The past few years, I have raised chickens. It's something that I enjoy and honestly makes me feel... I don't know.... CALM, after a long day or lots of stress. Watching them grow from chicks that I had bought turned addictive and, well, you know how it goes. I just had to try an incubator. Now, two years later, I am still using the incubator, breeding my own chickens. I'm even trying to make my own type of bird. It's only February and I have chicks getting ready to hatch tonight~ they've already started pipping the eggs. Our kids love it.
That's the thing about homesteading~ you are learning.. you are doing.. and even though it is very hard work, it is so fulfilling. This year, we are going all the way. We are redoing a pasture fence so that we can have our own horses, calves, goats, piglets... and my chickens. lol We are also raising rabbits for meat production and a HUGE garden. I will be learning to use a pressure canner as well as canning the regular way. I plan on having guest writers on different subjects as well as links to help get us all on our way to learning the old ways of doing things. Regardless of why we are homesteading, ( prepping, going green, getting away from city life) it's important to enjoy it as we learn. Hope you enjoy learning with me!
I think it's great that you're doing this. It's become almost a lost art in this world of technology and instant gratification.
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