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Fermenting Feed for the Laying Flock
Last Sunday, I started fermenting a batch of corn for my laying flock. I’ve never fermented feed for livestock, so this has been an entirely new experience for us. So far, so good though. This first batch of corn came … Continue reading
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Spring is in the air — someplace else!
The kids had yet another snow day today. That means that since President’s Day, they’ve had five snow days, and I want to say that there’ve only been days in that same timeframe where there hasn’t been a two-hour delay. … Continue reading
Finally — Eggs at the Homestead
Not long ago, I started to wonder if we’d ever see eggs here at the Wittekind homestead. After all, we hadn’t programmed a light this winter, so we got our last eggs from the girls around Thanksgiving. Mother Nature came … Continue reading
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Canning Projects at the Homestead
Surprisingly, this summer has provided several opportunities to get more proficient with my canning skills. And I’m stunned by the value of one purchase that’s made it all go so much easier. I believe it was last winter when my … Continue reading
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At the Wittekind Homestead: Update for 02/05/13
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a homestead update, and even though we’ve been dealing with the gloom of winter in Indiana, there’s plenty to do! Despite the fact that we’re a quarter of the way into year four at … Continue reading
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13Skills.com — Why Didn’t I Think of That?
Back in November, Jack Spirko over at The Survival Podcast started hatching this brilliant idea. He asked his listeners to undertake a challenge; pick 13 skills to improve or master in 2013, and track goals and progress on a purpose-built … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 Skills Challenge, camping, canning, chickens, concealed carry, dog training, fire making, firearms, fruit orchard, gardening, soap making
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A New Take on a Homemade Chicken Feeder
Fred and I are pretty proud of ourselves. We’ve been using a cheap, plastic chicken feeder in our chicken coop since we put the chickens outside last spring. We just weren’t managing to find something that was small enough to … Continue reading
Egg-cellent News!
I wanted to get this out yesterday, but with sick people in the house, it just didn’t go as planned. We were so excited to find our biggest egg yet in the coop yesterday. As you can see by the … Continue reading
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At the Wittekind Homestead: Update for 08/01/12
We couldn’t be more thrilled. Finally, we get to announce the arrival of our first eggs! I checked the nesting box in the morning, but after noon, it occurred to me that my daughter might want to check too to … Continue reading
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Tagged chickens, drought, food production, gardening, severe weather, updates
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At the Wittekind Homestead: Update for 07/19/12
This year’s drought has taken its toll at the Wittekind homestead. According to the official record, my zip code saw 0.10 inches of rain in June, and I’m not even sure that my land got that much. Our “shade tree” … Continue reading
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