Hi all! We need help coming up with a farm name. We've been racking our brain for several months but now that we will be registering our dairy goats soon, we will need to register our farm name first. Info/ideas we have.... Landmarks around our place: Landscape is pretty flat, what I would call "pastures" or "meadow" -like. A couple small unnamed creeks run through the property. Lots of clovers. 13 acres. ("Lucky", "Clover Creek", "Cloverleaf") Location: There is a small county airport nearby that flies directly over our land (think crop duster type planes). ("Flying"-something?) One of the c ..read more

My great aunt owns a farm in Southern Ontario. She is 93 and has owned it for about 50 years. She has kids and grandkids that help out. It isn't a real farm but they have 2 large gardens, lots of apple trees, and 2 horses. The property is about 150 acres, 40 being forested with a creek running through it. There is a house on the property and it is off-grid. Nobody lives there permanently but at least one person goes there everyday to tend to the horses and gardens. They set up a roadside stand every weekend to sell their produce. I try to do my best to be helpful every time I visit but I live ..read more

Hey guys not sure if anyone can help me, I live in Michigan in the metro Detroit area and I am thinking about starting my homesteading journey with my family. I’m having a hard time deciding where to do this, does anyone know the most homestead friendly areas in the state and or the best areas to buy land for a good price? I would like 3+ acres and will be putting a garden and greenhouse on the property. We would also like chickens and potentially other small livestock like goats The closer to Macomb county the better as I will have to still work Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/Ok-Car3965 ..read more

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So there is a valley (roughly 121 acres) near my grandparents that I’m kind of interested in buying. It is divided into 3 parcels owned by two people (1 owns 2 parcels and the other owns 1). I’ve found out their names and addresses from my states land viewer and I’ve thought about writing a hand written letter with a printed out picture of their parcel so they know what I’m talking about. I just want to know if they’d be interested in selling it and what price they’d think or if they’d be interested in the future selling it to me because I am young. The reason I want the place is because it’s ..read more

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I can't even count the number of breeds of chickens I've researched at this point I am looking for a type of chicken that fits the following criteria: - average 3 eggs or less per week, healthy ovaries / oviducts - long term low volume layer - hardy and healthy - if I have to pick one temperature extreme, I prefer heat tolerant over cold tolerant - capable of raising their own chicks so a self-sustaining flock is possible - good at foraging ​ ALTERNATIVELY, if you know of a bird that fits these criteria but isn't a chicken, like a type of quail or something, I am open to that too submitted b ..read more

I was told this was a heritage poult when I bought it but I’m not too sure. I’ve only ever raised Broad Breasted Whites so I don’t have much experience with turkeys. Bought from Tractor Supply on March 8th so 6 weeks old submitted by /u/Alternative-Ad-2287 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Finding 3 to 4 eggs cracked like this everyday. Are they being pecked? Maybe cracking when they get laid or roll to end of box. Nesting box is plywood with pine flake covering. If it is from pecking how do I prevent this and how can you figure out who the pecker is? Thanks submitted by /u/donyface [visit reddit] [comments ..read more