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Advice For People Moving To The Country From The City

Advice For People Moving To The Country From The City

When you move to the country from the city you might feel like you don’t fit in. In this video I give you some tips and advice on what you can do to make yourself feel more at home in your new country life.

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Must-Have Products for Raising Baby Chicks

Must-Have Products for Raising Baby Chicks

When you finally decide you’re going to start raising baby chicks and begin your own backyard flock, it’s an exciting day. Most people think about it for a long time before they actually go to the store to get their chicks. Most people also want to take great care of their chicks. Of course, it’s …

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How to Train a Mule to Lead the Easy Way

How to Train a Mule to Lead the Easy Way

Me and my mule had a few problems when it came time to lead him around on a lead line. I like a nice polite, well behaved animal when I have to lead it around for whatever reason. Animals can be a huge joy or a huge pain in the butt and what makes the …

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Here’s The Best Livestock Fencing For Your Little Farm

Here’s The Best Livestock Fencing For Your Little Farm

I have strung up lots and lots of livestock fencing for many different kinds of animals and let me tell you it is hard work. I have also repaired lots of fencing and that is even a bigger drag. Well here is some fencing that is easy to put up, super sturdy and looks good. …

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3 Quick Tips For Raising Backyard Chickens

3 Quick Tips For Raising Backyard Chickens

Raising chickens for eggs is really fun, here’s my three tips for being successful with your backyard chickens: Number one is building a good coop. Chicken coops were invented for a good reason and that reason is to keep your chickens safe, healthy and alive. It is worth every effort to build a good, well …

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The 3 Best Egg Laying Chickens

The 3 Best Egg Laying Chickens

Buff Orpingtons are a great chicken breed. There is nothing like a big poofy gold hen. Buff Orpington hens tend to be broody, so if your looking to raise some chicks the natural way, get a couple Buff Orpingtons. Barred Plymouth Rock They are a Cold tolerant and dual purpose breed which is nice for …

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How to Start A Backyard Vegetable Garden

How to Start A Backyard Vegetable Garden

There is no better way to get back to nature than to create a backyard garden. What’s better than connecting to nature through food!!! Gardening is good for you in so many ways, fresh air and exercise, the enjoyable kind of exercise, not the boring kind a gym offers. There is a kind of peacefulness …

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How I Got A Loan With No Credit History

How I Got A Loan With No Credit History

Learn how to establish credit by calling a small loan company directly and building a relationship so they approve your loan. When you live a simple debt free life you don’t have a big credit history, in the eyes of the bank no credit is just as bad as bad credit. So if you want …

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How Much Do Chickens Eat

How Much Do Chickens Eat

How much do chickens eat? A chicken will eat about 1/4 cup of food per day. My chickens get a hanging feeder with a layer pellet, that’s available to them 24/7. Then twice a day I throw them my homemade chicken scratch. This makes them pick and scratch around to eat it so they have …

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How I Bought Land With No Credit Check

How I Bought Land With No Credit Check

How to buy land with bad credit. I didn’t have a lot of money and I had bad credit so when I was sick of renting and wanted to buy land I looked around for owner financing. There are a lot of owner financing deals out there. Once you find a deal you like you …

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3 Animals Every New Homestead Needs

3 Animals Every New Homestead Needs

When you’re starting your homestead these are the 3 first animals I would buy. First is a cat, second is a dog, and third is chickens. A farm cat will keep the mice and squirrels away. A dog will keep the foxes and raccoons away. And the chickens are great fun pets and will give …

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My Chicken Is Sick: 3 Practical Steps To Help It

My Chicken Is Sick: 3 Practical Steps To Help It

When my chicken is sick the first thing I do is remove it from the coop. When you have a sick chicken the other hens will start to be mean to it so you need to get it out of the coop. You need to have a medium size dog crate or wire cage to …

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1 Simple Olive Oil Coconut Oil Soap Recipe

1 Simple Olive Oil Coconut Oil Soap Recipe

Olive oil coconut oil soap recipe: • 29 FL OZ Coconut Oil • 51 FL OZ Olive Oil • 11.8 oz Lye • 29.5 oz Distilled Water In this video I show you how to make coconut oil & olive oil soap. This recipe is really quick and easy to do and the soap you’ll …

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How To Trim Horse Hooves: Barefoot Hoof Trimming For Beginners

How To Trim Horse Hooves: Barefoot Hoof Trimming For Beginners

First you’ll learn horse hoof anatomy, then what tools you need for horse hoof trimming, then how to trim horse hooves step-by-step. This video is for beginners who want to learn barefoot hoof trimming.

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5 Things To Do In Las Vegas

5 Things To Do In Las Vegas

Here’s 5 things to do in Las Vegas. Vegas is a really good vacation deal if you don’t drink and don’t gamble. The casinos assume you’re going to gamble so the flight and hotel are very cheap because they just want to get you out there. But since I don’t gamble and I’m not a …

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Getting My Homestead & Animals Ready For Vacation

Becky Smiling Near The Chicken Coop

Leaving on vacation can be super stressful because leaving my animals, my fur babies in the care of someone else is hard, even if that person is a close friend and a professional house sitter that is perfectly capable of doing the job. How I handle my vacation jitters is by getting everything ready for …

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5 Things I Wish I Knew About Mules

5 Things I Wish I Knew About Mules

Mules have quite strength. They kind of just stand around, so you can forget what tremendous abilities are inside your mule. When it’s time to get the job done my mule has super powers and out does everyone in the pasture, then he settles right back down. Mules are super smart and don’t waste their …

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Do chickens eat meat?

Do chickens eat meat?

What I have learned about chickens needing to eat meat from my experience, is yes, chickens need to eat meat. Bugs are meat and given the chance, chickens will eat tons of bugs. In fact chickens will live on bugs if they have a choice. So when I keep them as pets for eggs, I …

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Easy No Bake Cheesecake

Easy No Bake Cheesecake

Mini no bake cheesecake. These mini cheesecakes are fast, fun and delicious. This no bake cheese cake is a healthier option than a traditional cheesecake. A fast, fun recipe that everyone will love. Put a smile on your family’s face when you serve these up. What a way to end a meal.

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Becky’s Travel Guide To Portland, OR

Becky’s Travel Guide To Portland, OR

If you’re planning a Portland vacation this video will give you some ideas for what to do in Portland Oregon. When you travel Portland check out these locations: Multnomah Falls Voodoo Doughnut Quarter World Pie vs Pie Enchanted Sun Breakfast Burritos Delicious Donuts Powells Books Salt & Straw Ice Cream

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