Backyard chicken keeping is an increasingly popular hobby that is experiencing a resurgence, and along with it is backyard duck keeping. More and more cities are rolling back ordinances that prevent keeping ducks on your property, leading to an uptick in interest. There are numerous types of ducks to choose from. One of those breeds...
Hatching eggs in an incubator at home is one of the most addictive parts of the backyard farming hobby. There are few things more satisfying than watching new life spring forth from the eggs you’ve been carefully incubating for weeks. One type of bird you can hatch and raise yourself is emus. Emus are an...
Growing potatoes is a cinch, really. It is not hard to get a perfect crop of potatoes every time if you know how to grow them and when to dig them up. Harvesting potatoes can be a little bit tricky, though. Knowing exactly when to harvest potatoes can mean the difference between underdeveloped potatoes or...
Part of successfully growing a garden is knowing your USDA hardiness planting zone. USDA plant hardiness zones are the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at any given location. Some plants are able to survive outside of their hardiness zone, but can only survive for one...
Part of successfully growing a garden is knowing your USDA hardiness planting zone. USDA plant hardiness zones are the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at any given location. Some plants are able to survive outside of their hardiness zone, but can only survive for one...
Hatching eggs in an incubator at home is one of the most addictive parts of the backyard farming hobby. There are few things more satisfying than watching new life spring forth from the eggs you’ve been carefully incubating for weeks. One type of poultry you can hatch and raise myself are peafowl. Peafowl are sometimes...
When it comes to gardening, I love perennials. You plant them once and they just keep coming back year after year. Everywhere I’ve ever lived and gardened, there is one plant that for sure has a place in my perennial garden: the peony. I live in a warmer growing zone here in western Oregon, and...
There’s one experience that just about every single houseplant enthusiast has had at one time or another: they’ve killed a houseplant. I know it’s happened to me countless times. Some of them have succumbed to unexpected things, like diseases, parasites, and bad insects. But if I’m being completely truthful with you, most of the plants...
Hatching eggs in an incubator at home is one of the most addictive parts of the backyard farming hobby. There are few things more satisfying than watching new life spring forth from the eggs you’ve been carefully incubating for weeks. One type of gamebird I hatch and raise myself is the chukar partridge. Chukar are...
Hatching eggs in an incubator at home is one of the most addictive parts of the backyard farming hobby. There are few things more satisfying than watching new life spring forth from the eggs you’ve been carefully incubating for weeks. One of my favorite types of poultry to hatch and raise myself are geese. Geese...
Knowing what to feed your chickens from the day they hatch all the way to adulthood is important for having healthy chickens and nutritious eggs. Chickens have feed requirements and a list of treats that are okay to eat. Some foods that may seem just fine for chickens may potentially be toxic. So in this...
