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Supposedly, drinking milk straight from a goat is safer than drinking straight from a cow. Well, I'm no expert. That's just what I've heard. Either way, I always pasteurize the milk we consume. I pretty much only use it for products and baking because my kids are too used to drinking the...

You could push them down a bit and let the cows eat them in moderation. You could also dry them out and make corn husk dolls to sell on Etsy or at the farmers market.

We're going to have buy a truck soon. I live in a large city, does that mean it's probably more economical to go with a used truck that uses unleaded gas over one that takes diesel?

I have a wedding to attend this summer and they've listed a push mower on their registry with a note beside it that any brand/type will do. They aren't looking for anything in particular, but would like something that will hold up for a few years. I haven't decided on a budget yet. I guess...

I appreciate that you guys act respectfully while hunting, but just some quick advice, you might want to have people message you for the number to text. By posting your number so publicly, you're likely to attract a ton of spam bots. It's easy to look your number up to see where you are. And...

We used to have a fox nearby that would bite off the chicken's head, then hide its body away for later, before returning for more chickens that same night. There were no out of place noises and nothing was amiss in the hen house either. None of us had roosters at the time though. A neighbor...

Which apps are best for looking up the amount of calories that are in different foods? I'd like to find something that's pretty straightforward and simple to use on my iPhone.

You can house them both together, assuming there is plenty of space, nesting boxes, and roosting spots for all the chickens. Just make sure to integrate them slowly and keep an eye out while the new pecking order gets established. I did tons of research on this when I wanted to add different...

Are the bugs clover mites? How you get rid of them depends on whether you have pets or young children in the home. First, I'd try to determine how they're getting into the house. Did you bring in a plant from outside? Is there a crack in the window pane that they're getting in through? Take...

Don't make the same mistake that I made. I jumped into homesteading because I wanted more control over what I fed my family. I didn't want to support those factory farms that mistreated their livestock so I could buy cheap meat. I wanted us to become self-sufficient and I wanted a better way...

@Digger, I have Buff Orpingtons. They are easy to care for and fairly tame. They produce a few eggs over the winter period too. Sadly, I might have a problem with my rooster. He's never been able to crow like a normal roster, which is why I got him as I live in the city and didn't want to...

It might be okay, but I think most animals need put away at night to protect them from predators. That's especially true for the chickens. Can a neighbor help out?

What type of feeder is it? Just fruit? A cup of syrup? Mealworms? I have my fruit feeder nailed against a tree trunk, but orioles aren't in my area this time of year so I haven't used it recently.

As far as I know, your truck will start with frozen DEF just fine. It will probably freeze once the temperature drops below 13°F, but most heating systems are set up to thaw it quickly. I live up north where it gets frigid, but it's been a while since I read any manuals, so I could be wrong.

A sturdy wheelbarrow is a must for me and I use more string on a day-to-day basis than anything else. You can solve so many problems with string. I also rely on my tablet and laptop a lot, but I know most folks don't think of those things as farm equipment.

I'm considering whether to add a different breed of chicken to my flock next spring, mainly because the hens I have right now never seem to turn broody. They lay their eggs and then they're right back out. They've shown no interest in sitting on the eggs in order to hatch them and I'm not keen...

Trying to trick your hens into laying eggs through the use of artificial lighting wears their bodies out and makes it tougher to survive through winter. Besides that, hens can only produce a limited number of eggs so you're really just shortening her use and speeding her journey to the stew...

I've never had a real tree. My dad always worried that it would catch the house on fire, so we weren't allowed to have one. I guess I just stuck with what I'm used to because I still have an artificial tree. They're pretty affordable and they last for years. I don't feel like I'm missing out...

I've found some useful tools, products, and equipment at a great price on a couple of charity auction sites. Over the years I've bid on and won raised garden beds, a self-propelled lawn mower, a watering system, and more. Sometimes you need to live within a certain amount of miles to bid on...

I don't mind clover, even though it grows all over my homestead. I can even justify dandelions since they're edible, smell pretty, and draw in the bees. But I absolutely detest crabgrass and that stuff just won't quit. Have you found a way to get rid of the waterhemp, @Syd. L? I've never...