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Rescuing A Baby Mourning Dove: Part 1
JoJo. On a windy September afternoon, JoJo and his sibling tumbled from their nest into a yard full of dogs. His poor sibling didn’t survive the 20-foot fall. Facing cold temperatures with a sparse...
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Dear Friends And Family: I’m Not Crazy, I’m Homesteading
Photo by Shelley DeDauw My husband stepped away from his meeting, phone in hand, expecting an emergency. I usually text. “What’s wrong?” he asked. “Can you get me to the Sak’ n Save today?” “Uh …”...
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Lessons Learned Raising Meat Chickens
I knew this already; I grew up on a farm. I’ve seen Food, Inc. and read The Omnivore’s Dilemma. I know the difference between egg layers, dual-purpose chickens, and meat hybrids. I’d spoken to others...
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How To Make Homemade Granola Bars
Apple cranberry and white chocolate, made with coconut oil and honey. Food intolerance can be overwhelming. After a few bad experiences, you learn that many ingredients are interchangeable, allowing...
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Rescuing a Baby Mourning (Collared) Dove: Part 2
Editor’s Note: Read part 1 of Marissa Ames’s piece on rescuing an injured bird here. Late September, JoJo tumble from her nest with her sibling, landing hard in our backyard. JoJo survived, but her...
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A Hard Lesson Learned
We learned a painful lesson and I’m hesitant to tell this, because I know some will condemn me. They’ll call me irresponsible, a bad parent. The guilt is still fresh. We’ve raised urban chickens for...
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Homesteaders Are Not the Enemy
I’m not a popular person. Sure, Facebook shows a different image. Snow peas and fresh eggs adorn my photo albums. I post updates about the new baby chicks, homemade goat cheese, or this year’s...
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Meet Mumble: How to Raise Baby Chicks with Special Needs
When Raising Backyard Chickens, Expect the Unexpected. Rebekah Stewart of North Somerset, Britain, learned even if you know how to raise baby chicks, sometimes things happen. In May of 2015, five...
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Facts About Chickens From Medieval Times To Now
How Raising Egg and Meat Chickens Changed through the Centuries Detail from A Well-Stocked Kitchen by Joachim Beuckelaer, 1566 Little has been written about medieval chickens, mostly because they...
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How Snow in Chicken Pens and Runs Affects Your Flock
Are your backyard chickens going to be okay when it snows? My chickens love being outside. I keep a light in the coop to welcome them inside during bad weather, when it gets dark early and the rain...
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