Animals

11 Creative  Ways to Reuse Your Eggshells Do you ever look at the pile of eggshells after breakfast and wonder if you can use eggshells for something? When you have the reuse it mentality, you start looking at everything and pondering other uses. Believe it or not, eggshells do have other uses, …

8 Ways Apple Cider Vinegar Can Help Care For Your Chickens 8 Ways Apple Cider Vinegar Can Help Care For Your Chickens Apple cider vinegar is truly a miracle elixir with enumerable applications, in and out of the coop. Vinegar is made using 2 consecutive fermentation processes. The type of …

How to Make a Homemade Bee Bath If you’re looking for a simple and effective way to support local bee populations, consider adding a homemade bee bath to your garden. Bee baths are easy to make, require only a few materials, and can provide essential water resources for thirsty bees. …

8 Natural Methods for Banishing Ticks from Your Garden 8 Natural Methods for Banishing Ticks from Your Garden Ticks can be dangerous, carrying diseases that can harm you or your family. Ticks might be small, but the health problems they can carry are not small. Lyme disease happens to be …

Homesteading 101: Getting Started with Chickens, Goats, and Bees Homesteading is a lifestyle that involves living a self-sufficient life, producing your own food, and being in harmony with nature. One aspect of homesteading that many people find appealing is keeping farm animals like chickens, goats, and bees. In this article, …

The Best Animals for a Homestead and Why You Need Them The Best Animals for a Homestead As you start to grow your homestead, you’ll start to wonder about adding animals. Animals serve many purposes, but most importantly, they’re a source of food for our families. If you’re like most …

Ants Be Gone: 20+ Safe and Simple Ways to Keep Your Home Pest-Free Ants Be Gone 20+ Safe and Simple Ways to Keep Your Home Pest-Free Ants are tiny creatures that can be a major nuisance in your home, especially during the warmer months. While there are many chemical insecticides …

3 Proven Ways to Remove a Tick Spring and summer bring the ticks out in full force. Everyone has a special trick for removing a tick, but many of the home remedies you read can make the situation worse. If you try to suffocate the tick with petroleum jelly or …

7 Essential Oils to Battle Bugs, Insects and Pests Bugs and insects might have a purpose in this world, but we typically don’t want them bothering us. Whether it is while we are relaxing on our patio or going for a walk, repelling bugs, insects and pests is necessary. Luckily, …

Beating Bug Bites: Preventative Care and Natural Treatments for Stings and Bites This time of year, most of us find a lot of reasons to spend more time outside than we would in other seasons. Between family camping trips, cookouts with friends and neighbors, and extra time spent tending to our …