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Happy New Years From The Gals At Lil’ Suburban Homestead

The Gals and The Viking and I would like to wish all of our readers a prosperous and healthy New Year for 2013! We have been so thankful to share with all of you our hopes, our dreams, our successes … Continue reading

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A Henpecked Rooster & a Nippy Turken, Lessons From The Beehive Giveaway & The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Ed. No. 36

Could I fit any more into this one post this weekend? 😉  Well I get passionate about things I guess….. I had to share with all of you these videos of our hen-pecked rooster and our nippy Turken. You know … Continue reading

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What To Do With An Egg Bound Hen

Hazel our Buff Orpington chicken was not moving at all yesterday morning I was worried but had to leave for work and I didn’t know if she had a disease or something major wrong with her.  The first thing my … Continue reading

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Starting Your Own Meal Worm Farm – Your Chickens Will Thank You!

A couple of years ago I started a meal worm farm for our chickens….I know I know I usually get all sorts of reactions from people on this one.  However you have to realize the gals are a big priority … Continue reading

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Photo Of The Week – Spoiled Chickens

With me soon to be returning to work full time as I work for the school system I thought I would start sharing a photo of the week.  This will be fun so that even if I don’t post as … Continue reading

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Here Chickie Chickie Chickie…..& The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Ed. No. 24

Our chicks came this past Tuesday and for some reason because of the Memorial Day Holiday it just flew by so fast that when the post office called me and told me they had arrived I could not believe it. … Continue reading

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The Capulets & The Montagues Merging – 2 Flocks of Chickens……will it ever work out? The Saga continues….

Tomorrow I am posting video of merging the 2 flocks The Capulets & The Montagues.  Will it ever work out between my 2 flocks?  Will they ever see eye to eye? We are super busy around our Lil’ Suburban Homestead … Continue reading

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The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Edition No. 1

This is a place to link up for all things that are homesteading related.  I decided to call it the Trading Post for two reasons; the first reason is the summer camp I went to when I was a little girl … Continue reading

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I was running through the woods in the middle of the night….

and nope I wasn’t dreaming…… It was actually my husband who woke me up he was flying out of our bed….and out the door I was having a dream in which my chicken Hazel was calling out to me that … Continue reading

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Raising Chickens Are Worth The Egg’stra Trouble!

I can see why a lot of people do not want to raise chickens but if you have always wanted to and are afraid don’t be you can do this. It’s a unique journey and you may have to win … Continue reading

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