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I think all of those would do well at farmers markets or farm stands.. We have been considering growing some of them and selling them at a farm stand.

Neighbors' dogs is the great menace to my chickens. I never had any problems with wild predators. But neighbors who let their dogs roam are the biggest problem. I don't blame the dogs, they think they're playing with living chew toys, but the freaking neighbors who are so stupid to let their...

Just remember, if you get a cat to be an outside mouser, you need to feed that cat, they cannot survive on mice, in fact, they're better off if they don't even eat the rodents.

There are natural repellents and some work better than other, but to reduce the amount of ticks on your property, keep a flock of guinea fowl. Ticks are their favorite snack. They really noticeably reduce the amount of ticks you'll find on yourselves and your animals.

The average age of famers is getting older and older. Not many young people want to get into farming. And as much as I don't like it, I can understand why. We work very long hours and don't make much money if we make any money at all. But for those of us who do it, it's a labor of love. In...

We used to have a neat vintage wooden seeder in front of our house, that my wife used as a planter, but being wooden, it eventually fell apart. I used to also collect vintage toy tractors.

When I get new chicks, I keep them fenced in around the hen house until they're almost full grown. The hen house has nesting boxes. They get the idea to lay in the nesting boxes, and once they're full grown I let them free range. You do get the occasional hen who hides her eggs, but most of...

Lady bugs eat aphids like candy. You can buy live lady bugs online.

Here in Cherry Valley New York, we had 14 inches of wet heavy snow last night. It took down lots of trees and huge branches from some of our 100+ year old maples and oaks. A snow storm on April 26????????

I'm not much of a mechanic, but I can do simple stuff. Oil changes are easy.

Bumble bees are one of the most beneficial insects that there are. They are not a danger to sting, they VERY rarely sting. Just avoid the nest.

Nice driveway, Thomas!!!!!

Before you fill the hole, dump some mothballs down the hole.

Rabbits make good house pets and can even be litter box trained. A rabbit can be an only rabbit IF you pay lots of attention to him/her. They are social.

There's no way anyone can milk as efficiently as a milking machine. In addition, as Jack said, hand milking can injure the udder. Milking machines use suction, while hand milking puts pressure on the udder, and unless you're really good at it, you can injure the udder. If you're just milking...

Also, how much snow do you get? Is the truck 4 wheel drive?

You got it. Roosters will usually live peaceably if there aren't any hens. If there are hens, they will fight over them. The strongest rooster gets the most hens. But even with hens, I've had bachelor roosters get along together. They're the ones that are too weak to have any hens, and...

I've had the best luck with batteries from Advance Auto.

Hairy vetch is supposed to decompose more rapidly than other legumes, and release nitrogen into the soil faster.

Sounds like you have it covered. All of my barn cats have come from local shelters. Each time they set me up with cats or kittens that they felt would prefer being barn cats rather than living inside. And eventually, all of my barn cats end up becoming house cats and then we get more barn...