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8 Tips for Raising Happy, Healthy Ducks

Ducks are hardy, easy to care for, reliable egg producers, and exceptional foragers. Here are 8 tips for raising ducks.

Here are 50 ideas that will help you upcycle your old socks and T-shirts into home décor, gifts for friends, and even fun items for pets.

In these videos, Big Family Homestead proves this by sharing three bread recipes that can be made in just 10 minutes each.

If you’ve always wanted a meat smoker but you can’t afford one, you have to watch this video. He builds a smoker out of two flower pots.

In addition to the lumber, roofing, windows, and hardware needed to build your structure, here is a basic shopping list for a chicken coop.

Unfortunately, washing machines take a lot of power. How do you use a washing machine when you don’t have electricity?

Whether you can’t afford an electric dehydrator or you don’t have electricity, there are plenty of other ways to dehydrate food.

Soap can be used for all sorts of things including repelling pests, soothing bug bites, removing sticky substances, and more.

Here are 10 random kitchen tricks that will make your life easier and impress your family. Watch the video to see them done.

The average clothing repair, done right after damage occurs, should take less than five minutes and extend the life of the garment by months.