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Homestead Dogs: Do You Need a Livestock Guard Dog

March 18, 2020 by Homestead Lady Leave a Comment

Are you wondering if you need a livestock guard dog on your property? If you need homestead dogs, what are the best breeds for you to consider? Do you know what you need a dog to do on your homestead? Before you purchase a homestead dog, we invite you to consider the following points. great pyrenees dog

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Filed Under: Critters Tagged With: Alpacas, Goats, Homestead Question, Poultry

Backyard Chickens for Beginners

November 8, 2019 by Homestead Lady Leave a Comment

This article is titled “Backyard Chickens for Beginners” for a reason. We hope to help you make decisions about chicken feed, chicken coops, keeping chickens in winter and a few other housekeeping items. Even at a beginner’s level, you can learn quality techniques for keeping a happy, healthy flock.

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Filed Under: Critters Tagged With: Grow Your Own, Homestead Question, Natural, Poultry

Basic Care for an Orphaned Alpaca

February 20, 2019 by Homestead Lady 6 Comments

Losing an animal is one of the hardest parts about this homesteading lifestyle. But what do you do when a mother passes and leaves you an orphaned alpaca? Here are some basic cria care tips – from changing a diaper to bottle feeding – for your orphaned alpaca.

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Filed Under: Critters Tagged With: Alpacas, Book Review, Family Time, Homestead Question, Kids on the Homestead

Canned Meat: Homestead Chicken

December 29, 2016 by Homestead Lady 2 Comments

  Join us as we go through the steps of canned meat, specifically fresh chicken. From growing, to butchering, to pressure canning you can do this! Keep this low carb, gluten free, healthy dinner food on hand all year round. …

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Filed Under: Critters Tagged With: Grow Your Own, Home Storage and Preparedness, Homestead Question, Make it Yourself, Natural, Poultry, Preserve

Why Ducks Might Be Right For You

August 13, 2016 by Homestead Lady Leave a Comment

Do you remember our popular, if controversial article, “Why Ducks Might Not Be Right For You”? Well, here is its sister post, “Why Ducks Might Be Right For You”! Come learn all about the useful and remarkable duck, and decide if some just might be right for your homestead. Are Ducks Right For Your Homestead l The ins and out and pros of ducks l Homestead Lady.com…

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Filed Under: Critters Tagged With: Book Review, Green Living, Homestead Question, Poultry

Goat Milk or Cow Milk: Which Should You Produce?

June 20, 2016 by Homestead Lady 18 Comments

Are you interested in producing your own dairy – cow or goat milk, yogurt, cheese and more? A dairy animal can be a great investment, but which one should you choose? Will a cow be better for volume; will a goat be better for your smaller, city lot? Join me and a few of your favorite dairy-keeping homesteaders as we chat about backyard dairy.Goat Milk or Cow Milk l The backyard dairy questions homesteaders ask themselves l Homestead Lady (.com)…

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3 Non-Lethal Ways to Protect Your Livestock from Predators

February 24, 2016 by Homestead Lady 4 Comments

Three Non Lethal Ways to Protect You Livestock From Predators l Homestead Lady (.com)Losing your livestock to predators is expensive, frustrating, and flat out heartbreaking — and protecting them isn’t always the easiest of tasks. While you may be tempted to break out your shotgun, there are numerous non-lethal steps you can take to keep your animals safe. Join us for this guest post!…

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Filed Under: Critters Tagged With: Goats, Homestead Question, Poultry

Dairy Goats: Cost Effective?

July 13, 2015 by Homestead Lady 4 Comments

Save Money with Goats l Are dairy goats cost effective l Homestead Lady (.com)Have you wondered about having your own quality dairy in your backyard? Thinking about goats? Worried about the expense and wondering if this backyard dairy adventure will really save you money? Here’s a guest post from our archives with Elise from The Frugal Farm Wife to answer the question – are dairy goats cost effective?…

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Filed Under: Critters Tagged With: Medicinal Food, Raw Food

Chickens for Sale – Help!

June 15, 2015 by Homestead Lady 2 Comments

Chickens for Sale l Help l Be ready for backyard chickens l Homestead LadyYou can’t help yourself anymore – the signs are everywhere! You keep checking out chicken books from the library and reading them instead of sleeping at night. Instead of picking out curtain colors, you’re dreaming of feather colors and deciding on backyard chicken breeds. Your spouse keeps trying to engage you in conversation but your eyes wander to the shed as you wonder if it could be converted to a chicken coop. You set out for the grocery store, but end up at the feed store, standing helplessly in front of the chick cages, paralyzed by their cuteness. What are you going to do? How can you be sure you’re ready. Fear not, grasshopper, if you keep seeing signs that say, “Chickens for Sale”, we’re here to help you be prepared for the inevitable. You WILL end up with a shipment of chicks in your backyard and we’re here to help you be ready….

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Diatomaceous Earth: A Must for Chick Care

May 29, 2015 by Homestead Lady 23 Comments

Have you ever heard of Diatomaceous Earth, or D.E.? If you have baby chicks, ducks, turkeys or even kittens, you may want to check out this completely natural pest control. Diatomaceous Earth l Use this non toxic pest control for your flock l A Must for Chick Care l Homestead Lady (.com)…

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Filed Under: Critters Tagged With: Green Living, Medicinal Food, Natural, Poultry

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