The bamboo at my parents’ house is taking over and needs to be cut back. In permaculture we say “the problem is the solution,” which is basically a way of saying “we have excess amounts of this resource; let’s figure out how to use it to our advantage.” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In this…

If you run a farm, you need a truck. Luckily friends have helped me transport things up until this point but the logistics have been complicated and it was time I got a truck of my own. I picked up this 86’ Ford F150 for $1100. It needs a bit of TLC and sure isn’t…

Last year I lost my hive mid-winter. I’m not sure if it was the cold weather or a disease. It wasn’t a lack of food because the bees left several full bars of capped honey. Bees cost about $100 for the initial hive and then it takes them time to build comb and to reproduce…

Prior to this experience I had never killed an animal before. Taking a life is not something I take lightly but I realize it is a necessary part of our food system. I try to give my animals a decent life but I have to remember the reason I raise them is for food. When…

Some of you may be wondering, “Why don’t more people raise quail?” Here is why. They are a pain in the butt. The main issue is that they are extremely messy eaters and throw feed everywhere which makes them inefficient. Due to the way the cages are setup to catch poop underneath for easy cleaning…

You guys requested them, so here they are. 19 days old. Thanks for reading my blog! For the latest projects and updates please subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow along as I set up a sustainable homestead with my tiny house 🙂

There are a total of 7 baby New Zealand White rabbits now at the homestead. My Doe finally had her babies. Her gestation period was longer than I had expected. According to the books and videos I’ve read and watched it takes a rabbit 28-32 days to have their babies however mine took 33-34 days….

Of the 29 eggs, 7 hatched which is just under a 25% hatch rate. Of those 7, 3 died which left me with 4 baby quail. They will spend the next 17 days in a chick brooder.A 25% hatch rate is not good, but it is exciting that this homemade incubator made from a cardboard…

  I like to take my projects full circle through the life cycle. I bought these quail a few days after they had hatched. The plan is to hatch new chicks here at the farm to get back to my starting point, otherwise this wouldn’t be a sustainable food source. These quail are extremely domesticated…