BlogHide Resteemssustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 3 years agoThe Cutest Baby Goat Ever!This video is actually a few weeks old, but I just got around to editing and posting it. If you've followed along for very long, you may be aware that one of our goats, Mammy Goat, was pregnant when…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteaading • 3 years agoTime To Cull Some RoostersWhen you buy straight run chickens or hatch your own eggs, chances are you're going to end up with more roosters than you need. We didn't realize how much of an issue that would be. But, after…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 3 years agoOur Quail Egg Hatch ResultsOur quail eggs have hatched, and for the most part, it was a successful endeavor. We did have a few duds, which is to be expected. We also encountered a couple of other hiccups and abnormalities…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoInstalling Our First EVER Bee NucsThe adventure has begun! Our spot is ready. Our boxes are built. We have our equipment. We've even received our bees! Now, it is time to install our two new nucs. We're excited and a little nervous…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoCan We SAVE This Chick With A TWISTED Neck??This is strange! One of our newly hatched chicks has s twisted neck. It is running around with its head turned all the way upside down. I've never seen anything like it! But, we're going to try and…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoUnboxing Our New Beekeeping Toolkit from BeeCASTLEIf you're getting into beekeeping, then you'd better get ready to pick up a whole new set of tools. But, just what tools will you need? Well, we decided to pick up a Beekeeping Starter Kit from…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoFinally Finished With The Goat Divider Project!Featured Products YARDGUARD Welded Wire Fencing (48" x 50 ft; 2"x4" mesh) - TEKTON 2 Ton Come-Along Power Puller - TEKTON 4 Ton Come-Along Power Puller - Zareba T-Post Wire Clips (100…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoI Surprised My Wife With QUAIL EGGS!This year has been absolutely crazy! We spent our first two and a half years or so on our homestead property just kind of floundering as far as building a homestead is concerned. We had a small…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoBuilding A Partition In Our Goat Sanctuary (Day 2)I feel like we're cutting it too close in finishing our divider in the goat sanctuary. Not only do I want to make sure that Little Debbie Cakes doesn't end up getting pregnant, but I really want to…sustainablyyours (65)in homestead • 4 years agoStarting A New Garden is TOUGH!Well, the more I get out into my new garden plot, the more I realize that it is going to take some WORK! After tilling, I thought I was going to have some pretty good soil. It was nice and fine, and…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoBuilding A Divider To Separate Our Goats (Day 1)Our little boy is becoming a man! Our Nigerian dwarf buck Dale Bob is beginning to try to get a little frisky with the ladies. That's not such a big deal, right now. Mammy goat is already pregnant…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoKeeping Up With The Quails (5/6/21 - 5/11/21)We're diving into another new adventure! Since we now have a good reliable egg incubator , I decided to try something that has been on my list for a couple of years, now. I bought some quail…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoA Day Full Of Repairs On The HomesteadIf you're like me, you tend to put maintenance jobs off for as long as possible around the homestead. As long as things still work, I kind of ignore the mounting problems. I know that I shouldn't…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoAssembling Our First Bee BoxesOriginal Image We just put together our first ever BEE BOXES!! We're going to be picking up a couple of nucs from Tender Hearts Honey Bees on May 15, so I'm kind of in crash course mode. I…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoMy Potatoes Got Zapped By A Late Season Freeze! Will They Make It?Here in Northern Arkansas, planting anything out into the garden before at least mid April is a pretty big gamble. I don't like to take that gamble, but there are a few things that just have to…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoRescuing One Of The Good GuysThe other morning, I was out doing my chores before heading off to work when I came across one of my garden friends who had gotten itself into a bit of a pickle. You see, I have my chicken coop…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoTeaching My Oldest Daughter How To Drive The TractorIt's getting close to summer time, and that means that the kids will be out of school; which is good, because with so many new additions to the homestead, I'm going to need a bit more help! But, my…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoWe Are Turning Our Side-Barn Into A Goat Sanctuary!Laura recently brought us home a surprise... it was a GOAT! So, we had to scramble to build a place to put it. We chose to turn our side-barn into our goat sanctuary. In this video, I was just…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years agoUnboxing Our New Farm Innovators 42 Egg IncubatorWe've been getting a whole bunch of eggs from our chickens now that are silkies are hitting their stride, so Laura had the idea of hatching their eggs to open up a new stream of income and barter.…sustainablyyours (65)in homesteading • 4 years ago#SHEDWARS21: Our First Update (4/13/21)It's still too early to plant out the garden, but we are getting some eggs from our chickens. Might as well weigh them in for #Shedwars21!!