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Our Chickens Are Slacking!

2/11/2018

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Every winter our egg layers slow way down. We get some pretty extreme weather where I live, tons of bitter cold and we are in the top 5 in snow fall every year. This year we are leading by a large margin! This weather has had an impact on our egg production!

We added to our flock towards the end of last year as most of our hens were getting older and we knew that they would stop laying soon. They lay good for about 2 years and then start slowing down. We had some 3 year old hens and they were hardly laying anymore. We ended up getting some Black Australorps (my favorite chicken), and some Silver Laced Wyandottes. They are beautiful hens. I also got a couple roosters as we are planning to start hatching our own chickens. Stayed tuned for videos on hatching chicks.

The problem is that we are currently in the "between" stage. The older hens aren't laying and the newer hens haven't started. This is starting to stink as our family eats a ton of eggs. We hate store bought eggs. (see our video showing the difference between farm fresh eggs and store bought eggs here)

Our new hens should start laying any day. Actually, they are slacking! They should of been laying a few weeks ago! I think the weather has affected them and slowed down the process. But hopefully we will be getting some wonderful farm fresh eggs soon. We also sell a few dozen a week. It actually pays for all the feed, so it is a great help to us. 

I am REALLY looking forward to Spring! The chickens hate coming out in the snow. Once the snow melts they are out from morning to night! Spring is so refreshing. I love to see the woods and fields come alive. It is beautiful I'm looking forward to the major things we will be doing at the Homestead and we look forward to sharing it with you! We have some awesome things in the works. 

Thank you for following and we appreciate the emails and love that many of you have given to us! It means a lot. God bless and thanks for following! -Steve

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A Hunting Story (And Video)

2/6/2018

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Anyone who knows me or follows me on social media knows that I love to hunt. It is a huge passion of mine. In particular I love to bow hunt white tail deer. I start preparing in April by putting out game blocks, trail camera's and other feeders. 

A couple years ago, I switched to a crossbow from a compound and I have to admit that I am addicted! I never thought I would give up my compound bow, but I have really enjoyed crossbow hunting. I've also been filming my hunts for the past couple years. I've gradually been getting better at filming my hunts. I am excited for this year as I will have much better camera's with me and not just my GoPro. I should get some incredible video. This year I will also be recording my turkey hunts that I will be doing with my crossbow. I can't wait!

Below is a video of a hunt I did this past archery season. I break down the hunt at the beginning of the video with an explanation, so I won't get into to much here. The name of the video is "Mistaken Buck Kill". You will see why in the video. 

I have had a lot of hunting success here at the Homestead and I am blessed to be able to have land with lots of wild game. There is nothing better than harvesting your own game on your own land. God is good! Check out my video below and leave a comment! If you haven't subscribed to our YouTube channel, please do! You can subscribe here.

Thanks for checking in and God bless!   -Steve
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