Hatching eggs and raising a flock with your family can teach many life lessons through firsthand egg-sperience. Children can learn everything from responsibility to the circle of life all from the comfort of your farm or backyard. Here are 5…
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Raising Chicks: 5 Life Lessons Kids Will Learn
Posted in Little Giant®, Poultry Tagged with: backyard chickens, chicks, homestead, poultry, raising chickens
The Right Breed of Rabbit for your Homestead
Whether you’re homesteading in a suburban backyard or on 40 acres in the country, raising rabbits on your land can be a great addition. While backyard poultry garners most of the media attention when people start talking about urban homesteading…
Posted in Miller MFG Company, Pet Lodge® Tagged with: alternative meat, animal husbandry, farming, homestead, homesteading, meat rabbit, meat rabbits, rabbit breeds
Weekly Roundup: BRR!
Yes, folks. It’s still winter. Most of the country was fooled for awhile there, but Mother Nature came back with a vengeance to a large part of the country this week. Temps are back to chilly, single-digit lows this weekend…
Posted in Miller MFG Company Tagged with: farm life, farming, goats, homestead, homesteading, winter
Finding the Right Beekeeping Supplier
There are many suppliers out in the market providing beekeeping supplies. So, why – as a retailer – should you choose Little Giant®? Our partnership with our sister company Kelley Beekeeping lends us 90 years of experience in the industry!…
Posted in Beekeeping, Little Giant®, Miller MFG Company Tagged with: backyard beekeeping, beekeeping, beekeeping supplies, farming, homestead, langstroth hive, urban beekeeping, urban farm
API™ De-Icer Wattage Guide
As the leaves begin to drop, the warm autumnal colors begin to fade, and the sun sets earlier in the sky: winter is coming. In January 2014, Miller Manufacturing acquired Allied Precision Industries (API™), a leading manufacturer of heated and…
Posted in API®, Miller MFG Company Tagged with: animal health, animal hydration, API, cattle health, de-icer, equine care, homestead, ice-free, keeping animals hydrated, outdoor animal care, stock tank, stock tanks, winter, winter animal care, winter farming