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 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:02:36 GMT Thu, 17 May 2012 08:02:36 GMT countryfarm-lifestyles.com http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/jashan-phd-scholar.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/jashan-phd-scholar.html how about thinking of improving the time period for having crops early. Can it be possible to reduce the time of maturity by growing crops in vertical Thu, 17 May 2012 08:02:29 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/coccidiosis-in-chickens-and-corid.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/coccidiosis-in-chickens-and-corid.html I treated my 7 week old chickens for coccidiosis three weeks ago with CORID. Should I do a follow up treatment? I suspected one of my chicks had coccidiosis Thu, 17 May 2012 00:05:24 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/young-boy-tries-alabama-moonshine-1900.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/young-boy-tries-alabama-moonshine-1900.html My Great grandfather was 98 years old when he passed away in 1988. When he was a boy his family moved to Tick Ridge Alabama. Grandpa moved with Uncle Wed, 16 May 2012 23:31:14 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/hi-thank-you-for-your-information-on-farming.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/hi-thank-you-for-your-information-on-farming.html It's a great opportunity for me to be guest and learn a lot of information about the pets and your free contribution about farming. It's a big honour for Wed, 16 May 2012 23:20:48 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/wet-food-for-chickens.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/wet-food-for-chickens.html I have 10, 9 week old chicks and I have been giving them wet food. I keep dry feed available in their coop at all times. They eat the wet food as if they Tue, 15 May 2012 00:01:58 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/great-information-for-a-patchwork-beginner.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/great-information-for-a-patchwork-beginner.html I have read your page on how to patchwork and have found it most interesting and easy to follow. I will try to do something that is easy and basic as the Mon, 14 May 2012 23:34:05 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/austins-farm-ny.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/austins-farm-ny.html I just thought that I would send you a picture of Austin's Farm in Volney NY. We are just starting out on 102 Acres and so far we have 3 cows, a few pigs, Mon, 14 May 2012 23:09:49 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/new-to-raising-chickens.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/new-to-raising-chickens.html i just discovered your web site and already enjoying it. i love gardening and raising chickens. i live in central va. *************************************************** Mon, 14 May 2012 23:01:18 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/thank-you3.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/thank-you3.html Thank you for this website, which content is very usefull and practical. Keep going. Best wishes. Nikol Fri, 11 May 2012 10:15:25 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/more-on-self-reliant-living.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/more-on-self-reliant-living.html I was raised in the city but summers at my grandmas in the country where we shucked corn, hoed tobacco, learned to love cows and all sorts of animals. 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I have been asked to bottle feed Sun, 06 May 2012 01:32:35 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/Farming-Articles.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/Farming-Articles.html Agriculture articles on homesteading and small scale farming. Organic farming, worm faming, fish farming, food safety, pesticides... Sat, 05 May 2012 00:40:25 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/information-on-homemade-smudging-sticks.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/information-on-homemade-smudging-sticks.html I am still enjoy some of the articles. I would like to see more about where you can find information on wild white sage for instance. I would like to make Wed, 02 May 2012 05:39:19 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/metal-farm-buildings.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/metal-farm-buildings.html Buy metal farm buildings and farm shed suppliers. Buy livestock shelters, barns, farm sheds, storage buildings and steel farm buildings. Tue, 01 May 2012 09:11:06 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/vine-weevil-larve.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/vine-weevil-larve.html Hi do you know of an organic pesticide to get rid of vine weevils and vine weevil larvae! ******************************************************* Vine Tue, 01 May 2012 03:12:35 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/growing-cotton-in-canada.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/growing-cotton-in-canada.html Canada has the largest surface ( after Russia)in the world. And it has a lot of water ,and rich soil ,suitable for growing cotton. But the climate is not Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:50 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/raw-milk-low-pastuerized-milk-for-cheese-making.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/raw-milk-low-pastuerized-milk-for-cheese-making.html Finding raw milk isn't as hard as you might think. You can find raw milk by going online and putting in something like 'where can I find raw milk' or Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:40:06 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/Contact-Us.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/Contact-Us.html Contact Us. We would like to hear from you at Countryfarm Lifestyles. Let us know how we can help you. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:57:38 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/amish-stuffed-pork-chops.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/amish-stuffed-pork-chops.html I read thru every recipe above, but saw none for the stuffed pork chops' like I used to buy at a huge Amish butcher counter in a large Amish veggie/meat Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:48:55 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/custodians-of-this-earth.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/custodians-of-this-earth.html The Lord made this Earth for people and we as humans inherited it from him. Everything on this planet has a purpose and was created, not by accident or Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:35:01 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/alpaca-farming.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/alpaca-farming.html All about keeping alpacas. What are alpacas? Where to buy them, alpaca food, general care, housing, and health problems. Find alpaca books, videos and spinning yarn here. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:27:41 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/excellent-job-on-the-homesteading-blog.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/excellent-job-on-the-homesteading-blog.html Providing this kind of resource with a wide range of focused information is critical to getting consumer thinking folks to change their view of us farm Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:44:15 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/dirty-bottoms.