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@vincenzosassone, you must not live in the South. I think it's a rule that you need a gun in order to live here. I seem to be the only exception. @The Back 40, guns make me uncomfortable. It's an unpopular opinion, but I wish the AR-57 would disappear except for maybe military use.

Your neighbor will need a coop either way. The coop is where they roost at night and lay their eggs. Some free-range chickens do without a run though. I guess that's the situation you're facing. How far away does your neighbor live? I doubt the chickens will go very far. At least not in my...

Thanks for the tip, Birdie. I was able to order one and have it shipped to my local Home Depot. It was about $200 including tax. It doesn't self-propel, but that's okay with me.

I live in the South and it's been really nice lately. It feels like we're on the cusp of spring and I love it. The birds around here are already twitterpatted. I feel for the Texans though. I hope things get better soon.

I raised some rabbits that were on The Livestock Conservancy priority list. The local state college asked me to do it. I agreed on the basis that I could control everything and that no experiments were to be performed on the rabbits. They were exhibition rabbits. I successfully bred them and...

I've looked into it, but I don't have the space since we already have chickens and goats. I think they're a bit tougher on the land than horses and cows, but I could be wrong. You can get quite a bit of meat off of one pig, and they can eat a lot of kitchen scraps, so they don't seem expensive...

Do you guys have any tips for minimizing food waste when it comes to chickens? I got some new hens last summer to add to my flock and they've taught the others to sling the food everywhere.

Marigolds would make a good addition. They help warn off some pests too. I think basil and dill will grow in that environment and the herbs are supposed to be beneficial to quail as well.

Can a person get a decent push mower for around $100-200? It wouldn't need to do anything fancy. I prefer a gas model, though.

Hair ties and ink pens that work are the two big things around here that always seem to go missing. I can find them all day if they aren't actually needed right then.

It happens to the best of us, OP. Sometimes we just get busy or the weather doesn't cooperate. You'll fix it when you can. I just audibly gasped, because most shrubs, trees, and other plant life need pruned on a specific timetable. In other words, you've probably been really lucky at...

I get the most use out of Netflix, although Hulu's not a bad bargain either. I've subscribed to it a few times before. Disney+ is about to go up in price, so order soon if you decide to go with it.

You can pop it with water supposedly, but I've never tried it. You need a large cast iron skillet. Fill the bottom with a layer of kernels. Then add water so that it covers the kernels, but don't add so much water that they float. Shake the pan periodically to keep them from sticking...

What are some of your ideas for starting out? A lot of folks who do well grew up on farms and inherited the property or at least some of the equipment. That gives them a big leg up. I started homesteading when the economy tanked years ago. I started by growing vegetables with seeds because I...

When I buy used machinery how can I make sure that it wasn't used for a commercial construction business? I'm assuming that the machinery used for commercial construction would be used harder than what I'd get from a farmer.

I like word games a lot. If that's up your alley too then try Word Jigsaw, Wordscapes, and Word Wow. They're available on both tablets that you mentioned.

I don't know much about them, but they sure look majestic beasts. I bet you could raise them for meat and fiber. I'm not sure about raising them for milk though.

You could try hardware cloth which is stiffer, but the holes are slightly larger too, and it's more expensive than plain old chicken wire. I don't have any problems with chicken wire, but I live in the South where there's rarely snow.

All you need is a white sheet of paper like construction paper or computer paper, a white crayon, and some watercolor paint. Draw a design on the paper with the crayon, then slowly begin passing over the paper with the watercolor paint, so your design is revealed little by little. Stop at...

Every time I read the thread title I think someone is trying to bring back Farmville. It used to be an extremely popular game on Facebook. I never understood why. To answer the question (finally) I think each of us has the responsibility to do what we can. To do our best to grow food without...