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A Guide to the Best Feed for Rabbits

February 13, 2019 · Maat Van Uitert · Homesteading, Rabbits

What comprises the best feed for rabbits? There are a few rules of thumb you should consider if you want to raise healthy, happy bunnies.

Sewing Rabbit Hides

February 13, 2019 · Marissa Ames · Homesteading, Rabbits

Add to Favorites Leather is notoriously difficult to work with, but stitching rabbit hides isn’t much different from sewing thick cloth. Different rabbit breeds produce different types of fur. Most …

What to Feed Meat Rabbits

February 13, 2019 · Countryside Contributor · Homesteading, Rabbits

Add to Favorites By Charlcie Gill, Zodiac Rabbitry – I read with interest Mary Kilmer’s article “Gleanings from Woodland Rabbitry” (Countryside – Volume 88/2). I have been breeding and raising rabbits for meat …

How to Breed Rabbits

February 13, 2019 · Countryside Magazine Contributor · Homesteading, Rabbits

Here are five tips on how to breed rabbits (plus some extras I wish I’d known when I started).

Raising Rabbits for Meat (They’re Quieter Than Chickens)

February 13, 2019 · Countryside Magazine Contributor · Homesteading, Rabbits

Add to Favorites Last summer I bought a breeding pair of California rabbits from a local farm in order to begin raising rabbits for meat. I intended to raise them …

How the Bot Fly Causes Warbles in Rabbits

February 13, 2019 · Janet Garman · Homesteading, Rabbits

Add to Favorites Bot fly symptoms in rabbits show up after the Cuterebra fly deposits an egg on the skin of the rabbit. It is one of the rabbit facts …

10 Ways Drinking Lemon Water Benefits You

February 13, 2019 · Rita Heikenfeld · Canning & Kitchen

Each morning I drink a glass of warm lemon water to jump start my day. I learned years ago that drinking lemon water benefits me in so many ways.

Home Remedies for Cold and Flu Season

February 13, 2019 · Angi Schneider · Self-Reliance

Honey is incredibly useful in home remedies for cold and flu season. It’s soothing, nutritious, has healing properties, and, of course, is sweet.

Reap Bay Leaf Benefits in Teas, Oils, Foods

February 13, 2019 · Rita Heikenfeld · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites The first couple of years when I was growing bay leaves I didn’t know much about the many bay leaf benefits. I used the leaves for culinary use …

Growing Valerian: Taking Root in the Garden

February 13, 2019 · Rita Heikenfeld · Growing

Add to Favorites I have been growing valerian (Valeriana officinalis) for years in the medicinal section of my herb garden. Native to Europe and Asia, this calming herb also grows …

Don’t Be Fooled: Growing Saffron is Easy!

February 13, 2019 · Marissa Ames · Growing

Add to Favorites Life is short. Cook with saffron. My motto strengthened when I started growing saffron and stopped buying it. Ancient people plucked the reddish stigmas of Crocus sativus …

10 Plants That Repel Bugs Naturally

February 13, 2019 · Rita Heikenfeld · Growing

Add to Favorites Originally published in Countryside May / June 2017. Subscribe for the full digital issue! I have learned a lot through the years about plants that repel bugs naturally. …

Coriander/Cilantro: Herb and Spice All in One

February 13, 2019 · Rita Heikenfeld · Growing

Tips for growing, harvesting, and cooking with coriander seeds and cilantro herb.

Essential Home Remedies for Carpal Tunnel

February 13, 2019 · Jennifer Vanbenschoten · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites When the weather gets cold and dry every winter, I break out my home remedies for carpal tunnel syndrome. It used to be that I spent the …