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/dirty-bottoms.html My chickens are not laying. I have no idea what's wrong with them, and some of them have dirty bottoms. I feed them layers and greens and they free range Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:19:22 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/great-job-on-keeping-ducks.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/great-job-on-keeping-ducks.html I'm just getting started with the ducks and this has been the most informative site I've found on keeping ducks. Very interesting. **************************************************** Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:07:11 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/new-garden.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/new-garden.html A wonderful site. I am just starting out to build a sanctuary and your site provides great inspiration. I have bookmarked you so I can get back to you Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:53:30 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/pigs-eating-nettles.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/pigs-eating-nettles.html While looking on Google for something that will help a pigs coat and skin look fresh and bloomy, I saw this blog and thought i would ask you what would Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:27:02 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/i-dint-see-anything-on-spinning.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/i-dint-see-anything-on-spinning.html It would be good for the others to have an article on spinning as well Dianna. **************************************************** Ladies, sorry you Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:25:29 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/14-orphan-lambs.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/14-orphan-lambs.html This year we decided to raise orphan lambs so as to utilize our fields, but not wanting to keep ewes all winter. We put the word out that we wanted Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:19:06 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/peak-oil.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/peak-oil.html Learn about peak oil, what it is and what it means for you. Learn why there is no better time for food security and self-sufficient living and how to prepare yourself for life without oil. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:29:55 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/understanding-gentically-modified-foods-and-how-to-avoid-them.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/understanding-gentically-modified-foods-and-how-to-avoid-them.html We hear a lot of talk of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) these days, what foods contain them and are they really so bad for us? First let's understand Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:02:18 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/beetroot-troubleshooting-pale-beetroot.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/beetroot-troubleshooting-pale-beetroot.html Can you explain why some of my beets are a rich dark colour while others are pale and washed out, when they are all grown from the same seed in the same Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:24:37 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/raising-an-angus-herd-in-pakistan.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/raising-an-angus-herd-in-pakistan.html I want to raise an Angus herd as my focus is on beef breed. Should I go for a pure breed or a cross of Angus and a local cow? Moreover we don't have Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:35:18 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/composting-and-fertilizer.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/composting-and-fertilizer.html I was wondering, if you are using compost or fertilizer on crops, why you couldn't continue planting in the same spot. Wouldn't the compost keep crops Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:21:30 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/caffeine-and-cane-toads.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/caffeine-and-cane-toads.html Many amphibians are killed by small amounts of caffeine especially frogs. Caffeine is not that expensive if bought from a chemical house. Another idea Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:04:23 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/solar-desalination.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/solar-desalination.html Solar desalination for easy water purification whether you are out camping or worried about drinking water in the future. It is a water purifier that is safe to you and the environment and can be used anywhere, any time. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:10:28 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/chickens-in-gardens.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/chickens-in-gardens.html Is it safe to let chickens in vegetable gardens while vegetables are growing? ********************************************************************** Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:55:37 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/soap-measurements-for-cold-process-soaps.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/soap-measurements-for-cold-process-soaps.html All cold process soap is made by measuring on a scale, weight, not by measuring cup. Just thought that should be mentioned. I only make it by weights Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:03:08 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/potato-sourdough-bread-starter.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/potato-sourdough-bread-starter.html Here is my sourdough starter recipe for family favorites such as pancakes, blueberry muffins, french bread, bread sticks, and sourdough hamburger buns. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:57:13 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/continued-feeding-of-rejected-lamb.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/continued-feeding-of-rejected-lamb.html I've been feeding a lamb rejected by it's mother for 3 weeks. The university extention program called me to foster after it forced the mother to nurse. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:43:43 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/sick-chicken-with-lump-near-vent.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/sick-chicken-with-lump-near-vent.html I have 8 healthy, thriving 4 week old chicks. One now is ruffled, laying under the light and not eating or drinking. I looked at her vent, which I cannot Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:27:37 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/personal-solar-desalination-water-product.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/personal-solar-desalination-water-product.html Our University of Alabama patented personal solar desalination product (U.S. Made) uses no electricity, can be taken anywhere and extracts pure water from Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:44:29 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/relish-recipes.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/relish-recipes.html Enjoy making these easy relish recipes for tomatoes and watermelon. So what is the difference between relishes and pickles. Do you know? Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:35:38 GMT http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/how-to-make-pickles.html http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/how-to-make-pickles.html Learn how to make pickles following our step-by-step pickling instructions with pictures on how to make pickled onions. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:57:42 GMT