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Chickens are one of my favorite animals on the homestead. Chicks do not need medicated feed. Most chicks raised in backyards are not fed medicated feed. Medicated feed is not allowed for organic...
I'm the local chicken guy. When folks have questions, I tend to have answers. Chickens do not need scratch grain. It's often slightly cheaper, but a lesser-quality food source that results in poor...
As a more holistic farmer, folks ask me if we castrate our piglets. Here's my answer. Piglets don't need to be castrated. For many farmers, castration of young boars (before 8 weeks) is the...
We've raised pigs for years and have tried a lot of different feed options in that time. The best feed for pigs is a fermented grain-based mix with added protein, green vegetation, and mineral and...
Pumpkins are a very common small-scale crop and growing them isn't too hard. Pumpkins are usually fertilized at a rate of about 100 pounds of nitrogen, 100 pounds of phosphorus, and 100 pounds of...
Corn is one crop I will always grow. Its feed value and ease of harvest makes it a valuable asset to our homestead. Corn fields have a base fertilizer application of 200 pounds of nitrogen, 100...