<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:43:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@urbanhomesteader/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[RFID Chicken Tracking Door automation update]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/rfid-chicken-tracking-door-automation-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/rfid-chicken-tracking-door-automation-update</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eBULwad5WkxZkaDfX5mpv4fDLJDNZKtrHVx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chickens hunting mice. Why my eggs taste SO GOOD!]]></title><description><![CDATA[An added benefit of the deep litter method can be extra protein for your birds. I am however considering a return to using sand as opposed to straw...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/chickens-hunting-mice-why-my-eggs-taste-so-good</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/chickens-hunting-mice-why-my-eggs-taste-so-good</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eBTcJw4G85DqheVnwNkiMs88uSFmfgQNJeA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFID Chicken Coop Door Update]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/rfid-chicken-coop-door-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/rfid-chicken-coop-door-update</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 05:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e34RqyMborQ2NFaWeXABKP8sdsBiuQJV1Ee?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFID Chicken door idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Working on a system to close coop door at night ONCE all birds are in the coop. More to come! ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/zt172jlk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/zt172jlk</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:13:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMDTkeM8LNcMPyqnZEsVNBAvp3pNx7ZiRHRhXakRmTpwKmve4yCXoekFhK2wns?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life of Coda the Cat- Caturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coda is always challenging the older generation...Hurdy Gurdy just wants to relax on a lazy caturday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/caturday/@urbanhomesteader/the-life-of-coda-the-cat-caturday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/caturday/@urbanhomesteader/the-life-of-coda-the-cat-caturday</guid><category><![CDATA[caturday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 15:53:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf9wQeDKBE2hZMcCsgVVb8uqZowvHVtkFRZUAcDpbbUATjf4PHJLn9Kpmzmaha2hTfz9FN8RbPXH6Xg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even in an urban area, we have large hawk population]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife was afraid to get too close while taking this photo... This is in the city of Indianapolis. We have a high hawk population. We are glad it found a squirrel as opposed to one of our chickens!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@urbanhomesteader/even-in-urban-area-we-have-large-hawk-population</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@urbanhomesteader/even-in-urban-area-we-have-large-hawk-population</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrJiNAEnc84Cr8t9T7pLjJXmpfwQe5rPtdoCZCWdJfBxSknEXZJ3wdoe9i2aF8ULzTohq2LhkTon1f5TL989mvvEoo7nZt6bxutRvazeSFqP7NAwDbNs3XYHQDXVqHf9Qq3BFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lush Life of Zoso the cat- Caturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zoso is giving it all and entering #caturday photo challenge.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/caturday/@urbanhomesteader/the-lush-life-of-zoso-the-cat-caturday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/caturday/@urbanhomesteader/the-lush-life-of-zoso-the-cat-caturday</guid><category><![CDATA[caturday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 20:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChUsVFFjqod8M32LCtPGAB5pZh9b8mCRfpjAy4BUXYsC8Dkqr5mnwmfW1DTFGruSUqn2RtwLzi6q8CKqQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal photography Monday by @juliank- The Life Of Coda the Cat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following photo is my entry for the daily photography contest- Monday #animalphotography organized by @juliank. Coda and her buddy Hurdy Gurdy ( open mouth )waiting for birds to fly in...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@urbanhomesteader/animal-photography-monday-by-juliank-the-life-of-coda-the-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@urbanhomesteader/animal-photography-monday-by-juliank-the-life-of-coda-the-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[animalphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeDUjxQdqCKAAyXG2pmpsH6Tw5AnvNhQ5qNS4ZZU87GLFN6SRoY8iDTonNaheFBEfX1WaUhW2B6N8y4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catalytic Converter Theft and How We Prevent It: Our Converter was stolen]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day, my wife called me to complain about the unbearable engine exhaust noise coming from her vehicle as she attempted to leave her work place parking lot... 