With prices continuing to rise at the store, I’m sure you’re looking for ways to beat inflation on the homestead just like we are. The good news is you can start saving about 6-8% off your homestead-related purchases by filling out a simple application form. Sound too good to be true? I promise it is […]
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We set some big goals for our first five years and were blessed to accomplish them. Learn more about our first 5-year plan in our last blog post here. So now what? What’s next? Great question! We are still formulating the how of the homestead vision, but today I thought we’d share some of the
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A lot can happen in 5 years. Especially when you start with a plan. When Farmer Nathan and I got married in 2018 we set several goals and made a list of the things that would need to be accomplished to achieve the vision–buying a homestead. While we had to be flexible and shift as
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Want how much it costs to raise backyard chickens? Wondering if selling eggs makes a profit or if your chickens are just expensive pets? Many of us get into homesteading with the goal of becoming self-sufficient and saving money on groceries by growing or raising most of our own food. But at the same time
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It was like our flock knew the day the calendar flipped over to November. We nearly immediately had almost no eggs! Our two youngest layers gave us a few eggs a week through the first half of the month, and then nothing…until the very last day of the month and one of our legbars graced
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POOF! And then there were no eggs. After returning from our vacation our easter egger Hazel laid us one last blue egg for the year and then overnight she exploded off her feathers in one go. For those less familiar with chickens, each fall they lose their old feathers and regrow new ones in time
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Cock-a-doodle-doo! It’s time for the September 2021 chicken update. We’ve heard our first adolescent crows coming from the backyard this past month. Elsie’s summer hatch of chicks are officially mature…and the little roos unfortunately can’t stick around long-term in suburbia. We knew this going into allowing Elsie to hatch eggs, but it’s still a bit
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The August 2021 Chicken Update this month unfortunately has a sad start. We had to say farewell to sweet Amelia at the beginning of this month. She was a sweet blue orpington and was a big bird in her prime. She’d had health issues for nearly 2 years (malnutrition issues from a pendulous crop that
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Canning and food preservation season is in full swing! Which means more food is going into jars than what we’re eating directly. The $$ savings from this month will benefit us come this winter when we’re craving tomato soup or a bit of salsa. Read on for the July 2021 chicken update on the homestead
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It’s amazing what one month can grow! Our garden is beginning to produce our dinners and all the flowers are blooming like crazy. You’ll notice our chicken expenses are up this month. Mama Elsie now has 7 cute little baby chicks, so the extra cost of more pine shavings and a 50-lb bag of grower
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