Every year my family and I raise broilers for our freezer. We typically buy 20-25 chicks and in about 8-12 weeks, we have enough fresh chicken to fill our freezer for a long time. I typically purchase my broilers as chicks from our local feed store. The type that we purchase has always been the … [Read more...] about Broiler Chickens VS. Freedom Rangers
How to Identify Poisonous & Non-poisonous Snakes
Whether you have a large or small garden or yard, you’re bound to see a snake at least once during the summer months. It’s always nice to know what type of snake you might have just come across. However, due to the numerous amounts of snakes living all over the country, it’s difficult to remember … [Read more...] about How to Identify Poisonous & Non-poisonous Snakes
Baby Goats: Care and Tips
We have had quite a successful kidding so far here at Sincere Milk Dairy Goats and Soaps. We just had 2 sets of twin born this month to one of our senior doe and her daughter who is a first freshener. Everything has gone smoothly this year and it is always a relief to see the babies come into the … [Read more...] about Baby Goats: Care and Tips
Raising Turkeys on the Backyard Farm
When I was a kid we raised every kind of farm animal you could imagine. My dad was always partial to the turkeys and he had lots of them. I hated them because the tom turkeys didn't like my little prairie dresses blowing in the breeze and would attack me as if I were a threatening tom. Those meanies … [Read more...] about Raising Turkeys on the Backyard Farm
Caring for Blackberry Plants
If you have a small garden area or an empty raised bed you're wanting to plant something in, then you might toss around the idea of growing some blackberries. Caring for blackberry plants isn't a difficult task and the berries are absolutely delicious! Thornless blackberry shrubs are the most common … [Read more...] about Caring for Blackberry Plants