Raise chickens. Chickens are mostly self sustaining birds with fairly low maintenance. As long as they have a safe and comfortable coup all year long, they will continue to provide you and your family with fresh eggs. Chickens also help with your garden. You can throw the clean-out from the coup into your compost pile and you can crush up the eggshells for bone meal. Below are some good infographics to help you get started

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Vinyl on the floor so wetness won't rot the wood. We also fenced in the space under the legs so the chickens can get under it from the dog kennel enclosure that isn't shown here.

Chickens are a great addition to any homestead. They are relatively easy to raise, and provide meat (broilers) and eggs (layers).

The amount of meat and eggs you get depends on the breed of chicken.

Rhode island reds, leghorns, and plymouth rocks lay between 200-250 eggs per year. Other breeds like cornish crosses, freedom rangers, and jersey giants grow larger, providing more meat and less eggs.

Waterers and feeders can be found at any farm supply store and usually cost around $10. Chicken wire fencing can also be found there, but the cost will depend on how big your flock is. A chicken coop will also be needed. It should have around 3sq ft per bird, a roosting area, and a nest box for every 3 hens. It should be big enough to shovel manure and gather eggs in comfortably. You'll also want a run (open area) for the chickens. 8-10 sq ft per bird should do. 3-6 chickens is a good start.

Daily chores involve feeding, Watering, Checking for disease, Gathering eggs, Clean coop weekly

More detailed info in PDF

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Also, here's some more information on eating heathy, just because I can.

THE DIRTY DOZEN vs THE CLEAN FIFTEEN

The dirty dozen are the twelve fruits and vegetables most likely to be bought with pesticides and poisons still on them from large scale farming. The clean fifteen are the opposite, they are the cleanest and least likely to have pesticides and chemicals applied to them. If you are ever worried about cleaning pesticides off of food you are preparing, there's a simple trick to fix it. Make a 3:1 mixture of water and distilled white vinegar and put it in a spray bottle. Spritz any fruits or vegetables you're concerned about, and let it sit for five minutes. Then rinse them off and use them normally. Yes, it really is that easy, and yes, you really do live in a corporate hell that they won't do this to your food before it gets put on a shelf. Sometimes the bananas have dead spiders from Brazil in them, it's fun.

THE DIRTY DOZEN

These are the twelve supermarket products most likely to still have chemicals or pesticides on them when you buy them. You should always spritz these with your spray vinegar and rinse them thoroughly.

Apples
Celery
Sweet Bell Peppers
Peaches
Strawberries
Nectarines
Grapes
Spinach
Lettuce
Cucumbers
Blueberries
Potatoes

THE CLEAN FIFTEEN

These are some of the cleanest products you can buy at a grocery store. You should still clean them for safety and habit, but don't lose sleep over it. Eating more of these can cut your second-hand pesticide intake by up to 90%.

Onions
Sweet Corn
Pineapples
Avocados
Cabbage
Sweet Peas
Asparagus
Mangoes
Eggplant
Kiwi
Cantaloupe
Sweet Potatoes
Grapefruit
Watermelon
Mushrooms

If you live in the United States, check the sticker number (the PLU) number on any produce you buy: if it starts with the number 9, that means it was grown organically.

The FDA version of 'Organic' often still includes GMO products as well as fertilizers and insecticides. It will always be better to grow your own, but the above is a great guide for grocery shopping