garden layout but you don’t have any graph paper? If you don’t want to buy graph paper to plan your garden once a year, this Garden Layout Planner page comes in handy! Just download the PDF to save or…
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Garden Journal – Plant Basics Worksheet Freebie
Gardener’s Journal Freebie – Plant Basics Worksheet Are tired of looking up basic plant-growing information? Do you keep forgetting when to start your tomato seeds indoors? Or maybe you’re researching the best crops for your climate and need a handy sheet for recording all of that important info. I get…
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Marbled Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies Recipe
Marbled Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies are a Decadent Treat! Are you looking for a delicious Marbled Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies recipe that is fudgy with extra cream cheese swirls? You’re in luck because I adjusted several recipes to come up with this decadent version of the classic. When hubby told…
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Free Printable Winter Garden Chores Checklist
Free Winter Garden Chores Checklist Are you struggling to keep your gardening chores organized and completed at the proper time of year? Sometimes I have trouble remembering all of the winter garden chores that need to be completed, so I created the following Winter Garden Chores Checklists to help me…
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Free Printable Christmas Mason Jar Labels
Printable Christmas Mason Jar Labels Do you feel like the cost of keeping up with Christmas gift-giving and hostess presents is getting out of hand? I enjoy making gifts for friends and family and then sprucing them up with some decorative mason jar labels or handmade cards. One easy way…
