Equestrian & Animal Related

Whether you’re in the investigation/planning stage of installing a doggie door or if you’ve already installed one and discovered the freedom a doggie door gives …

First, pick the litter. Then, pick from the litter. You’ve considered the options and chosen to get a dog through a breeder. Now what? No …

    If you have more than a handful of chickens, and maybe even if you only have a few, you likely know that one …

  Let’s talk about a not fun topic: rehoming a pet. Although rehoming a pet is increasingly a taboo topic, sometimes rehoming a pet is …

Nesting boxes are a recent addition to my vintage 1920’s era chicken coop. Tired of retrieving eggs from plastic-totes-turned-nesting-boxes (which had a tendency to migrate …

  Chickens are hardy birds that adapt well to a wide range of temperatures if given the resources needed to keep themselves warm. In this …

  When most of us start decorating for Christmas, we usually just decorate typical things: putting up a Christmas tree, placing a wreath on the …

  A few years ago I raised a flock of meat birds. I accompanied these birds from brooder to butcher and along the way, I …

Did you know that you can make your own freeze-resistant water buckets, troughs, or ponds using natural materials you already have on your farm to …

This delightfully absurd pairing of stable chandeliers is a bit of your own creation, dear blog readers. 80% of Hawk Hill’s visitors surf in for …

Hatching chicks from your own eggs- or convincing a motherly hen to raise a batch of hatchery chicks- is a fun way to experience a …

One of the most frequently Pinterest pinned images from this site is this photo, above, from my chicken coop / barnyard, taken in the summer …

Even if you’ve checked out my articles on repairing broken horse halters, sometimes a halter is just beyond repair. Whether it’s terminally broken or just …

What comes to mind when you think of rescued dogs? Mixed breed? old? Aggressive?  Crazy? Modern dog rescue is so different from the idea brought up …

Necessity is the mother of invention- and in this case, a need to not frequently handle feed bags due to a dust allergy inspired the …

  Step by step instructions for attaching an engraved metal plate to a leather strap (halter, belt, etc) WITHOUT using a leather punch or rivet …

This framed horse shoe is one of my dearest possessions, but taking it from the rusty mess I found in my horses’s pasture to this …