Is There a Doctor in the House?
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!
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- Mar 9, 2019
- 2 min
Lard Have Mercy
With the return of pork from our homestead pigs, we were also given quite a few bags of pig fat. Now, what does one do with bag fulls of fat
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- Feb 24, 2019
- 2 min
This Little Piggy Went to Market
We are down to one hog left on the homestead. This past Saturday, we rounded up the remaining females (with a BIG help from our local cowboy
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- Feb 11, 2019
- 4 min
On The Fence
The majority of practicing husbandry boils down to how good you can build a fence.
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- Feb 10, 2019
- 2 min
Bringing Home the Bacon
Our first pig was ready for butchering. We'd been working on the bacon project since August...
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- Jan 29, 2019
- 4 min
Eating at the Ground Level
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
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- Aug 16, 2018
- 4 min
Hogs on the Homestead
American Guinea Hogs (AGH) make excellent homestead hogs, as the smaller size makes them easier to manage. AGH's like to pasture and gr
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