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🐓Are You Missing This Animal First Aid Essential? + 8 Life Truths🌾
Question of the day: You can magically add ONE feature to your homestead overnight. What is it?
Cedie Omaña
July 01, 2025
NOTICE: Formerly known as The Steady Homestead, we’ve rebranded to The Homestead Movement! Same great content, just a fresh new name. 😊
QUOTE FROM THE HOMESTEAD
"When in doubt, plant something."
HOMESTEAD TIP OF THE DAY
Fireworks and loud celebrations can terrify livestock and poultry. If you're near a neighborhood that celebrates the 4th, make sure animals are secured well before dark. Close up coops early, turn on calming background noise (like a fan or radio), and dim lights to help them stay calm. For pets, provide a safe hiding space and avoid taking them outside during peak fireworks.
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ALL THINGS HOMESTEAD
Homestead First Aid: Must-Have Supplies for Your Animals 🐓
If you’ve ever had a goat limp into the barn at dusk or found a hen bleeding from a predator scare, you know the feeling. That rush of panic, followed by the scramble for whatever bandages or ointment you can find. On the homestead, animals are family and when they hurt, we hurt.
That’s why building a livestock and pet first aid kit before you need it is one of the smartest things homesteaders can do.
The BasicsThese are the items you’ll reach for most often. So keep them close, dry, and labeled clearly.
| Cleaning & Disinfecting SuppliesMinor wounds turn serious if bacteria get in. Always clean before wrapping.
| Medications & TreatmentsThese are the lifesavers in emergencies, but always check dosage and species guidelines before use.
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Tools for EmergenciesThese items help during injuries, birth, or times you have to restrain or transport an animal quickly.
| Extras You’ll Be Glad You HaveThese may not be daily use items, but when you need them… you really need them.
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We don’t all have time to run to the vet, and sometimes we’re hours away from help. That’s why being prepared before the emergency matters. When your animals are depending on you, guessing isn’t an option.
But here’s the good news: You don’t have to buy everything at once. Build your kit slowly. Add things after a vet visit. Store your supplies in a waterproof bin or tackle box. Check it every season. Toss expired meds. Restock bandages and gauze.
If you want to go one step further, make a small travel kit to keep in your truck or barn. Emergencies don’t always wait until you’re near the house.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
8 Truths to Live By 🌾
Homesteading and homemaking take heart and a lot of grit. But let’s be real: it’s easy to lose yourself in the middle of it all. These 8 simple truths are reminders for women like you, doing quiet but powerful work every day. If you’ve ever felt stretched thin or stuck in your own head, this is your gentle reset.
1. Keep a Few Things to YourselfEven when you love someone and trust them, you don’t have to share every thought. People don’t always understand your plans, and that’s okay. Some ideas need space to grow before they’re exposed to outside opinions. | 2. Criticism Will Come, Expect ItThe moment you try something meaningful, like starting a garden, homeschooling, or running a side business, people will talk. That doesn’t mean you’re wrong. It just means you’re moving. Strong women learn to hear feedback without letting it stop them. |
3. Mental Health Comes First, AlwaysBurnout is real. And it creeps in slowly, especially when you’re doing all the things for all the people. If your body is exhausted and your heart is overwhelmed, stop. The chores can wait. You can’t run a home or a homestead if you’re running on empty. | 4. You’re Capable, Even When You’re AloneIt’s great to have support… but don’t wait for it. Some days, no one else will see the work or offer to help. That doesn’t mean you can’t do it. It just means you're learning how strong you really are. You’re not selfish for growing without applause. |
5. Not Everyone Will Like You and That’s Not Your ProblemPeople will judge how you raise animals, kids, or even how you decorate your front porch. Let them. Their opinions don’t pay your bills or water your tomatoes. Keep doing what works for your home and your heart. | 6. Things Will Go Wrong, Adapt AnywayChickens will get sick. Fences will break. Kids will spill the milk right after you clean the floor. It’s frustrating, but it’s normal. Flexibility is one of your strongest tools. Women who adapt are the ones who stay rooted through storms. |
7. Choose Joy, Even When It’s HardJoy isn’t a result. It’s a choice. Yes, you can cry and still be grateful. You can feel tired and still see the beauty in the day. Don't wait for everything to be perfect to feel good. That day may never come, and you don’t need it to in order to feel peace. | 8. Stop Fighting What You Can’t FixWeather, aging animals, and life’s curveballs will do their thing. You don’t have to like it, but fighting what’s out of your hands won’t fix it. Learn to bless and release. Use your energy where it actually matters. |
Life on the homestead is full of ups and downs. These reminders won’t fix everything, but they’ll help you handle it with more calm and confidence.
Keep them close. You’re doing a lot… and you’re doing better than you think.
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LET’S KEEP IT REEL!
I've put together some fantastic farm videos that are sure to make you laugh. Take a look and enjoy the fun!
Always got my cow crew’s back… no questions asked. 🐄😂
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I feel like this might be my fear too 😂
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Same thing happens to me too! 😂
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