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Backyard Gardening & Chickens

3 Natural Ways to Support Your Chicken’s Immune System

June 14, 2021 by thehomespunhive 2 Comments

New Hampshire red chicken

Check out these 3 natural ways to support your chicken’s immune system! Most of these things you probably have on hand already, and you’ll need just a little time to prep and share them with your sweet flock. We try to keep things as natural as possible here at our home. From the food we […]

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4 Heat Loving Vegetables to Plant in the Summer

June 4, 2021 by thehomespunhive 8 Comments

New Zealand spinach seeds

Has your spring garden fizzled out as the temperature starts to rise? I’m always at a loss as to what to fill those empty spaces in with, here in zone 9b. Well, I’ve done some research and now I’ve got 4 heat loving vegetables to plant in the summer! I’m pretty excited to fill those […]

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DIY Budget Tomato Trellis with String

April 29, 2021 by thehomespunhive 6 Comments

side view of tomato string trellis

A simple DIY tomato trellis made with string! Do your garden and yourself a favor by ditching the tomato cages and rigging up this budget friendly trellis using just a few materials and a little time. This works great if you aren’t looking to invest the cash or space for cattle panels or have just […]

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Simple Daily Chick Care Routine

April 23, 2021 by thehomespunhive 4 Comments

Holding yellow baby chick salmon faverolle

Check out our simple daily chick care routine! I had been so excited to get chicks, I knew a lot of information from YouTube videos, books and online forums but when it came down to the first day with them…I wasn’t sure what exactly I was supposed to be doing. Using common sense you would […]

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Fermented Chicken Feed – How & Why

April 1, 2021 by thehomespunhive 2 Comments

fermented chicken feed

Fermented feed for your chickens, what?! Yes, fermented feed for your chickens! Cut your feed bill in down, less chicken poop to clean up and happy healthier chickens! Read on to see the how and more on why. We just got our first little flock of chicks this week! Eek! So sweet and silly to […]

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How to Start Composting- Kitchen Scraps

March 29, 2021 by thehomespunhive 4 Comments

compost kitchen bucket

Learn how to start composting your kitchen scraps! Not only is it a simple concept but it also saves you money and helps the Earth! Keep reading to learn how and why. I feel like so many people never give composting a try because it just seems too technical but it doesn’t have to be! […]

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Shelby holding lemon with water kefir

Hey there! I’m Shelby, stay at home wife and momma of two little girls. Stick around to see how we keep life simple, practical and natural inside the home and out. Read more about me here

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