As the hatchery catalogs begin to arrive in mailboxes, gears start turning for all the new and experienced hobbyists. Spring is an important time to establish a new flock of birds or add to your existing flock. But, what exactly…
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Preparing for Baby Chicks
Posted in Little Giant®, Miller MFG Company Tagged with: baby chicks, backyard chickens, homesteading, poultry, raising poultry, urban chickens, urban farming
From Horses to… Homebrewing?
API® products serve a wide range of consumers, and you might be surprised just how wide that breadth can get when you dig into one key product in the catalog: the 742G Bucket Heater. From drywallers to brewers, this product…
Why Homestead?
We talk a lot on the Miller Mfg blog about how Little Giant® and Pet Lodge® products can help achieve maximum efficiency on a farm or homestead. But, at the heart of it: why do we homestead at all? Is…
Posted in Miller MFG Company Tagged with: farmstead, grow your own, hobby farm, homesteading, husbandry, live off the land, local food, self-sufficiency, small holding
Prepping Your Chickens for Winter
Are your chickens prepared for the upcoming winter? Miller Manufacturing acquired the full line of API™ heated products in early 2014, and we are excited to offer these products to you for the upcoming cold snap (sorry to remind you,…
Posted in API®, Little Giant®, Miller MFG Company, Poultry Tagged with: backyard chickens, backyard poultry, brooder lamp, caring for your chickens, chicken coop, chickens, chickens in winter, heated waterer, homesteading, permaculture, poultry, poultry waterer, urban chickens, urban coop, winter chickens, winter prep
Raising Meat Rabbits, Part 2: Accessories: Feeding and Watering
In Part 1, we talked to you about the hutches required for homesteading consumers raising meat rabbits. However, the hutch is just the first of several pieces of equipment one will need for their new hobby. As with all animals…
Posted in Miller MFG Company, Pet Lodge® Tagged with: alternative meat, backyard rabbits, homesteading, meat rabbits, permaculture, pet lodge rabbit, rabbit cage, rabbit feeders, rabbit hutch, rabbit waterers, rabbits