A Review of the Chickcozy Automatic Coop Door
After several weeks of twice-daily trips to open and close up the coop, we were excited to receive our new Chickcozy automatic coop door. Here’s what we like, and the few things we don’t.
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Baby Rabbits: Watch Them Grow for 30 Days
We created short video clips for each of our baby rabbits first 30 days. Come check out these kits from newborn through until they graduate to their grow-out cage.
10 Reasons Keeping Ducks May Not be for You
Ducks are some of the most interesting animals we have kept. However, for how much we love keeping ducks, there are also a few less desirable aspects of having these birds around. Here are 10 things to think about if you’re considering keeping ducks.
10 Reasons Keeping Rabbits May Not be for You
Rabbits have a lot of benefits, including efficiency and ease. However, here are ten reasons that you may decide that keeping meat rabbits would not be a good decision for you.
Raising Rabbits Underground: Getting Started with our Walipini Warren
With a meat rabbit production, and a cold climate, we wanted to find a better way to keep our rabbits over winter. Here is our walipini warren, an interesting solution to keeping rabbits through a cold season.
12 Free Gifts to Give if You’re a Homesteader
Gifting can be overwhelming, I know. The culture we live in has created this expectation of giving—and buying—stuff all the time, at every turn. These ideas offer thoughtful ways to engage differently with the culture of presents.
10 Reasons to Keep Rabbits on the Homestead
Although meat may be a top reason to keep rabbits on the homestead, there are plenty of other benefits to having these furry friends around. Here are 10 advantages to raising rabbits.
Setting Up Automatic Coop Lighting: Everything to Know for Chickens or Ducks
If you have chickens or ducks for eggs you are going to want to do your best to maximize their egg production. This is most easily achieved by installing automatic supplemental coop lighting to create more consistent patterns of routine for your birds.
10 Small Homestead Skills: Ideas to Focus On
If you’re a beginner to homesteading, trying to get started can feel overwhelming and intimidating. Even if you’ve been learning small homestead skills a while, knowing where to focus is difficult, and growing both knowledge and access can feel out of reach. These 10 small homestead skills are a great place to start.
Automatic Chicken Feeder or Duck Feeder: Everything to Consider
If you have poultry of any kind, you know what daily chore it can be to attend to their basic care. Setting up an automatic chicken feeder or duck feeder is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to automate your coop. Some things to think about are: Size of feeder, location, size of poultry, size of flock, type of poultry, feed wastage from spill or birds, access for pests, and the refilling process. Let’s take a look at each of these options.