Hatching Chicks With a Broody Hen - Salt in my Coffee
Have a broody hen that you'd like to set up for success, with raising a brood of chicks? Here are my best tips for hatching chicks with a broody hen.| Salt in my Coffee
Have a broody hen that you'd like to set up for success, with raising a brood of chicks? Here are my best tips for hatching chicks with a broody hen.| Salt in my Coffee
Freezing sugar snap peas and snow peas is easy to do, and you DON'T have to blanch them first. Here's how to get the best results! Over the last week, we've been getting two or three rainy days in a row, with an odd sunny day here and there in between. Every time we see... Read On → The post How to Freeze Snap Peas and Snow Peas appeared first on Salt in my Coffee.| Salt in my Coffee
These refreshingly frozen, flavor-packed cookie sandwiches are such a treat! With a double-whammy dose of pistachio, and a drizzle of white chocolate to tie it all together, these take ice cream sandwiches to a whole new level. These over-the-top ice cream cookie sandwiches are my favorite summertime treat. They're so fun, so wildly decadent, and... Read On → The post Pistachio Ice Cream Sandwiches appeared first on Salt in my Coffee.| Salt in my Coffee
This healthy pumpkin spice granola is easy to make, and is packed with all the flavors of fall! If I asked my kids every morning what they'd like to have for breakfast, 9 times out of 10, the answer right now would be "granola with milk!" I don't feed my kids granola every day, but... Read On → The post Pumpkin Spice Granola appeared first on Salt in my Coffee.| Salt in my Coffee
When you're raising ducks, the extra males can be absolutely be raised out for the table, even if they're not what we think of as one of the "meat breeds". This article will walk you through how I do it. I raise Welsh Harlequin ducks, and every year, I hatch many ducklings. Most get sold,... Read On → The post Raising Extra Drakes for Meat appeared first on Salt in my Coffee.| Salt in my Coffee
It's easy to make your own dried minced onion at home. With either a dehydrator, or an oven, this pantry staple tastes even better when you make it yourself! I usually grow enough onions and garlic to get us through the first half of the winter. But I always, always wish I'd grown more. So... Read On → The post How to Make Dried Minced Onion appeared first on Salt in my Coffee.| Salt in my Coffee
Do dryer balls really work? I did a set of controlled experiments to find out, and am fascinated by the results. If you've ever felt the need to justify keeping dryer balls on hand, and wished you had some helpful data, this article is for you! Do dryer balls really work? I feel like I've... Read On → The post Do Dryer Balls Really Work? appeared first on Salt in my Coffee.| Salt in my Coffee
Follow this checklist to prepare the kitchen for canning season, and help put up the harvest as smoothly as possible!| Salt in my Coffee
This article was written in January 2017, edited and updated March 2025. I first wrote this article back when my little farm girl was just a toddler. It's hard to believe we've been hatching chicks together for a decade now, and that tiny little farm girl is finishing fifth grade. Usually when I update an... Read On → The post Printable Egg Incubation Chart For Hatching With Kids appeared first on Salt in my Coffee.| Salt in my Coffee
Can you plant garlic in the spring? YES! Fall is always best, but here's how to get the BEST results if you need to plant garlic in the springtime.| Salt in my Coffee
For those who love authentic "Victory Garden" guides and plans, I'm excited to be sharing another one with you today!| Salt in my Coffee
This free printable Victory Garden plan has been carefully recreated from a historic WWII film promoting Victory Gardens. For 1/4 Acre Garden.| Salt in my Coffee
The other day, I was gifted two flats of beautiful, perfectly-ripe strawberries.| Salt in my Coffee
Before you buy your first grafting knife, it's important to ask yourself 2 questions. Here's how to make sure you're choosing the right grafting knife.| Salt in my Coffee
These easy raspberry muffins offer a delicious taste of summer! Quick and easy to make, they're perfect for breakfast or an afternoon treat.| Salt in my Coffee
Here's the method I use for successfully hatching ducklings. This consistently gives me very high hatch rates, with vigorous, fluffy ducklings.| Salt in my Coffee
Have you ever noticed how older gardeners seem to grow the biggest tomatoes, the most perfect corn, and most flawless carrots?| Salt in my Coffee
Hatching turkey eggs with very high success rates is easy, if you follow a few simple guidelines. This hatching guide will walk you through your first time hatching turkey poults, from start to finish| Salt in my Coffee
This easy homemade soap is extra soothing to the skin, because of the nettle-infused olive oil. With a good lather, and bright, cooling scent, it's one of my favorite summer soaps for freshening up af| Salt in my Coffee
Wondering how long it takes for duck eggs to hatch? There are few factors involved, but this article will walk you through how long you can expect to wait, for adorable baby ducklings to emerge.| Salt in my Coffee
Great suggestions for how to get started hatching and selling poultry from home!| Salt in my Coffee
No one is happier to see fresh raspberries on sale in the stores right now, than my kids. Those little eaters could happily live on raspberries for five meals| Salt in my Coffee
There is absolutely nothing that makes breakfast time feel more playful, and more indulgent, than a really good donut.| Salt in my Coffee
While we think of teatime as a fine old British tradition, the delightful custom of pausing in the late afternoon for a sociable snack was also common in the| Salt in my Coffee
Hatching your own quail eggs is so easy, and it's a great project to do with kids. This easy method gives great hatch rates.| Salt in my Coffee
Here are 6 things I wish I'd known to do, BEFORE I brought home my first piglets.| Salt in my Coffee
How to raise friendly ducks, that actually like to be held! It's easy to raise friendly ducks that enjoy spending time with you if you follow these 6 tips!| Salt in my Coffee
These tips will help anyone start making soap (or even start a soap business!) on the tiniest of budgets. You might be surprised how little it actually costs to start making your own soap at home!| Salt in my Coffee
Amber Johnson is our 2024 Homesteader in Residence. Her writing is an invitation to embrace the simple but meaningful moments of homesteading life, and I| Salt in my Coffee
Learn how to compost chicken manure into safe, garden-ready compost, in as little as 18 days. It's a bit of work, but a great way to transform your spring coop clean-out into black gold!| Salt in my Coffee
Looking for ways to use a surplus of eggs? These are some of my favorite things to do when I have extra eggs!| Salt in my Coffee
Growing your own dahlias from seeds can save hundreds of dollars if you want a large flower garden. Getting started is easy, and this article will walk you through each step!| Salt in my Coffee
People have very strong opinions about keeping turkeys or geese as predator control for their flocks of ducks or chickens. I've done both, and here are my observations. (There's a clear winner)| Salt in my Coffee
Amber Johnson is our 2024 Homesteader in Residence. This is the first installment of her monthly column, sharing her family's homesteading journey in Maine.| Salt in my Coffee
