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How to Raise Chickens with Goats: 11 Tips that Work
Whether you’re considering adding goats to chickens (or chickens to goats), it’s important to know if it’s possible to have
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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
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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
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Can You Store Food Under the Sink?
When you’re considering food storage options (especially if space is limited), it’s important to evaluate every space possible. Which makes
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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
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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
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Do Homesteaders Have Jobs?
While I don’t think what I do is all that impressive, a friend who recently found out my list of
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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:
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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
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Can You Make Jerky In a Freeze Dryer?
I love using my freeze dryer to store fresh foods. And jerky is an amazing and delicious food that I
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Do Sheep Like to Be Pet?
Sheep are a favorite at petting zoos and farms. My kids love seeing and petting them. But do sheep like
