<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:11:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/farmsteadsmith/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What is this Mutant Egg?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monday I found a soft-shelled egg in my coop! What is this craziness?? Since I've already done a lot of research, I knew what it was and why it happened. BUT, I figured it would be great to share with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/what-is-this-mutant-egg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/what-is-this-mutant-egg</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 02:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJiMnJnJBeWBKQUCfrbAih7Fy8Yd6FimyZY9Zy8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Funday Farmstead Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hmmm, let's see what I can scrounge up this week! It doesn't seem like a whole lot happened this week on the 'stead but, I'm sure something interesting has come about... OH right! Yes! So these three]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/5eitpv-sunday-funday-farmstead-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/5eitpv-sunday-funday-farmstead-update</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 01:47:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961GJzC9V9KRbcA3Z8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EGGS ARE IN THE 'BATOR]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been collecting eggs from the quail for two weeks and now it's time to try and hatch! We out together the incubator and for the last couple days been having it on to make sure the heat stays constant!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/eggs-are-in-the-bator</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/eggs-are-in-the-bator</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:23:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961ErGJmMYkCiQ8W9U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Funday Farmstead Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just came up with this idea of a weekly update on the happenings at Farmstead Smith! Maybe it's a cool thing? Maybe not. But Sundays are always real slow on Steemit and it always makes me have a hard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/sunday-funday-farmstead-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/sunday-funday-farmstead-update</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 04:37:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961WTe1BzsbH1R9BQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chicken Best Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[I kept telling myself that I am totally not attached to my chickens. Nah, not at all. Well, that was true, until one of them became my Bestie Chicken! Yep. I folded. I did. She woo'd me and I was hooked.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/a-chicken-best-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/a-chicken-best-friend</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 01:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJiMnJnJBeWBKQUCfrbAih7Af9NHahqAm5Yeuwc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quail Pen Complete!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have one more quail, a girl. I know I need more, I am working on that. We finally have these little buggers cooped up in a nice big area safe and sound. I am sure they are so much happier now that they've]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/quail-pen-complete</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/quail-pen-complete</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 05:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961GZNp9krKxfdSZUa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Hens NEED Oyster Shells!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people don't, but I am of the belief that you should always provide your poultry with the option of Grit and Oyster Shells - it is better to be safe than sorry! If they don't need it, they won't eat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/your-hens-need-oyster-shells</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/your-hens-need-oyster-shells</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 05:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961GZPJriT3nkDiidt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Chickens NEED Grit [DIY Dispenser]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people don't, but I am of the belief that you should always provide your poultry with the option of Grit and Oyster Shells - it is better to be safe than sorry! If they don't need it, they won't eat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/your-chickens-need-grit-diy-dispenser</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/your-chickens-need-grit-diy-dispenser</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961FXmn5L1zWpwVbk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Month Steem-a-versary! 400 Followers! (nearly)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is my one month Steem-a-versary! Which is great! I am glad to have stuck it out this long because I have found many fantastic people. It's actually a little ridiculous how amazing the Steemit community]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@farmstead/one-month-steem-a-versary-400-followers-nearly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@farmstead/one-month-steem-a-versary-400-followers-nearly</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:27:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961M44Qs9Pfk4jjSTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homesteading is Important to Me...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homesteading is something husband and I have talked about in length over some time now. At least seriously over the last 4 years. First we weren't sure if he was saying in the Army, but once it looked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/homesteading-is-important-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/homesteading-is-important-to-me</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 04:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961VCtdjLG9C4UNfeN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Quail Egg! EGGCITING!]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the yesterday's fiasco (you're gonna wanna read about that!) I did not think I would get an egg from this little lady at all. Honestly the guy I got them from said she may not even lay until next]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/first-quail-egg-eggciting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/first-quail-egg-eggciting</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 04:48:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961SzWc4hcMJQUqpm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Time I Nearly Lost a Quail to the Grasslands [FUNNY]]]></title><description><![CDATA[TODAY we added 4 more little lives to Farmstead Smith! And.. I almost lost one of them! TWICE. So, this morning I woke up excited. I was getting 4 new birds to add to the Farmstead! One rooster, a bantam]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/four-new-little-lives</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/four-new-little-lives</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 05:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961GZNp9krKxfdSZUa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suicidal Chicken...]]></title><description><![CDATA[sick chicken on Farmstead Smith! Went out to the mini coop a couple weeks ago to feed and put the littles to bed and found one of my favs just laying on her side. She wasn't very responsive, they usually]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/first-sick-chicken-on-farmstead-smith</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/first-sick-chicken-on-farmstead-smith</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 03:18:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJiMnJnJBeWBKQUCfrbAih6kaJxDCg2g3hCfRiW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Was a Double Yolker!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes chickens can be over achievers and develop eggs that hide a double yolk! They say that the chances of getting a double yolk egg are 1 in 1000! What are the chances that the first egg of my first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/it-was-a-double-yolker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/it-was-a-double-yolker</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 04:02:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJiMnJnJBeWBKQUCfrbAih749XcWj7nW2J44p8n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Earned 300 Followers in 20 Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[you to my followers who interact with me on a regular basis. Without you, I wouldn't have the umph to continue posting like I do. I need to tell you that your interaction really brings light to my day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@farmstead/how-i-earned-300-followers-in-20-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@farmstead/how-i-earned-300-followers-in-20-days</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 21:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJiMnJnJBeWBKQUCfrbAih6bsRe1R1G6uyKmx1k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I AM EGGSTREMELY EGGCITED GUYS!]]></title><description><![CDATA[TODAY!! Today is a monumental day for Farmstead Smith! We've gotten OUR FIRST EGG! It's like, a legit egg too! Not even a bitty fart egg! Ha. It's about the size of a medium egg you'd buy at the grocery]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/i-am-eggstremely-eggcited-guys</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/i-am-eggstremely-eggcited-guys</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJiMnJnJBeWBKQUCfrbAih6iKuFLPhjrRLj3fWn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crossbeak the Rooster]]></title><description><![CDATA[beak, also known as Scissor beak, is a condition that is caused either by genetics, being incorrectly positioned in the egg, or by a break to the skull causing misalignment of the top and bottom beaks.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/crossbeak-the-rooster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/crossbeak-the-rooster</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 06:24:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpNqZ2GJGfEvszryLVCTFzbPQRvJ3uD6XUEexynhyz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Hell's Kitchen - as Told By Husband]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is one of my most favorite stories my husband ( @smitty) has embellished told over the years. This was in 2013. I was on a Hell's Kitchen binge and I thought I was utterly hilarious. This may come]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@farmstead/my-hell-s-kitchen-as-told-by-husband</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@farmstead/my-hell-s-kitchen-as-told-by-husband</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 01:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJiMnJnJBeWBKQUCfrbAih6RzQZDa57BJdK3RSn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sigh of Relief - Honey Bees [Nature on the Farmstead #5]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finally! Earlier last week I finally I saw my first honey bee out here in the middle of the grasslands this season. I was really getting worried! It's already been well enough into the warm weather for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/a-sigh-of-relief-honey-bees-nature-on-the-farmstead-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/a-sigh-of-relief-honey-bees-nature-on-the-farmstead-5</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 01:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961KzbCvuRTnFfKobC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicken Coop A La Mode]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was trying to figure out what on earth to post today. It's been a busy day of errands and planting plants that have been sitting on my deck for... let's just say a long time. Ha. Since I shared with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/chicken-coop-a-la-mode</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmstead/chicken-coop-a-la-mode</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmstead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 06:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJiMnJnJBeWBKQUCfrbAih6CcycHqswyV4rVo8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>