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Here’s a chicken with an odd habit she’s got a woodpile fetish… 🙂 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
We have new silkies on Appalachia’s Homestead and they are just adorable! Come along with us as we select our new additions and see a very special East Tennessee breeder, Blue Line Silkies! They do a great job and have a wonderful set up for this precious breed! Enjoy & thanks for watching! Be sure…
Regenerative ranching changes the paradigm of cattle and range management via biomimicry and a holistic approach. By working with herd animals’ instincts to graze in high density clusters for short durations in rotational patterns, many benefits are derived that work synergistically for the greater good of the herd and the soil. Manure is consistently deposited…
This video shows how to create the right environment to facilitate duck nesting, egg laying, and incubation plus brooding in safety. www.selfsufficientme.com -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
There are so many wonderful chicken breeds to choose from, but no matter how many seasoned homesteaders you talk to, most of them have common chicken breeds that always give back so much more than what they put in. Here are a few breeds we have enjoyed and highly recommend. Enjoy and thanks so much…
One of the most popular questions we get! We prefer to choose a nonGMO and natural as possible route! I also love to add natural supplements. We are feeding well over 130+ chickens so budget is also important. See what I do to keep healthy birds that produce the most outstanding eggs throughout the seasons!…
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My take on having a dairy cow on our homestead. It may not be for everyone… find out what I think here and see a few suggested books. Thanks for watching! Like us on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Appalachias-Homestead/260231104167465?ref=ts&fref=ts Follow us on Instagram:https://instagram.com/appalachias_homestead_1870/ Check out our blog: http://appalachiashomestead.blogspot.com
Come along this afternoon to see how we are hand milking our sweet dairy cow, Miss Blue Belle. What a blessing! Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe, and stay tuned for future videos. God bless! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Appalachias-Homestead/260231104167465?ref=ts&fref=ts Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/appalachias_homestead_1870/ Check out our blog: http://appalachiashomestead.blogspot.com
Join us for this roundtable event of wise local beekeepers facilitated by Diane Almond of Honeybees & Heather Farm, Nancy Adamson of the Xerces Society, Michelle Carter of Living Web Farms and Phyllis Stiles of Bee City USA. They will discuss sustainable beekeeping, pollinator health & habitat, community dynamics and activism. Bring your questions and…
Here’s a backyard kangaroo experience you see occasionally but it’s not always a common thing for most Australians (in contrary to popular belief). The further you get away from the city the more kangaroos you do see and in some places kangaroo numbers can get so high that they eat themselves out of food and…
This video shows how to inspect native stingless bee hives to see how they are doing after splitting several months earlier. Our first video on Splitting a Native bee hive can be seen here: http://youtu.be/IGCAK4q7MiA How to buy http://www.selfsufficientculture.com/threads/stingless-native-bee-hives-for-sale-se-qld-brisbane-surrounds.687/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
We had a small rat problem around on of our feeder in our chicken pen but when our rat trap failed we sort help from a true professional called Diamond Back 🙂 It’s a risky game accepting this type of help to rid our pen of rodents but sometimes a man needs to take a…
This video shows an Australian stingless native beehive being split to make two hives. These Australian native bees are called Tetragonula carbonaria, but there are over 1500 different varieties of native bees and of course many more worldwide. With the alarming decline in the honey bee it makes sense to grow and create more native…
