Leslie J. Wyatt, Author at Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com/author/leslie-j-wyatt/ Rural Living for Pleasure and Profit Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:40:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://img.hobbyfarms.com/favicon.ico Leslie J. Wyatt, Author at Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com/author/leslie-j-wyatt/ 32 32 Fast-Growing Shade Trees: Try These 7 In Your Pasture https://www.hobbyfarms.com/8-fast-growing-shade-trees-for-your-pasture-2/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/8-fast-growing-shade-trees-for-your-pasture-2/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:57:52 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/2015/04/15/8-fast-growing-shade-trees-for-your-pasture-2/ Green Up Your Farm Landscape And Give Your Livestock A Place To Take Cover By Planting These Shade Trees.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/8-fast-growing-shade-trees-for-your-pasture-2/feed/ 0 Chickens That Lay Colored Eggs: 7 Breeds to Consider https://www.hobbyfarms.com/7-chickens-to-raise-for-colorful-eggs-3/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/7-chickens-to-raise-for-colorful-eggs-3/#comments Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/2014/03/01/7-chickens-to-raise-for-colorful-eggs-3/ Display a Rainbow of Colorful Eggs On Your Kitchen Counter or at The Farmers Market

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/livestock-nutrition-basics-vitamins-minerals/feed/ 0 3 Hive Types & How to Choose the Right One for You https://www.hobbyfarms.com/3-hive-types-and-how-to-choose-the-right-one-2/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/3-hive-types-and-how-to-choose-the-right-one-2/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/2015/07/20/3-hive-types-and-how-to-choose-the-right-one-2/ As a beginning beekeeper, you can choose from several hive design. Give some additional consideration to best home for your bees.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/predators-farm-protection-strategies/feed/ 0 Learn the Basics of Pressure Canning to Preserve Food https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-basics-of-pressure-canning-2/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-basics-of-pressure-canning-2/#respond Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:00:49 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/2015/10/13/the-basics-of-pressure-canning-2/ Don’t be bewildered by the process of pressure canning any longer. We unveil a method that lets you move past your fears and put up home-preserved food.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-basics-of-pressure-canning-2/feed/ 0 Snakes on the Plains: Certain Serpents Are Favorable to Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com/snakes-plains-farms-favorable-beneficial/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/snakes-plains-farms-favorable-beneficial/#respond Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:00:39 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=53589 Although some resemble venomous snakes, these species are harmless to humans and help control rodents and insects.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/snakes-plains-farms-favorable-beneficial/feed/ 0 The Hatch: How to Incubate a Clutch of Chicken Eggs https://www.hobbyfarms.com/incubate-chickens-eggs-incubating/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/incubate-chickens-eggs-incubating/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2018 12:00:15 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=53538 In part two of this three-part series, we look past buying chicks. Here are the basics on how to incubate and hatch eggs to start or expand your flock.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/incubate-chickens-eggs-incubating/feed/ 0 Barn Fire Safety: Prevent Your Outbuildings From Going Up in Flames https://www.hobbyfarms.com/fire-safety-barns-farms-prevention/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/fire-safety-barns-farms-prevention/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:00:22 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=49630 Understanding fire behavior and prevention in addition to developing your own evacuation plan are all part of comprehensive fire safety on a farm.

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