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Is Your Chicken Coop Muddy? Here’s What to Do

Sometimes chicken coops get muddy. It can happen for a lot of reasons - from rain to flooding to sprinklers to drainage issues to an open run. But what can you do when your chicken coop is...

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Here’s How Alpacas Guard Sheep and Lambs

When you're considering getting sheep, it's important to consider how you'll protect them from the various local predators - including canines. Can an alpaca guard sheep and lambs? How would alpacas...

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Can Alpacas Live With Chickens?

As we've been researching adding alpacas to our backyard homestead, we've wondered about how they'll get along with our other animals - specifically our chickens. Can alpacas live with...

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Can an Alpaca Live Inside?

While we've been researching alpacas, we've wondered what their ideal living environment is. My research has shown that they prefer living outside. Even so, I can't help but wonder - can an alpaca...

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Can Alpacas Live with Goats?

As we've been researching animals for our backyard homestead, we've come across two particular species that intrigue and interest us: alpacas and goats. But can alpacas live with goats? Alpacas...

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Why Your Chicken Eggs Smell Fishy – and What to Do

While I love eating fresh eggs, sometimes you get an egg that just smells fishy. And then it tastes weird and fishy, too. So why do some chicken eggs smell fishy? And what can we do to prevent...

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I'm Kimberly Starr. My family has always loved being outside and gardening. Now we are building a backyard homestead and immersing ourselves in this wonderful new lifestyle. We're learning as we go what works and what doesn't. This website is where we're sharing everything we've learned.

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