DIY Farming Resources and Guide
DIY Farming Resources and Guide
Farm gates are one of the most used and important features in farms as they provide entrance and exit points to the farm. Hence, you need to make sure your farm gates are always in good condition. This helps to maintain security on your backyard farm and improve aesthetics. Gates can become a source of concern if they sag and …
Raising chickens can prove to be quite an expensive expenditure considering the amount spent on feeding, building a DIY chicken coop and medicine. However, to cope with all these expenses, particularly in the feeding aspect, there are a couple of unconventional methods you can employ. One of these such methods is raising crickets to use as food for your chicken. …
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A DIY compost tumbler is a sealed container which can be rotated to mix compost materials. It also helps regulate and maintain heat generated by the composting process, thereby speeding up the decay of compost materials. Compost tumblers are quite useful materials to have on a sustainable backyard farm as they save you time that would be otherwise spent turning …
Cornflowers, commonly known as ‘bachelor’s buttons’, are extremely colourful and delightful flowers. At full bloom, they are mostly blue in colour, but they also come in shades of white, red, purple, pink and maroon. They are quite popular as garden flowers and their irresistible blooms of flowers have been charming people into growing cornflowers. Apart from its use in decoration, …
There are lots of DIY brooder box models you can use for your day-old chicks. Before ordering your chicks you need to prepare your brooder well if you don’t want to lose any of your chicks to chills and other hazards. It is possible to make your own inexpensive brooder which is a hundred percent safe for your chicks, durable, …
DIY Herbs Garden Guide Whether you have a huge garden, a small one or not at all, there is no excuse for you not to grow your loved herbs. They are easy to grow and maintain right in your home with DIY herbs garden. You can have a huge garden or a subtler one outdoor or indoor hanging garden and …
Duck Pond Ideas It is not like you need to have a large pond or a lake if you want to keep ducks in your backyard. Ducks will appreciate any size as long as it is available. Ducks spent about 10% of a day in the water and the rest on the backyard and bushes searching for slugs and bugs. …
Chicken is best known for eggs but is interesting to learn that they are more than just egg factories. There are many chicken breed for pets that you can choose for your backyard farm. watching chicken scratch around your yard can be fulfilling and de-stressing for many. Chicken can be tamed and trained to perform certain tricks that are entertaining …
One common misconception people have about firewood is: ‘Since it’s wood and is dry enough, it should burn’. Well, for those of you that might follow that thought train, sorry to burst your bubble, but that is not always the case. Some trees burn better than others and it is a generally accepted fact that hardwood burns better than softwood. …
If you have a fairly-sized backyard with some amount of space, you should consider raising small animals, most especially backyard chicken. Raising chickens ensures you have a fresh supply of eggs and meat at your beck and call. What’s more, there is a feeling of pride and accomplishment attached to watching your birds grow. However, there is a glut of …