Becky's Homestead

Becky explains the basics of riding a horse and gives you some tips so you can start riding safely. 1622

Living the homestead lifestyle helps you lose weight because you're eating fresher home grown food and cooking your own recipes instead of eating the processed factory food that the consumer system pushes on you. 1621

Have you ever wondered where baby chickens come from? What's the difference between a hen and a rooster? In this episode Becky explains how chickens reproduce. 1620

Becky shows you her 3 favorite chicken breeds. These hens are friendly and are good egg layers. 1619

There's way more to a happy family life than just supplying tons and tons of material things. In this episode Becky talks about how you don't need a big house to be happy. 1618

Becky gives you a few things you can do to relieve the stress in your life. 1617

Becky tells you how much it cost to raise a pig and explains how she gets the hog to the butcher and shows you how much meat you get from one pig. She breaks down all the prices and tells you the final cost per pound for this awesome home grown organic meat. 1616

If your hen is showing the symptoms of being egg bound you might be really worried. In this video Becky shows you how to cure an egg bound hen. First she talks about the symptoms of an egg bound hen and then she shows you how to cure an egg bound chicken. 1615

Becky shows you how to make a chorizo and goat cheese quiche using the eggs from your backyard chickens. 1614

Today I'm going to give you 5 important things to keep your chickens healthy and laying eggs. 1613

Becky shows you how to feed your horse so it has a calm attitude and is nice to ride. The most important part of your horse's diet isn't what you give it to eat, it's what you don't feed it. 1612

Here are four ideas that will get you started homesteading for beginners. Becky starts off talking about raising a hog for meat. A meat pig is an easy project to do even for beginner homesteaders. Next Becky shows you her garden and talks about all the food she is growing. Then Becky shows you her chicken coop and finally she talks about making homemade soap. 1611

Grit is very important for your chickens to have. It's a must have. Chickens need grit to digest their food. If chickens don't digest their food properly they'll stop laying eggs. That's how important grit is, if they're missing grit it will stop your egg production. 1609

Becky shows you her design for a full size chicken coop. To get the blueprints for this full size coop go on my website and search "full size chicken coop". 1608

Becky asks some important mortgage questions. Is a 30 year mortgage right for you? Can you really afford the house you want if it takes 30 years to pay off? Are there any alternatives to a 30 year mortgage? 1607

Becky shows you how to make a homemade purse. 1606

If you're wondering how to give a dog a pill in this video Becky shows you how to do it the quick easy way. What you use is cream cheese. Take a spoon full of cream cheese and wrap the pill inside it. Then give it to your dog. If your dog never ate cream cheese before you can prime him by giving plain cream cheese to him for a few days before you start giving the pills. 1605

Becky shows you what she looks for when she's picking the location of her homestead. Where is the best place to build your homestead? Where can you find the best land? Becky tells you in this episode. 1604

Are you living paycheck to paycheck and are dying to get out of the rat race? Well, buying land is the first step to living your homestead dream. Ep. No. 1628

Winning the lotto is a dream, homesteading is achievable, you yourself can make it happen. So instead of betting on a fantasy, bet on yourself, you can do it. It's definitely achievable. Ep. No. 1603

One way to buy property when you have no money...your poor and you have no credit. And you feel lie it's a hopeless situation. And I'm here to tell you it's not. I know because this is exactly what I did, and now I'm mortgage free. Ep. No. 1602

Becky shows you how she prepares the layers of soil for her salsa garden. Becky is going to grow heirloom tomatoes, hot peppers, onions, and cilantro. Her goal is to grow enough ingredients so that she can can salsa this year. The first layer of the garden is newspaper, the 2nd layer is wood chips mixed with horse manure, the 3rd layer is leaves. Ep. No. 1601