Milo’s Haven Homestead

Milo’s Haven Homestead Family homestead learning and growing more one day at a time!

When one YouTube video turns into a new hobby. My Dad never fails to amaze me with what he do! Dawn Thorpe Chyenne T...
05/09/2025

When one YouTube video turns into a new hobby. My Dad never fails to amaze me with what he do! Dawn Thorpe Chyenne Torres

Doesn’t matter how many beds you buy, they all pile up on the same one. 💙🐈‍⬛🐕🐈🐾 please share some of your favorite...
03/25/2024

Doesn’t matter how many beds you buy, they all pile up on the same one. 💙🐈‍⬛🐕🐈🐾 please share some of your favorite animal pics in the comments!

Green house guard “Panther” Bandit 🐈‍⬛
03/24/2024

Green house guard “Panther” Bandit 🐈‍⬛

Eggies! What to do with a lot of eggs other than sell them? Or maybe your hens don’t produce as many in the colder month...
03/24/2024

Eggies! What to do with a lot of eggs other than sell them? Or maybe your hens don’t produce as many in the colder months. You can water glass the extra you have! (Click pics to see what you need to do) 🥚🐓
water glassed eggs can last 12-18 months. Makes sure your rinse before using. We have dipped into ours from about 6 months ago and they still taste as fresh as the ones we use straight from the coup. 🍳

SEEDS! Got some more seeds in there pods. Last yr we bought seeds as well as saved and stored seeds from our harvest. I ...
03/24/2024

SEEDS! Got some more seeds in there pods. Last yr we bought seeds as well as saved and stored seeds from our harvest. I also extracted some seeds to plant for this yr🌱

Small egg was water glassed back in September 2023 when chickens were still in the early stages of laying their first eg...
03/21/2024

Small egg was water glassed back in September 2023 when chickens were still in the early stages of laying their first eggs. Large egg what we have today. Awesome difference, don’t be discouraged if you don’t get those big eggs right away it happens before you know it!

2023 spring vs 2024 spring layout for our baby chicks.Highly recommended converting any old dog cage into a brooder box ...
03/11/2024

2023 spring vs 2024 spring layout for our baby chicks.

Highly recommended converting any old dog cage into a brooder box and if a momma hen will sit in there with them do it! No lamp needed and she keeps them warm and clean, this will make the transition to the big coop a lot smoother as well! Also the dog cage was wrapped in green house plastic and we keep it in a sunny area so everyone stays nice and warm, we vent the front plastic on the door so fresh air I always going in. We have a heat lamp in there just in case momma wants to leave but that hasn’t happened yet. Overall huge improvement from last yr. Also way easier to clean!

03/11/2024

Welcome! This is a family homestead page where we will share our homestead journey. Growing fruits and vegetables, raising chickens and ducks and building many projects around the property. There will be many trials and errors shown on this page but hopefully more success than anything in living a more self sufficient lifestyle. We want to share all that we learn and are always open to learning and trying new things.

Here on the homestead lives the Torres family of 4 and Thorpe grandparents (a wealth of knowledge comes from “Papaw”). The name “Milo’s Haven” comes from our family dog that we had for almost 9 years. We had to make a very hard decision to put him down, but he will forever be in our hearts. Milo was a very adventurous boy who loved to explore and say hello to all human and animals alike. He won over everyone he met and he was a picture of peace when we moved into the homestead. So we will share pictures and videos from time to time to remember him 💙🐕

Address

Gretna, VA

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Milo’s Haven Homestead posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category