I’ve always had a love for photography. I was the staff photographer for my high school yearbook, and found that it opened a LOT of doors for me and provided a free pass to get away with things other couldn’t. Getting out of class, getting into sports events for free, and EVERYONE trying to ham […]
Category: animals
I am Just Like Superman (And Eating Dried Morels)
I’m usually “that guy” folks call on to resolve a problem. I’m the one folks say they will go to if TSHTF. I am a rock during a crisis, it seems. Clark Kent, mild mannered man by day, but when the need arises, he dons his tights and a cape then proceeds to save the […]
My Bookshelf – Storey’s Guide to Raising Rabbits
Check out my Free Rabbit Breeding Calendar! As I’ve mentioned before, there are a lot of self-sufficiency, survival, or homesteading books that I own. I will list each book one at a time, and will only list books that I own and consider a resource to rely upon. Some are on my Kindle, others […]
Urban Predation – Snakes
I’ve had several problems with predation since I started raising my own food. From bobcats eating my chickens and ducks, to pickleworms eating my cucumbers and pumpkins, I’ve had problems with wildlife wanting to eat MY food. For the most part, I’ve been able to resolve these problems. Not growing cucurbits (squashes, pumpkins, and cucumbers) […]
Muscovey Ducks – My Final Verdict
I’ve done my share of learning about Muscovy ducks over the past two years, and have finally come to a point where I’m ready to make a qualified decision on them, at least as far as my personal circumstances are concerned. I originally wanted a low input, self reliant form of bird for eggs and […]
Building a Simple Quail Cage
Raising backyard Quail seem to be the flavor of the day. While I’ve been raising them for several years, lately, word has spread about the simplicity of raising them.That’s a good thing for several reasons – it becomes more socially acceptable, it increases the availability of breeding stock, it allows folks to raise some of […]
Free books! Quail Q&A, and other tidbits from Floridahillbilly
Today I am updating everyone on a few changes here at FloridaHillbilly.com, as well as answering some quail questions that came in last week. First, I’m sure you’ve noticed that I now include ads in my articles, as well as small ad banners on my sidebar. This is to allow me to continue writing on […]
Smoking Rabbit
Check out my Free Rabbit Breeding Calendar The only thing better than having a good friend with a smoker, is have TWO good friends with a smoker. Last week, my buddy SB and I were talking, and I mentioned that I had a bunch of rabbits to harvest. He offered to smoke some for me, […]
Interview at InTheRabbitHole.com
Today I’ll be talking instead of writing. I was recently interviewed by the great folks over at InTheRabbitHole.com, Aaron and Jason. Here is their post regarding my interview: Episode 101: The Season II Finale by AARON FRANKEL on MAY 12, 2013 in URBAN SURVIVAL PODCAST EPISODES Episode 101: The Season II Finale [ 1:23:41 | 38.81 MB Hide Player | Play […]
Mailbag May 2, 2013 Quail vs Ducks or Chickens
Yesterday, I received a comment from a regular reader, Darren from Green Change. com, and I thought I should expand on my reasoning. “Just a quick comment to thank you for all your quail articles. I didn’t think quail were worth messing about with (small eggs and little fiddly bodies for meat!), but you’ve managed […]