As spring draws near, the end of maple syrup season is close. If this is your first season tapping trees, you may be unsure of what to look […]
Chickens
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What Is Bumblefoot And How To Treat It
If you join any chicken related social media, you’ll soon notice that the term “bumblefoot” is often brought up. Bumblefoot is a fairly common chicken ailment that is […]
Gardening
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Hot Composting Basics
There are two general methods for composting – hot or cold. Hot involves heat and is ready within about 4 weeks, whereas cold is more passive and takes […]
Chickens
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Common Chick Problems And How To Treat Them
As much as I love them, with chickens – it’s always something. Chickens are both outrageously resilient and incredibly fragile at the same time. When I made the […]
Homesteading
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Re-Wilding The Homestead
Spring is near, the red wing blackbirds are back, daffodils are peeking out, and tiny leaves are appearing despite the recent snow. We’ve been carefully considering some large […]
Maple Syrup
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How Does Snow Affect Maple Sap Flow? And Other Sap Flow Intricacies
We had a huge warm up today following the 8 inches of snow we received over the weekend, the temperature went from 28F (-2C) up to 60F (15C) […]
Chickens
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How To Properly Store Chicken Feed
Chicken feed doesn’t usually come in a small bag that can just be tucked away in a glass jar for storage. Most feed sold in farm supply stores […]
Homesteading
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A Late Winter Storm, Snow Fun, And Frozen Sap
After we’d had several warm days of what we refer to as ‘fool’s spring,’ we were hit with 8 inches of snow a couple of days ago. The […]
Chickens
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Why Do Chickens Sunbathe?
Have you ever walked out to see your chickens and have a mini heart attack because they’re sprawled out and you automatically assume the worst? Because let’s be […]
Beekeeping
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What PPE Is Needed For Beekeeping?
There are a lot of options and different schools of thought on what PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is best for beekeeping. I’ve seen beekeepers that wear literally no […]