http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/Country-Living-blog.html Homesteading, country living, country crafts, traditional skills, country recipes, country decor, country cottages, farm shops, organic gardening and farming articles and general issues dealing with rural & country life. en-us homesteading Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:23:50 GMT Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:23:50 GMT countryfarm-lifestyles.com http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/butchering-ducks.html I have been raising Muscovy ducks for a few years. I usually sell the young ducks to a co-worker to butcher. I just finished butchering seven ducks for Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:23:30 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/gestation-time-for-cattle.html I was interested in the gestation time but see nothing mentioned. **************************************************** The gestation time for cows is Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:28:46 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/fine-yellow-dust-powder-in-hen-house.html The floor of my hen house is covered in a fine yellow dust / powder. What is this??? **************************************************** It is dander Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:17:14 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/breeding-netherland-dwarf-rabbits.html I have thought about breeding Netherland dwarf rabbits and now I think I am going to. I have my two females in a large 25' bu 25' pen or bigger as I have Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:41 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/our-chikens-are-not-well-at-all.html Hi, We started with 8 chicken but we have two left. We have no idea why they keep dying off. Our last two chickens seemed to be doing really well, but Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:17:42 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/moonshine.html On your video on moonshine you added 1 gallon to the pressure cooker. How much moonshine do you get from it? **************************************************** Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:44:13 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/growing-organic-strawberries.html 4 good reasons for growing organic strawberries at home. A breakdown of all the poisons your strawberries are laced with before you get them to your plate. Planting strawberries is wise, and growing strawberries is dead easy! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:28:40 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/best-soap-for-handmilling.html Good Day What is the best soap to use for re-batching in South Africa? Please give a brand name. Many Thanks Justin **************************************************** Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:17:25 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/wool-crafts.html Craft supplies online for yarn crafts, cotton and wool crafts - patchwork, knitting, crochet, weaving, quilting , cross-stitch, yarn online and much more. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:59:24 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/Country-Living.html Country Living for home and gardens; cottage style decorating ideas and decor, country decorating ideas; cottage garden design, country craft ideas, recipes and country style decor. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:59:23 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/spinning-yarn.html Spinning yarn; A step-by-step guide on how to spin wool from washing the fleece to knitting the garment. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:51:47 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/canning-and-leaking-lids.html Hello, I'm new with canning with a pressure cooker. I have canned beef veggie soup. I pressure cooked it for 10-15 lbs for 20 minutes. When I removed Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:45:02 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/winter-garden.html For me the winter garden is the most important garden of the year. This is the garden that gives me peace of mind when I'm trapped inside for 4 months of the year. When I don't hear birds, or see green. When the term dead of winter seems to come from soul, that is when I need my garden the most. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:19:28 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/square-foot-gardening-is-a-great-way-of-gardening.html Hello! As for the square foot gardening, all I have to say is that it's a great system. I tried gardening for many years but desisted do to weeds, cats Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:19:11 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/growing-raspberries.html Growing Raspberries; a guide to everything you need to know on how to grow organic raspberries successfully and recipes for what to do with that excess raspberry crop. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:31:46 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/can-i-buy-a-farm-in-new-zealand-as-a-foreigner.html Being an Indian national can i buy a farm in New Zealand for farming as a foreigner? **************************************************** That's a good Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:14:29 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/How-Safe-is-Our-Food.html How safe is our food? 'You are what you Eat' takes on new meanings if what we eat is laced with toxic chemicals, preservatives and traces of chemcial pesticides and insecticides. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:27:20 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/natural-remedy-for-egg-bound-hens.html Hot parched kernels of maize are good for laying eggs.Maize's kernels should be golden after parching.Don't burn them. The last feed before sleeping should Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:51:20 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/pasture-grass.html Plant herbal pasture grass for healthy livestock, increased profits, provides a daily tonic to your sheep and cattle and keeps internal parasites down. Learn what to plant. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:43:17 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/ribboned-amish-friendship-bread.html Although I've been baking Amish Friendship Bread for what seems like eons I've more recently being modifying it. Amongst some of my creations is the addition Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:08:47 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/garlic-insecticide-kills-lady-bugs.html Hello, You have posted this, ORGANIC PESTICIDES AND NATURAL INSECTICIDES FOR A HOMEMADE GARLIC SPRAY This organic pest control is useful against sucking Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:07:02 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/second-harvest.html A second harvest of winter vegetables comes with wise vegetable planning and planting for your vegetable garden. However, if you plant again in September with cold loving, hardy plants, even in frost zones, you can get an extended harvest out of your vegetable garden. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:33:44 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/what-about-spinning.html How can you knit without getting the wool from the sheep to the yarn bin? You even have a picture of a woman with her wheel but no content on this craft. