Modern Pioneer

I understand that posting and promoting ideas lead people to follow me in many ways. It is also a powerful tool and comes with rules on how ...

Do you remember the story of wrong way Whooten I told you about when I was a child? Basically it was about a duck that was born around our p...

People talk about the hundred dollar egg when I tell them that I raise chickens for eggs. As you know, there is a lot more to raising chicke...

For most people here you understand how I live and the reasons why I live the way I do. It is a system that balances on many factors, some I...

There is a lot to be said about keeping things you "might" use in the near future, then comes along the rules of how long to keep ...

In the hot, dog days of summer, I am canning outside trying to keep the house cool. Nothing says farm work to me like a glass of cold Iced T...

You know, I supposed it could be self sufficient advertising because it was a freebie. Although it is a hen, I guess it could be a small roo...

Well years ago when I started my to live self sufficient (SS) I decided to start out with a fund of 1500.00 and see where that could get me ...

I have in many post suggested buying Country Wisdom & Know-How as a tool to use to help you along in your journey of living as self suf...

They have been up to good since three days ago. I found ten eggs today, checked their combs three days ago, felt like a couple were ready to...

I put the Guinea fowl in the coop today with the chickens, this is temperary living quarters for them. They aren't big enough to free ra...

So here are some pics of my chicken coop. I have since modified the hen door, I just needed to get them out there, so I got the coop built...

Pics of the girls during their last few days in their brooder. They will be sent off to the big house Sunday, as I plan to build their coop ...

The chicks are so cute, not to mention I have a runt. They play follow the leader, they run and play, eat, poop, drink... and sleep... Did I...