New Opportunity - Win a Custom Livestock Website! Entries are now open, and we are thrilled to announce that we will host a video drawing on 9/4/2024 to reveal the lucky winner. Enter as many times as you wish! The excitement is building; we can't wait to share this moment with you. This drawing is open to every livestock breeder. You do not have to be a member of IKKPS or own KuneKunes. You can be a breeder of any livestock. Details: FREE 5-page custom-designed livestock website (any animal breed) FREE training so you can maintain your website FREE editing software included *Disclaimer ..read more

The commercially available 4 way locking cat doors do not work for my cats. They just pull the door inward and go out that way. Same with a manual piece of wood blocking the outswing. My current attempt plan is to have 2 cat doors, one always only allows them to go inside and one only allows them to go outside, using these push button latches I'm sure they'll figure out in a couple days. I can block the latch on the go outside one in the evenings. I would prefer to only have one cat door though. Does anyone have a system for this worked out, that doesn't require electricity? I would also ..read more

I’m growing in a new area - as far as I know it was just weeds and grasses before - and I grew a bunch of garlic. These little tubers have shown up on a couple of them. Does anyone know what they are? Are they harmful? submitted by /u/yourgaylibrarian [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi y all, I'm seeking some honest advice for someone planning to homestead in the (hopefully) near future. I've got a couple questions and will provide some background information about myself for more context. About me: Currently I'm 26 and living in the lower mainland of BC??. I have a couple health conditions that make working in the peak heat of the day very risky as temps over 18/20C pose a high fainting risk for me, so l might consider adopting a dawn/dusk lifestyle. I work full time in a field with some skills transferable to remote/online work such as client management and appointment ..read more

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6B. We've just purchased 2 gala apple trees, 2 green giant evergreens, and 2 white pines for our property. I've learned that spring and fall are the best time to plant trees, but we couldn't pass up a sale at our local nursery. Our summer has been hot and dry so far. When would be the best time to plant these bad boys? submitted by /u/jessfreebird [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

In the us, do states or the federal gov charge taxes on anything you grow or raise? If you raise a cattle for personal consumption, do you have to claim that as an income? Is it only if you sell stuff, so you have income? submitted by /u/SpeakerClassic4418 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Okay, so... I debated using an alt account for this, but it's not like I hide my condition or anything. I have severe pain hyperacusis. It comes with a real bad sensitivity to not only loud sounds but also certain frequencies. Due to my condition, I currently can't live a normal life. I can't hang out for long periods in developed areas or even be inside my own house without the power off. I had to quit my job and everything. Headphones don't work—the only way I've been able to find relief is by spending all my time outdoors. That's been more difficult since the cicadas became active, but I d ..read more

back story -- I've got a corner of the family property in south central kentucky. we have about 45 acres. It would be closer to 80 acres if it were flat. My remote back corner is a bit of a ridge top bisected by two property lines. On the other side is a very steep, downhill slide into a ravine. We had a tractor roll down it a few years ago. We were not able to drive the tractor out. It had to be pulled out. Just too steep. This past weekend, I was using the augre on the tractor to make holes for mini-root-cellars using 55 gallon barrels. To my surprise, I only have roughly 18 inches of top s ..read more

Given this is the homesteading subreddit and not the farming subreddit I will assume a lot of folks here have tried to subsist without buying their animals and animal food every year. Right? Growing your own food is great and all but if you still need costly animal food delivered to you every month you might as well just goto the grocery store and skip like 100 steps and thousands of dollars? Rabbits, chickens, goats, pigs and cows all have pellets or food you can have delivered, is anyone just getting away with feeding everything grass and hay? submitted by /u/waltwalt [visit reddit] [comme ..read more