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Non-invasive Bumblefoot Treatment: Success Stories

Posted on November 30, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comDecember 21, 2014
Non-invasive Bumblefoot Treatment Success Stories 7

Four cases of successful TricideNeo treatment of bumblefoot in chickens are presented here, with before and after photos. These 4 anecdotes add substance to casually reported online success stories, and suggest that it’s time for a controlled study.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Chickens | Tagged bumblefoot before and after, bumblefoot case studies, can bumblefoot be cured without surgery, chickens, does tricideneo work for bumblefoot, foot infections in chickens, foot problems in chickens, how to treat bumblefoot, is surgery necessary for bumblefoot, non-invasive bumblefoot treatment, non-surgical bumblefoot treatment, podermatitis

How to Start a Backyard Farm

Posted on November 25, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comJune 5, 2015
How to Start a Backyard Farm

Learn about the many food and fiber options for small-space homesteading in How to Start a Backyard Farm. There are more than what you think!

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Chickens, Gardening | Tagged apartment homesteading, beginning homesteading, diy, homestead challenges, homesteading, how to create a homestead in a small space, how to create a small-space homestead, how to grow food in a small space, how to homestead in a small space, how to start a backyard farm, how to start a farm in a small space, how to start homesteading, small space farming, small space gardening, small-scale farming, small-scale homesteading, small-space homesteading, urban agriculture, urban farming

How to Train Chickens to Come When Called

Posted on November 7, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comNovember 13, 2014
How to Train Chickens to Come When Called (and Why You Should)

Learn how to train chickens to come when called, so you can get them to safety whenever you want. Train multiple flocks, each to a different call.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Chickens | Tagged basics of training chickens, getting your hens to come when called, how to train a chicken, how to train a chicken to come to you, how to train chickens to come home at night, how to train chickens to come in, training chickens, training chickens to come home, training multiple flocks

10 Myths About Wild Predators

Posted on October 27, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comNovember 3, 2014
10 Myths About Wild Predators (with photos from my trail cam)

It’s time to debunk these myths about wild predators, and learn to live with them. Appreciate their beauty with some of my best trail cam photos.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Mammals, Wildlife | Tagged camera trap, coexisting with predators, coexisting with wildlife, game camera, lethal predator control, misconceptions about predators, misconceptions about wildlife, myths about predators, myths about wildlife, nonlethal predator control, trail camera, wildlife camera

10 Shrubs for a Wildlife-Friendly, Edible Landscape

Posted on October 17, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comNovember 23, 2014
10 Shrubs for a Wildlife-Friendly, Edible Landscape

Want to transform your backyard to a food producing garden that also attracts wildlife? Choosing from these 10 shrubs for a wildlife-friendly, edible landscape, would be a great start! Wildlife value and edible parts of each shrub are described.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Gardening, Plants, Wild Edibles, Wildlife | Tagged edible backyard, edible landscape, gardening, gardening for wildlife, how to attract birds, how to attract pollinators, how to attract wildlife, how to create a wildlife garden, how to create a wildlife habitat, how to create an edible landscape, landscaping for widlife, landscaping with native shrubs, native plants, native shrubs, permaculture, wildlife garden, wildlife landscape, wildlife-friendly edible garden

Survivalism, Technology, and Sustainability

Posted on September 29, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comOctober 31, 2014
Survivalism, Technology, and Sustainability

The survivalism trend is growing, but if taken to the extreme, the environmental impact could be disastrous. Ironically, modern technology can help us apply survival skills to sustainability causes. Here are some skills you can learn, and how you can use them to contribute to conservation.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Sustainability, Wild Edibles, Wildlife | Tagged back to land movement, carrying capacity, dedomestication, hunter-gatherer, primitivist, re-wilding, self-sufficiency, survival skills, survivalism, survivalism and sustainability, survivalist movement, technology and sustainability

Honey Spiced Dried Apple Rings

Posted on September 21, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comSeptember 27, 2014

Honey spiced dried apple rings are a nutritious snack and delicious addition to many other treats. Try a traditional or chai spice mix, or create your on spice mix.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Cooking, Gardening, Preserving the harvest | Tagged apple chips, apple rings, chai spiced apple rings, chai spiced dried apples, dehydrated apples, dried apples, honey spiced dried apples, preserving apples, spiced apple chips, spiced apple rings, spiced dried apples

Autumn Olive Jam and Why You Should Make It

Posted on September 13, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comSeptember 25, 2015
Autumn olive jam

An invasive plant becomes a delicious jam. This autumn olive jam is made the old fashioned way, so it doesn’t separate. It’s thick, substantial, deliciously sweet-tart, and laden with health promoting anti-oxidants,

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Cooking, Preserving the harvest, Wild Edibles | Tagged autumn berries, autumn berry jam, autumn olive, autumn olive berry jam, autumn olive jam, autumnberry, autumnberry jam, eating the invasives, edible wild berries, edible wild plants, eleagnus umbellata, foraging, foraging for invasive plants, invasive wild edibles

4 Benefits of a Mixed Flock of Backyard Chickens

Posted on September 8, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comSeptember 15, 2014
4 Benefits of a Mixed Flock of Backyard Chickens

Unsure if you want a single breed or a “rainbow” flock of hens? Most backyard chicken keepers will get more out of a mixed flock of heritage breeds. Here’s why.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Chickens | Tagged advantages of mixed flock, backyard chickens, benefits of mixed flock, best backyard breeds, choosing chicken breeds, keeping chickens, mixed flock, mixed vs. uniform flock, multiple chicken breeds

6 Tips for Drying Tomatoes

Posted on August 30, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comSeptember 16, 2014
6 tips for drying tomatoes

Learn how to select, prepare, and properly dry tomatoes, for excellent results and safe storage, in 6 Tips for Drying Tomatoes.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Gardening, Preserving the harvest | Tagged gardening, homemade sun-dried tomatoes, how to dehydrate tomatoes, how to dry tomatoes, how to dry tomatoes in a dehydrator, how to make sun dried tomatoes, preserving the harvest, preserving tomatoes, what to do with tomatoes

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