I cannot get over how beautiful my calves are this year. Red angus x black angus. Light one is a heifer, dark is a bull calf8mo ⋅ cowskeeper ⋅ r/homestead
I'll be going off grid as I build my place. Perfect timing too as Nova Scotia is locking down hard at the moment. Have a great weekend all!3yr ⋅ HardAcres ⋅ r/homestead
As canning season winds down, it is very rewarding to look in the pantry and see the fruits of a summer's labor. Didn't get everything canned that we wanted to. But, we got a lot in the larder.3yr ⋅ thehomesteadjourney ⋅ r/homestead
Bugs is an expert digger and always keen to help especially when the help is unwanted5yr ⋅ LilWiggs ⋅ r/homestead
My livestock looked like they were posing for the cover to their newest album.4yr ⋅ greatplainsskeptic ⋅ r/homestead
Thought our turkey was being stingy on laying eggs. Free range hide and seek2yr ⋅ Fresh_Succotash5556 ⋅ r/homestead
There’s nothing like a home grown tomato. Everything in this Caprese salad came from my garden, but the cheese, obviously.3yr ⋅ Commandersilv89 ⋅ r/homestead
Nova Scotia, Canada. Two summers of hard work is starting to turn into something. 😊4yr ⋅ thebaines123 ⋅ r/homestead
I carve spoons from greenwood I pick in my forest. All is done at home, they are safe and still. Be a spoon, be safe !4yr ⋅ urubu_artisan ⋅ r/homestead
My grandfathers calf back leg’s suddenly doing this? It’s cold here and he’s not a newborn.. Any ideas?4mo ⋅ Last_Salt8344 ⋅ r/homestead
Thought our hens stopped laying this week from the cold... turns out they has a secret nest we just found!3yr ⋅ mara2019 ⋅ r/homestead
First attempt at making doughnuts! Our house smells like the fun fair/ carnival!4yr ⋅ suziecatfish ⋅ r/homestead
Recently I started to season the chicken wings when I vacuum pack them. They form a brine and get well seasoned throughout. It also saves some time since they are already to go on the grill.1yr ⋅ Brswiech ⋅ r/homestead
Just a 3 year old riding his power wheel dump truck through our 5 acre hay field. With everything going on in the world he has no idea how good he’s got it.4yr ⋅ UchtDiddy ⋅ r/homestead
If you need help with keeping snakes, ticks and foxes down, or even just need an effective alarm system, guinea fowl are the answer5yr ⋅ SpeakingOutOfTurn ⋅ r/homestead
Got 60 green rolling acres, is jealous of the sheep in the dirt lot eating hay..... they dont always make sense10mo ⋅ bcmouf ⋅ r/homestead
After a weeks of baiting, I finally got some pigs in the trap! 8 hogs bound for the freezer!2yr ⋅ hoofin_it ⋅ r/homestead
Is homesteading worth it? ask a little girl and her pet turkey. All the other animals have a purpose but this lucky turkey took a liking to following my daughter around and is now the first pet2yr ⋅ fatso-1 ⋅ r/homestead
New pest management arrived to the barn today. He's trying to convince me 3 cans of wet food a day is standard payment, seems high to me?1yr ⋅ Relleomylime ⋅ r/homestead
Driving around our land checking on the animals when I happen to spot this tiny little fella. Welcome to Earth buddy.5yr ⋅ 1helluvalyfe ⋅ r/homestead
Eggs from my chicken, mushrooms from my garden, bacon from you store. It's the best I can do with a 4000sq ft lot in the city!2yr ⋅ goodgrow ⋅ r/homestead
Went to Tractor Supply for horse dewormer and came home with more baby chicks. Couldn’t pass them up as they were on sale. I got 6 Barred rocks at $.99 each and 2 Barnevelders for $.59 each.3yr ⋅ northernhorses ⋅ r/homestead
Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering by Adam Danforth. I can't recommend this book enough.1yr ⋅ LivvyBug ⋅ r/homestead
Only 4 acres, and it's the neighbor's pond but this view from the end of the driveway makes me love our oasis.4yr ⋅ poopty_pewpty_pants ⋅ r/homestead
