The biggest failure of our 2017 homesteading year was our Turkey endeavor. We picked up 17 birds back in March. By the end of the next day only 2 were alive. A few months back the female was killed by some predator. Leaving only one big Tom. Homesteading is going to fill your life with […]
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How Much Meat is in a Whole Pig?
How much meat is in a whole pig? This is a common question for both the aspiring farmer, and new farm customer. As the slow food movement grows, more and more families are either deciding to grow their own pork, or buy their pork from a local farm. For the last 5 years we have raised […]
How To Butcher Chicken Cheap!
Farming is Expensive. There’s the land to pay for, the feed, the tractors, equipment, and of course… the goats to buy! So any way I can replace an expensive piece of equipment with something less expensive but still functional… Here are 5 Tools you need come Chicken Butcher Day and my Bootstrap Butcher Replacement tool that […]
Butcher day # 1
8 weeks since my first compulsive chick buying experience. No longer were these cute little chicks who come running to eat the ants I brought them. These were roasters. That’s what I told myself all morning long. I must admit, getting ready to do my first flock in made me anxious. The first one was, […]
