Episode 18Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. One of the reasons we decided to start raising pigs almost 20 years ago was because I thought it was the only way we could produce our … Read More
Episode 67For the Love of Goats It’s probably safe to say that everyone has heard of fainting goats, which are more correctly called myotonic goats, and they don’t actually faint. Today we are separating fact from fiction in our conversation … Read More
By Tasha Greer Cochin chickens aren’t a typical choice for hardcore homesteaders. But perhaps they should be! Most chickens are too destructive to let in a vegetable garden to do pest control. Cochins, though, can be kept out of beds … Read More
Episode 66For the Love of Goats Hypocalcemia in goats, sometimes called milk fever, is one of the most misunderstood maladies in the goat world. This confusion stems from research done on cows, which does not apply to goats, but is … Read More
By Tasha Greer If you’re looking for the Golden Retriever of chickens, think Orpingtons! The original Orpingtons were bred with black feathers that wouldn’t show soot during the industrial coal era in England. That made them an excellent urban meat … Read More
Deciding to have goats is a long term commitment similar to bringing a dog into your family and your life. You may be confused by the number of different estimates you see for a goat’s life span, and that’s because … Read More
If you’re planning any kind of home improvements in 2022, you’ll be happy to hear you’re not alone. In 2020, people spent almost $420 billion on home modifications to meet their new lifestyle demands in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read More
by Tammy Gallagher Who Doesn’t Love A Fluffy Purple Chicken That Lays Blue Eggs? That’s my favorite question to ask when talking about my frizzled Lavender Ameraucanas. I think they are just splendid!!! And they have quickly become a close … Read More
Episode 65For the Love of Goats During kidding season, lots of goat owners start to worry about ketosis and pregnancy toxemia in their does. In today’s episode, Dr. Robert VanSaun, professor of veterinary science and extension veterinarian at Pennsylvania State … Read More
When we got our first 27 chickens in 2002, they were half buff Orpington and half silver-laced Wyandotte, so naming them was a bit of a challenge since so many of them looked alike. However, a few favorites soon emerged … Read More
Thrifty Homesteader was created in 2012 after the publication of my second book, Ecothrifty. The name was coined by one of my followers because I said that I didn’t want anyone to think that they had to be rich to homestead or live a greener life....
