Poop is a natural part of life. In fact, it’s quite an integral part of life. And, anyone who has an animal of any sort has some experience dealing with poop. But, when you’re living on a homestead, you might wonder: what can you do with all the animal poop? Today, we’ll talk about one …
Hello and welcome to another week of homesteading goodness with your favorite Silly Couple! Today we’re going to example how we went about training our livestock guardian dog, Jadzia. Let’s start out by making one thing clear: there is no single secret to training livestock guardian dogs. And, we don’t claim to be experts in …
OK, we’re a day early. But, who else wants to join us in wishing our livestock guardian dog a happy birthday! Jadzia was born March 10, 2021, which means she turns 1 year old tomorrow. And, as we celebrate this momentous occasion, we can’t help but feel great pride for our great Pyrenees puppy. She’s …
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Another month out of the way too fast. We don’t know about anyone else, but here at the Silly Couple homestead, the month of February went by in a blur. And, as we begin March and reflect on everything that happened in February, we want to really consider our homesteading goals. With that in mind, …
Less than two weeks away from their arrival, a lot of our focus this week is on preparing for Nigerian dwarf goats. And, as we look forward to welcoming our three goats to the homestead, we can’t help but feel a bit apprehensive? Are we really prepared to take on this new responsibility? Today, we …
Welcome back for another week of homesteading adventures with The Silly Couple. If you’re new to our homestead, welcome! And, if you’re a returning face, thanks for coming back. This week, we wanted to take a step back and consider the state of things as we close out January. After all, it’s been a busy …
As September comes to an end, we’re happy to see the weather becoming more mild. There were times when things felt less humid up here, but compared to what we’re used to, this was just as hot or hotter during the summer. I guess with how cold it got during the winter we expected it …
Another month has gone by. And, while we continue to work on supplying the house with all the things we need, we’ve made little progress no the homesteading front. We can’t take all the credit for it this time, as our first piece of news is that we’ve encountered even more flooding! More Flooding Around …