Sunshine Homestead

Tag: Chickens

  • Why We Chose Plymouth Barred Rock Chickens

    We decided a while back that we wanted chickens and we began doing research. There are tons of varieties that can be broken down into categories. Those categories are egg layers, meat birds, and dual purpose. Dual purpose breeds are great for producing eggs and they’re a larger breed suitable for meat production. In addition […]

  • Start Small With Your Homestead

    The last thing you want to do is to start off with a lot on your homestead. This isn’t going to do anything except overwhelm you and you will fail. Set small manageable goals. Do you have a garden? If not, that’s a great place to start! We started by going mostly off-grid. About 80% […]