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Icelandic Chickens
I was perusing the you tube channel to see what is interesting and found this clip on an interesting variety of chicken called Icelandic chicken. Icelandic chickens are uniquely special yet they are at...
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Gravity Fed Chicken Feeder
It is not fully automatic I suppose because you do still have to fill it with food but that is about it. No more walking in the coop and filling the tiny feeder that we had, and this one is much...
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Auto Chick feeder
This idea came from Rob Bob (https://www.youtube.com/user/bnbob01), but he attributes the idea to others before him. We are using a large 30 gallon trash can to make an automatic chicken and duck...
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Aquaponic farming saves water, but can it feed the country?
PBS article Aquaponics, a system of farming that uses no soil, also uses far less water than traditional agriculture. But while the technique is gaining attention, it remains a very niche way to grow...
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Heated Water Bowl
A very simple heating system for the water bowl for the chickens. Related posts: Aquaponic farming saves water, but can it feed the country? Dugout water maintenance
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Fox gets a shock at chicken coop
A fox comes back to our backyard after eating four of our chickens in the “barn” coop the day before. He gets a rude awakening by our solar powered electric fence on our A-frame coop. Even after...
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Easy DIY Chicken Tractor
Say goodbye to mowing grass on Saturdays! All you have to do is move your chickens around. Here is a video of how I built my Easy DIY Chicken Tractors. This is a simple DIY chicken tractor built from 2...
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Raising sheep and goats
A nice video primer on raising sheep and goats. Presents some great ideas to think about when considering adding sheep or goats to the homestead. Related posts: 10 Ways to Make Money on the Homestead...
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The chicken pallet coop
Sometimes it is really interesting when you do salvage projects and a cool creation comes from it. Related posts: Building Chicken Coop Plans Fox gets a shock at chicken coop
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Chicken Watering: gravity fed system
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