In theme with March's welcome to spring and the luck of the Irish, I recently had an opportunity to speak with Eric of Lally Luck Farm,...

When you own livestock, it's a good lesson to be prepared, be brave, and be responsible, but know that you can always ask for help!

It has been about a year with ducks, and we had yet to see any eggs..

The majority of practicing husbandry boils down to how good you can build a fence.

Why do we bother? All this extra work and time spent making, baking, prepping, tending, feeding and watering. It seems like a lot - and some

We harvested our first duck for Christmas dinner.

We are very proud to have our eggs featured in their dishes, and to be considered part of their collection of quality local farms.

In preparation for the big day, I can be a little intense... The Homestead Husband knows to stay faaar out of this Big Momma's way, when

One of the major homesteading "rules of engagement", is using the natural resources available to you, and avoiding waste.  With th

We're a little quackers around these parts, but we try to keep things looking nice when possible. Here's how our pond-dwellers are l

I went down to feed and water them, and could only find two.  I rubbed my eyes, thinking I wasn't awake enough yet.  My coffee was only

There are some new additions to our flock!  Please give a warm welcome to Jaques & Jillian - a mated pair of French Toulouse Geese.

I have never been one to wish for rain, but after the Homestead Husband laid down the duck pond liner last night, I have been doing my rain

We brought home six Muscovy ducklings a couple of weeks ago and oh my goodness are they so cute.  They are also very messy, and getting very