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Hi, Ever consider wind and solar energy? The initial cost can be relative small if you are capable and handy.

Hello and yes, Here is an easy a inexpensive hen coop. Use PVC pipe, couplings and elbows to make a hoop shaped frame. Use chicken wire attached by wire to your hoops and use tent stakes to hold your coop in place from prevailing winds, etc. This coop can be moved around to fresh grass as need by ju...

Wow... I had no idea that local farmers are so restricted in the UK. Yes, I am in the USA. We have some restrictions, but i figure as long as everthing is up front and my chickens are healthy and roam freely on pasture I'm ok. I alway trade eggs for cash, so there is no paper trail. People here in t...

The other morning I was out checking on my cows and calves when I noticed one of my calves was limping. I took a closer look and found that it was badly swollen on the back right leg. I don’t know if the calf was just playing and broke it or a cow stepped on its leg or what exactly happened, but I k...

Do you live on a small farm? Or do you live in the city and use your backyard to make extra income? Is there something on your farm that you never thought of using to make extra income? Well, I am going to give you some ideas on how to take your small farm and monetize it. Here are a few examples of...

Hi to all, You might want to consider polk salad spray. It is a wonderful natural pesticide. Pick some leaves and put them in a pan and bring them to a boil. Then put the liquid in your spray bottle and spray away. Note: you can often find polk salad growing where you have burned a brush pile or aro...

They are those little critters that like to get into dark and moist places on your body and bite you. You can hardly see them. I use a splash of bleach in my bath water to kill them, then I re soap and rinse off in the shower. The hint is to not scratch an itch for at least 24 hours and they will no...

I went blackberry picking today and I got as many chiggers and seed ticks as Blackberries. I had to take a beach bath, then shower off. Boy, I hate those things. I can barely see the seed ticks they are so minute. I guess I'll be glad I have them this winter, blackberries, that is. Right now, i'm ki...

Eight out of ten turkeys hatched...Not to bad...they are healthy and eating well. Thanks to all

Hi everyone! Are you looking for ideas of how to become more Self Sufficient? Or, would you like to share your farm, pics, and stories so your family and friends can view them? Here is a new site with great details of living more independently. You can post your own stories in the Farms R Us section.

I've been on a quest for about 1 year now. My goal is to become more self sufficient. I have moved out of the city and back to my farm in the Ozark mountains. I say back, because that is where i grew up. I am using my Brains and Motivation... BAM! to make ends meet. I am growing most of my food. I h...

I think this is some good advice; however, it has a better taste if the seeds have not fully developed.