Editors Note: An article from Claire Woods of The Happy Chicken Coop to The Prepper Journal. A source used by our…
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If the insanity of 2020 has you considering livestock for your family, read the Prepper Journal.
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The faithful chicken is a common choice for preppers and homesteaders. Once the bird bug bites, talk regularly turns to…
Editors Note: Another article on chickens from R. Ann Parris to The Prepper Journal. If you have information for Preppers that…
Editors Note: Another article from R. Ann Parris to The Prepper Journal. Think you know everything there is to know about…
Periodically preppers and prepper fiction bring up hoof stock as options for A Bad Thing that removes electric and combustion…
There’s a lot that winter (or early spring) can tell us about our properties, both for planting decisions, siting various things around our property, and for mitigating some of the weather that comes with winter and spring.
Analyzing homestead elements for multi-functionality and redundancy were covered in the first article. This time we’ll look at combining them into multi-function spaces.
Stacking functions is a quick term for the concept of planning things (elements) and areas (space) to perform the most services for us.
Managed Livestock Breeding Livestock keeping is one of the things that those interested in self-sufficiency regularly end up considering. There…
Livestock keeping requires some research. It seems obvious, but it’s apparently not.
Rabbits truly are the “one-size-fits-all” preppers domestic livestock and after reading the reasons why raising rabbits could be ideal for any prepper, we think you will agree.
Having some backup ideas and methods in place as alternate feeds is rarely a bad thing, especially if we’re counting on meat rabbits and chickens, eggs, and milk in a collapse or Great Depression situation.
One of the hardest cords to cut for homesteaders is dependence on commercial feeds. However, I’ve put together some ideas for root vegetables that can cut some of our feed bills and feed dependency and alternative or “forgotten” ways of storing and using grains.
Goats can supply milk, meat, hides for clothing and be a work or pack animal if needed. It’s time to look at what the goat has to offer and why I think it is better than a cow.
When we got our chickens back in March I was looking forward to so many things about having them in…