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New Members on the Homestead!!
Exciting news!! We have 2 new members on the homestead! Say hello to our goat kids! Welcome Posey! Welcome Violet! Lily had them sometime...
Mindy Sturgill
Mar 101 min read
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Frozen waterers....Not anymore!!
Who hates busting frozen water multiple times a day for your chickens? The answer is everyone! This is my second winter with chickens and...
Mindy Sturgill
Jan 272 min read
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Big day on the Homestead
Today started like any other day except for the single-digit temps we're having at the moment. Around noon I got a call from my...
Mindy Sturgill
Jan 211 min read
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American Buttercream Recipe
I started decorating cakes years ago and it has become something I do for all my family and friends now. I have 2 versions of buttercream...
Mindy Sturgill
Jan 163 min read
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Taco Seasoning Recipe
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons Chili Powder 2 tablespoons Ground Cumin 2 tablespoons Tomato Powder (optional) * 4 teaspoons Ground Black...
Mindy Sturgill
Jan 131 min read
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Beauty in the Snow
Here at the Quirky Homestead, we've had a few inches of snow. We're in southeastern Kentucky so we don't get a lot of big snow and this...
Mindy Sturgill
Jan 72 min read
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Chicken Math: How 5 chickens turned into 40
Chickens were supposed to be the one thing I planned out and did the right way. It was January 2023, I had a small coop that a friend of...
Mindy Sturgill
Dec 28, 20244 min read
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A Baa-D Decision? My Unexpected Goat Journey
Did you know goats were herd animals? I didn't. Seems like something one should know before buying goats but I've never been good about...
Mindy Sturgill
Nov 17, 20244 min read
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My Homesteading Adventure.
Introducing The Quirky Homestead and what we're all about!
Mindy Sturgill
Nov 12, 20243 min read
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