Pig With Prolapse
I think one of our 2 month old piglets got dehydrated and then ended up with a prolapsed rectum. This is not one of those fun blog posts...
How To Milk A Cow
Back in 2012, we considered adding some cows to our little homestead. We really thought we wanted mini jerseys. I wanted milk, Farm Guy...
Pressure Canning Dried Beans
In the winter every now and then I enjoy doing a large homestead project. We live in some very cold tundra, therefore hanging outside for...
How to Process a Meat Bird
Every summer we sharpen up our knives and roll out the plucker in order to put the chickens in the freezer. (If you can't handle pictures...
Meat Birds at Apple Prairie Farm
On our farm we have decided that raising meat chickens to sell locally is a great way to get some cash flow and get our family to work...
Starting A Farm?
Why would someone want to start a farm? We started our farm on accident. We just wanted a few fresh eggs from a handful of chickens...
3 Benefits of Having A Garden
There are major benefits to having a garden. I will touch on 3 amazing benefits. I can't imagine not having a garden. It helps us in so...
Training milk cows
This might be one very boring post to anybody who doesn't have a milk cow, or to someone who has no desire to ever milk a cow. If you fit...
Got Slugs?
We got our first 6 ducks last year! They were the highlight of our summer! Oh, except for having 2 bottle lambs in the house running...
Smart Chicken Management
There are great ways to manage chickens and here are some pointers that our farm does in order to keep our birds occupied, to benefit our...