Homesteading

Bears and warmer weather return to the homestead. Hopefully we'll see the last of the bears once it turns cold again and stays cold.

Our chicks are devouring their food, gulping their water, and doubling in size after the first week. In another 19 weeks, they'll be laying eggs.

After looking at Rottweilers and investigating a few other breeds, we have selected a large livestock guardian dog for our homestead companion.

Homesteading takes investment of time ad money. Sometimes it is planned; other times it catches you by surprise.

If we face a war in the Middle East with possible shortages and terrorism, the homestead becomes an increasingly important part of our preps.

Decapping, extracting, filtering and bottling are steps required to take honey from the comb to the bottle.

My first experienced butchering a chicken turned out to be more of a challenge than I expected. But it was a valuable experience.

More than half of our young Black Star chickens escaped over night, and we don't know why or if they will do it again.

Many homesteaders and preppers raise bees. Are they right for you? What are possible objectives for raising bees? What are the start-up costs?

We take advantage of the warmest day yet in February to catch up on homestead chores. It's no fun, but needs to be don