When you live on a homestead, gifts can differ a bit from the city. For us, gifts tend to be fun, yet have a bit of practicality. Things that make life a little easier on the homestead. Here’s some ideas that have been great around here for our homestead . . . Quick Look For …
Fitting More Chicks Under A Brooder
Brooders are great for raising chicks. They are low wattage and allow chicks to sleep naturally at night. However, if you end up with more chicks then you planned on then you can run into the issue of overcrowding. This can stress the chicks out and some can even be smothered to death. For us, …
Raising Chicks With A Heat Lamp Vs A Brooder
Heat lamps and brooders are common ways to keep your chicks nice and warm. You may wonder which is better. Hopefully this helps you decide . . . Heat Lamps: You’ll find heat lamps in just about any farm store. It’s certainly what I started out with when I got my very first chicks. I …
Tips For Raising Chicks On Very Little To No Power
When you live 100% on solar power like us. It helps to conserve as much of that energy as possible. Especially when you don’t have that big of a system . . . yet. Use A Low Watt Brooder– We switched from your typical 200-250 watt chick lights to a low 20 watt brooder. It’s …
Challenges Of High Altitude Egg Incubation
When I started hatching eggs, I didn’t realized that elevation could have a drastic effect on your hatch rate. I lived at about 8,500 ft in elevation when I started hatching eggs for the first time. I followed the incubation instructions to the letter, but had a poor hatch rate. Out of 3 tries, my …