Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a beekeeper, or what the benefits are to your homestead if you choose to raise bees? I am lucky enough to have a few friends who are bee keepers and are lovely enough to answer questions…
Animals & Pets
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Goats, the other “fur babies” on our ranch! We knew when we bought the ranch that we wanted to include a couple of goats to our array of pets, since we have loved their spirited and curious personalities for years! We chose to get Dixie…
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Living on a ranch, it seems almost taboo to not raise our own chickens. As soon as we moved in, our friends and family started asking about when they could start getting farm fresh eggs. The problem was, I had never raised chickens before. My…
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Warning: This post contains instructions on how to kill a Rattlesnake like the badass you are. If you have a pet Rattlesnake, you may want to stop here, it doesn’t turn out well for the serpents! There are only a handful of creatures that scare…
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Bees are in trouble! As many of us know, an alarming phenomena known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is occurring around the world. CCD occurs when a large number of the worker bees from a single colony suddenly disappear, abandoning the colony’s queen bee, immature…