[Chickens] Our three roosters have been living by themselves with no hens for a few years. I hoped they wouldn't get too excited when we got the hens today. ...they didn't.2yr ⋅ NeatHedgehog ⋅ r/homestead
I finally finished painting and assembling my new chicken coop. I get my first chicks this week!3yr ⋅ Shortcut_to_Nowhere ⋅ r/homestead
Anyone around Chicagoland that wants to impromptu help with my greenhouse today I'll grill meat of your chosing :)2yr ⋅ front_yard_duck_dad ⋅ r/homestead
Dinner on the farm this evening is homemade boeuf bourguignon over homemade egg noodles. The garnish is maple glazed (we're in Ontario) pearl onions and mushrooms. The beef and pork are local.2yr ⋅ HDC3 ⋅ r/homestead
Been locked away from my homestead build by covid restrictions for last 6 weeks so here’s a photo of it2yr ⋅ JimmySilverman ⋅ r/homestead
When you find a crayfish in your maple sap bucket, it’s time to pull the taps2yr ⋅ TheNoisyNomad ⋅ r/homestead
One of the streams on our 167 acre property. What is the feature that sold you on your property?4yr ⋅ thefarmhousestudio ⋅ r/homestead
I spend more time outside now than I ever have. Absolutely love our new home and actually enjoy putting the work in. The end result is so incredibly rewarding.2yr ⋅ lbandrew ⋅ r/homestead
Netted blueberries. I’m not willing to share my berries with the song birds.3yr ⋅ Vermontbuilder ⋅ r/homestead
5 acres for my wife and I to build, garden, and keep some livestock. Just bought this week!6yr ⋅ dzsquared ⋅ r/homestead
I’m sure it’s fairly common place in this community but everything except the bread in this “BLT” we grew or raised ourselves.2yr ⋅ Brswiech ⋅ r/homestead
We listened to ya’ll and tomorrow Birdie is getting her half sister delivered to the farm! Meet Juniper!3yr ⋅ Woodsman1718 ⋅ r/homestead
Oh, we’re posting about peacocks? This was the view from our back door yesterday morning, my sparkle turkeys waiting for their breakfast!3yr ⋅ beckeeper ⋅ r/homestead
No matter how hard the day was, coming home to the farm lifts my spirits, just wanted to be able to share it with everyone5yr ⋅ jackal317 ⋅ r/homestead
An awesome surprise to come home to! My stepdad built, tilled and leveled this 12x24ft bed for me while I was at work. Super grateful for him, and kinda amazed how much he got done.2yr ⋅ ParchedLiberty ⋅ r/homestead
Have never grown anything before and I'm so proud anything even grew!3yr ⋅ hattierose18 ⋅ r/homestead
Only a couple weeks into winter and I’m already over it. Cariboo BC2yr ⋅ AlexandriaSprings ⋅ r/homestead
Water storage boost arrived this week! Old tank on the right, new on the left.2yr ⋅ StraightOuttaDapto ⋅ r/homestead
Another poster thought this page might enjoy our new homestead additions. Nothing better than farm kids!4yr ⋅ LlamaRoo5 ⋅ r/homestead
Good morning from my slice of paradise in the nj pinelands national reserve.1yr ⋅ Piney1741 ⋅ r/homestead
Took me a minute to find the newborn kids this afternoon when checking on the animals.2yr ⋅ parothed28 ⋅ r/homestead
My Wife found this info online this year and made a little chart, and it’s changed our game completely. Makes remembering when to plant so much easier!1yr ⋅ Substantial-Dare-140 ⋅ r/homestead
The alarm system giving me some looks while I do morning chores.2yr ⋅ patronsaintofshinies ⋅ r/homestead
Throwback to when Harry, my 200 lb ram, got himself entirely stuck in a dog crate1yr ⋅ Mereology ⋅ r/homestead
Help!!! Had a dead tree removed and we found this lil guy. What should we do? The tree is gone2yr ⋅ purplecookie1220 ⋅ r/homestead
It’s not a lot but canning this summer season has been hard work but I’m so excited and ready to learn more and do triple this amount next year!2yr ⋅ Steffy_yffetS ⋅ r/homestead
We focused mainly on expanding our hives this year, but still got about 70lbs of honey!4yr ⋅ atodaso ⋅ r/homestead
