If you have chickens or other barnyard animals, you have probably heard:“DON’T USE HEAT LAMPS, THEY ARE DANGEROUS AND A FIRE HAZARD!”I heard this. I read it. And I still used a heat lamp in the chicken coop. In my chicken coop tour video, I even mentioned that I probably won’t use the heat lamps ...

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How To Safely Heat Your Chicken Coop

Hey there, it’s Gubba and welcome back to the Gubba podcast! This podcast addresses topics like homesteading, prepping, food storage, and everything in between. Today I want to share with you what I’m doing right now to get prepared in hopes that you can think about your individual situation, assess your needs, and start preparing ...

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What To Prepare For

Do you love having one-pot meals?I DO! I enjoy making a tasty crockpot dinner—putting all the ingredients into the crockpot in the morning, forgetting about it all day, and then enjoying a delicious dinner in the evening. I’ve started eating meat again (I was vegetarian for a decade), so I’m trying various cuts of meat ...

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The Best & Easiest One Pot Meal

It is officially spring and the chickens have arrived on the Gubba Homestead! I have learned a plethora of knowledge through preparing to receive the chickens, so let me share with you everything you need to know about having backyard chickens! How many chickens does a new chicken keeper need? How many chickens should I ...

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Caring For Backyard Chickens

Hey there, it’s Gubba and welcome back to the Gubba podcast! This podcast addresses topics like homesteading, prepping, food storage, and everything in between. Today is definitely an in between topic because I will be talking about cast iron cookware. How to use it, how to cook with it, how to clean it, and how ...

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Everything You Need to Know About Cast Iron