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New Farm Friends
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New Farm Friends

by Homebasics101updated on March 11, 2021January 3, 2019Leave a Comment on New Farm Friends

  As I hinted early last year (here), we have been waiting on the arrival of some special additions to the farm.  We’ve spent a long time waiting, but I can finally introduce you to Wally and Tweedledum – the alpacas.   These guys have been worth the wait.  Not only are they utterly gorgeous …

Want to Know What life on the Land is like!
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Farm Life

by Homebasics101updated on June 23, 2021August 23, 2018Leave a Comment on Farm Life

For those of us wanting to live more sustainably, living on a small acreage, growing your own fruits and vegetables and keeping a few animals is something most of us want to achieve.  My partner and I (Bel) worked hard to buy our small farmhouse on 10 acres, and have lived here now for 11 …

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Chickens – Pest and Predator Control

by Homebasics101updated on June 23, 2021April 6, 2018Leave a Comment on Chickens – Pest and Predator Control

We’ve done a couple of posts on backyard chickens – Research into Keeping Chickens and Keeping Chickens; My First 6 Months.  Now we want to cover a few important topics to keep them safe and healthy. Predators – foxes, cats, hawks and snakes One of the most important aspects of owning chickens is to ensure …

Farm Life House Pets

Keeping Chickens; My First 6 Months

by Homebasics101updated on June 23, 2021February 19, 20182 Comments on Keeping Chickens; My First 6 Months

  Back in August 2017 I wrote about research I had done into keeping chickens (here).  Well, 6 months down the track I am absolutely loving our girls and am so happy I took the plunge and just went for it.   Our chicken coop arrived at the end of August and it was exactly …

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Goings on at the Farm

by Homebasics101updated on August 18, 2020February 9, 20183 Comments on Goings on at the Farm

  As I have mentioned a couple of times, I (Bel) live on a small farm.  This is my piece of paradise, the reason I work full time and travel 3 hours a day.  I love nothing more than driving through my gates at the end of the day, hopping out of the car and …

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Research into Keeping Chickens

by Homebasics101updated on June 23, 2021August 28, 2017Leave a Comment on Research into Keeping Chickens

After a great deal of mulling, our family has decided to keep some chickens for fresh eggs.  But what should have been a relatively simple decision, became months of mind changing and uncertainty as I was unable to pin down a direction to take. The main concerns I had was the type of coop to …

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