Kirsten Lie-Nielsen – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com Rural Living for Pleasure and Profit Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:21:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://img.hobbyfarms.com/favicon.ico Kirsten Lie-Nielsen – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com 32 32 6 Types Of Poultry to Consider For Your Farm https://www.hobbyfarms.com/poultry-types-consider-farm/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/poultry-types-consider-farm/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:00:37 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=47803 Chickens Are an Obvious Choice for Eggs and Meat, but also Consider Other Types of Poultry

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/poultry-types-consider-farm/feed/ 0 Poultry Keeping: Goals to Add Ducks & Geese https://www.hobbyfarms.com/resolutions-new-years-ducks-geese/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/resolutions-new-years-ducks-geese/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:00:05 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=49812 Breeding geese, adding ducks, creating a pond and broadening our culinary horizons through eggs are among our resolutions. What are yours?

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/10-reasons-keep-geese/feed/ 0 Ducks & Geese Are Great Permaculture Livestock https://www.hobbyfarms.com/ducks-and-geese-great-permaculture-livestock/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/ducks-and-geese-great-permaculture-livestock/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:00:29 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=74226 Livestock can be as beneficial to permaculture farming as horticultural techniques. And ducks and geese bring a wealth of benefits.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/ducks-and-geese-great-permaculture-livestock/feed/ 0 How To Harness The Benefits Of Livestock In The Garden https://www.hobbyfarms.com/harness-benefits-livestock-in-the-garden/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/harness-benefits-livestock-in-the-garden/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:00:14 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=74020 Too often, livestock animals are considered the enemies of a good garden, but different animals bring different benefits to a growing space.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/guinea-fowl-entertaining-hard-working/feed/ 0 How To Use Geese Effectively As Guard Animals https://www.hobbyfarms.com/geese-as-guard-animals/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/geese-as-guard-animals/#respond Mon, 18 May 2020 17:00:23 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=71418 Geese can guard against smaller predators and sound the alarm when larger animals approach, but choosing the right breed is important.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/geese-as-guard-animals/feed/ 0 Duck Eggs Are The Best Fresh Eggs https://www.hobbyfarms.com/duck-eggs-best-fresh-eggs/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/duck-eggs-best-fresh-eggs/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:00:40 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=69657 Thinking about getting chickens for eggs? Maybe consider duck eggs, instead—they are bigger and healthier, with better taste and texture.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/duck-eggs-best-fresh-eggs/feed/ 0 Why Keep Goats? Goat Yoga Is Just One Good Reason https://www.hobbyfarms.com/why-keep-goats-goat-yoga-is-just-one-good-reason/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/why-keep-goats-goat-yoga-is-just-one-good-reason/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:00:30 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=68907 There are a number of good reasons for keeping goats beyond dairy and meat. From goat yoga to brush clearing, caprine creatures bring a lot to the farm.

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