Pecilunas should know because he has lived in Wisconsin on a hobby farm for 15 years with his wife Pam, dogs, cats, sheep, goats, cows, pigs, chickens and Rainy, his llama. The website shows people how to raise meat-breed chickens with every detail from what kind of heat lamp to use to how to keep the coop clean. Pecilunas' site also shows visitors how to butcher and clean the chickens with detailed, illustrated instructions. How to groom horses is another link on his website. Pecilunas guides horse owners in brushing and grooming their animals to keep them healthier and happier.
Gardening is also a large part of being self-reliant.
A cold frame is a bottomless box with a window on top that helps sprout fruits, vegetables and flowers. Along with the site's instructions on how to be self-sufficient are 47 pages of wildflowers with streaming videos and distinct photographs. He also plans to add future topics to the website such as knots, weather, astronomy and bailing hay. This document may be distributed electronically for personal use only, provided it is distributed in its entirety and includes this notice. We encourage you to create links to our pages and ask that you do not duplicate our pages on your own site.