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We looked to the sky for our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@urbanhomesteader/sacred-geometry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@urbanhomesteader/sacred-geometry</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCU634WUvBTTr4zMBSgAWono67ndkM8s5x6qDyyqhpUxSXqKF5SnWUdsT9uxC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roaches in restaurant light switch...yum!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roaches in light switch at restaurant. This happens to me often. Why I grow my own food... ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@urbanhomesteader/u8qsg6s2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@urbanhomesteader/u8qsg6s2</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 18:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCkakL1pnmccgDhkdWQr33DjrXPiaYm2SzXF3J3PJRVfSjCJeUtG3cWgzx5oi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Keep Predators Out of the Chicken Coop On Our 1/4 Acre Urban Homestead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey guys I came across an old pic from when I first built the coop. It shows a step that many NEGLECT...protection from digging predators... My method was to dig out a "foundation" and place]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/how-i-keep-preadtors-out-of-chicken-the-coop-on-our-1-4-acre-urban-homestead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/how-i-keep-preadtors-out-of-chicken-the-coop-on-our-1-4-acre-urban-homestead</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe5dRXhk9N1tjL4JL17TesfzynhWVKVvGcp3oUTyQA2qoJUGqjt5uQsvxvwxTB5kmvJw23RigtFiPWv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How are War fears and China's oil gambit effecting prices? 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I guess if any of us figure out that riddle, they will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@urbanhomesteader/how-are-war-fears-and-china-s-oil-gambit-effecting-prices-why-dont-the-experts-ever-analyze-this</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@urbanhomesteader/how-are-war-fears-and-china-s-oil-gambit-effecting-prices-why-dont-the-experts-ever-analyze-this</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DogN7fF3oJDTvMdoz3MGS3dzmoTn43jCn8Pv6x31kwubssVsLbx5oXFB71JudnH6E2RA9XP2yswW5DZkJWyLeBqniNj8Egmp69vx6rfEti7fXfRkokiuV3EEpDfy5XJua2txHKdCWZkkStJ7JkbpPS1BejrCN8A6b3wapbS1DzHEMHyP2BesiFTBPaqpFrkdmrVeGyUKNdc7p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How we grow Oyster Mushrooms on our suburban homestead]]></title><description><![CDATA[We start off by preparing our substrate, which in this case is straw purchased from Lowes The mycelium will colonize the straw much better if you cut it into pieces no larger than 4 inches...I use a weed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/how-we-grow-oyster-mushrooms-on-our-suburban-homestead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@urbanhomesteader/how-we-grow-oyster-mushrooms-on-our-suburban-homestead</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 04:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdx5AHAqE8rbrwqJ8vvf6mMUwSenEpciBrcksHF25RqFDY1etTqwpGyMmqtUJ6e1hTSYUwytpZK7ZoC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life Of Zoso the Cat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her name is Zoso]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dailypetphotography/@urbanhomesteader/the-life-of-zoso-the-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dailypetphotography/@urbanhomesteader/the-life-of-zoso-the-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[dailypetphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 23:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfzJi1CEGBtiGYwBZar1xJPyvvWSSsNGCXZcuLvZ9WRKB6Dg1Q9DHtWpuB3XF7aQ5SNudty2NHEf2jY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life of Coda the Cat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some say she reminds them of Bill the Cat. She is very spoiled that is for sure. Thanks for checking her out!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@urbanhomesteader/the-life-of-coda-the-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@urbanhomesteader/the-life-of-coda-the-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[animalphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 03:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrbibWDmAjzs3FGV29BJPJMEvUmb5ymdcmgZ5oofCvPJrURkN2CYSLaHxrRUua7adNVjaaxMUmY6vnz8dGXXNKCi3JVhkP4f5GQXpvQ3cPfNJV7dFJ9VEXvMAZTxRVjLmiBVK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rooster named Putin]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cn/@urbanhomesteader/rooster-named-putin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cn/@urbanhomesteader/rooster-named-putin</guid><category><![CDATA[cn]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[urbanhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:03:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeCcXac7xxcNQ6VJx9ntq1ZTwMAVTiW6Kn3LkEnuDA4UEfLTJGXwdW4Tohdoq1XmEk5osonwDafGVqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>