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Most of us don’t start keeping chickens with a breeding program in mind. We pick a few breeds we like, bring home chicks, and look forward to collecting eggs. But once you start hatching your own birds, the questions change. Which rooster should you keep? Which hens should become the mothers of your next generation?…

How much does it cost to start raising quail? Here’s a realistic beginner budget covering birds, incubators, brooders, feed, housing, and where you can save money.

One of the things nobody really prepares you for when you start a farm or homestead business is just how seasonal the income can be. There are months when opportunities seem to be everywhere. Then winter comes. The grass stops growing. Farmers markets slow down or close completely. Outdoor events disappear. Certain products aren’t available…

Learn how to raise meat rabbits for beginners, including breeds, housing, feeding, breeding, kindling, grow-out pens, costs, and common mistakes.

There are some farm supplies you can get away with not owning until you need them. A winter livestock emergency kit is not one of them. The middle of a snowstorm is a terrible time to discover that your flashlight is dead, your thermometer disappeared six months ago, your only clean towels are in the…

Fall on the homestead has a way of sneaking up on you. One minute you’re picking tomatoes, mowing pasture, and wondering what to do with all the zucchini. Then suddenly you’re standing outside in a sweatshirt at 7 a.m. realizing the livestock water is going to start freezing soon. Winter preparation is especially important if…

If you’re thinking about raising rabbits for meat, choosing your breed is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. And one of the biggest mistakes beginners can make is assuming: The biggest rabbit must produce the most meat. That sounds logical. A 15-pound rabbit should be better for the freezer than a 10-pound rabbit,…

If you are getting started raising rabbits, it is surprisingly easy to spend way more money than you need to. Rabbit water bottles. Rabbit hay feeders. Rabbit nesting boxes. Rabbit toys. Tiny bags of hay labeled specifically for rabbits. Before long, you can have hundreds of dollars invested in supplies before you have even brought…

If you have spent any time looking at blogging income content, you have probably seen the big success stories: someone starts a blog and somehow makes hundreds or thousands of dollars within a few months. That has not been my experience. I have two blogs, and after a long stretch of staring at AdSense earnings…

Introduction There is a video going around the horse world right now that I honestly had a hard time watching. It shows a horse trainer being brutally attacked by a mare she had recently started working with. And watching it gave me chills. Not just because of how violent the attack was, but because so…