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:54:00 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/how-much-for-one-of-your-distillers.html I live in North Carolina and have looked at the permits here, and it is available. However, I would like to get your pricing on the distiller in your Video Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:51:20 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/start-a-wild-garlic-patch.html We still grow a little bit of other garlic in the garden but mostly just use wild garlic. Here in SE Indiana wild garlic can be found about anywhere. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:27:55 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/watermelon-moonshine-recipe.html Here is a recipe for homemade watermelon moonshine. 1 1/4 large watermelons 10 peaches 1 1/4 cup chopped raisins 15 limes (juice only) 25 cups sugar water Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:25:04 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/camp-in-the-cold-and-have-the-world-to-yourself.html If you enjoy the outdoors and like privacy try camping in the winter. Especially if you go car camping where you drive to your camp such as in a park or Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:14:29 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/i-think-i-could-do-this.html I am trying to find a way to have healthy meat choices and the pleasure of raising my own food. Your site made this easy to understand and do-able! Thank Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:44:13 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/easter-pekin-babies.html Last Easter my DIL and I decided to get Pekin ducks. We went and looked at babies and traded 8 hens for them. We chose 2 and came out with a male and female Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:43:09 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/fermentation-time-for-apple-cider.html Hi, Could you please advise me whether it is ok for the juice to sit for 6 weeks instead of 2-3 before bottling? Would it be ruined? Thanks, Penny Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:02:19 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/electromagnetic-power-sources.html I'm not too sure about electromagnetic power sources, but there is someone on the net who seems to have successfully created a solar power system backed Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:20:13 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/free-electricity-tips.html I want to know more about alternative energy. Not the typical solar panels or windmills. But possibly electromagnetic generation. Thank you Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:44:45 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/pullet-eye-infection.html I have a pullet that has been sick for a month with eyes swollen shut, feeling lethargic, and I have to put her in front of the water. Please advise as Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:34:56 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/a-bad-start-with-an-orphan-lamb.html Our orphan lamb chops is 5 days old. She was found in a field with her placenta. Unfortunately the lady who found her fed her commercial pasturised milk. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:59:16 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/an-organic-farmer-from-india.html Hi.I accidently came upon your site, and I realised I had stumbled upon a treasure trove. After working in an Advertising agency for 7 years,I gave it Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:35:05 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/happy-homestead-hippie.html I am a newbee less than a week old. I am still putting my hives together and a ham radio buddy who is an old timer at beekeeping will be giving me three Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:33:28 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/special-thanks-to-countryfarm-lifestyles.html Hi One of my friends said one time to me, you have an olive farm,why dont you have some bees as a side project,so I started to search the net,I was amazed Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:24:51 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/christmas-easter-etc.html Interesting why Amish celebrate Christmas,and Easter, as both are Pagan celebrations,Jesus not being born on 25th December, but weeks earlier.(Shepherds Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:08:24 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/what-an-amazing-website.html Hello! I live in the U.K. and found your site through a Google search. Of the hundreds of sites on this topic, this is one of the most interesting and Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:04:32 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/thank-you-for-your-articles-.html I found your articles very helpful. Thank you! I learned a few things not mentioned in other articles Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:05:36 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/pruning-apple-trees.html This information is very helpful for cultivating and pruning apples. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:04:08 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/is-our-food-safe.html Is our food safe? I do not trust our (people in charge) to keep my food healthy. As hard as they try there is just too much for them to control. Recent Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:01:49 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/good-pens-for-rabbits.html Good pens for your rabbits! I have beveren rabbits and have just built a large pen too....I agree that rabbits given that extra freedom are happier and Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:59:18 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/bread-recipes.html Find easy quick bread recipes for making quick breads and ordinary breads. These homemade bread recipes are great for picnic food ideas or for your BBQs. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:59:52 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/chicken-keeping.html I so enjoyed reading your website on homesteading - Countryfarm Lifestyles on raising chickens. I live in South Africa and intend obtaining about 16 chickens Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:29:14 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/bread-shapes.html 1. Use as much bread as you want and toast it. 2. After the toast as been made find some shape cutters to firmly press onto the bread to make a shape. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:12:41 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/easy-remedies-for-chicken-diseases.html Many of the medicines whether allopathic or homeopathic that work on human beings for a particular ailment work on chickens also for the same ailment but Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:52:07 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/apricot-growing-problems.html I have and apricot growing proble. I have an apricot tree, which blossomes at summer time(not spring) , then i see a few apricots. It is about min. 5 ys. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:30:27 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/sweet-rice-not-pudding.html When I was a kid in York County, they served a sweet rice dish in the cafeteria at our grade school (this was a LONG time ago - the late 50s!). It wasn't Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:54:24 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/l-l-farms.html We live in the beautiful countryside of Upstate South Carolina, Westminster to be exact. We have a 10 acre farm which includes cows, goats, and chickens Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:52:25 GMT