Wandering Shepherd Recommendations🐑
This page is dedicated to the real tools, supplies, and everyday farmstead essentials we have personally purchased from Amazon and use around the farm. From electric fencing and pest control to chicken processing, hatching, chick care, and daily chores, these are items connected to real work, real animals, real Florida weather, and real farmstead problem solving. 🌱🚜
Some save time, some make the work cleaner, and some simply make farm life a little less chaotic. The links on this page are direct Amazon affiliate links, which means if you purchase through them, Wandering Shepherd Farmstead may earn a small reward at no extra cost to you. Around here, a good tool earns its spot by making the work easier, safer, or just a little less ridiculous.
Curious what we use or want to add next? You can view our farmstead wishlist here.
Hatching and Chick Care on the Farmstead 🐣
Hatching and chick care is where the next generation of the flock begins, and the right setup makes a big difference from day one. At Wandering Shepherd Farmstead, we rely on dependable incubators, clean hatch trays, brooders, safe heat sources, fresh bedding, chick feeders, waterers, and good starter feed to help chicks get the strongest start possible. 🐥 From monitoring temperature and humidity during incubation to keeping newly hatched chicks warm, dry, and protected, every step matters. Good chick care is not just about getting birds to hatch. It is about giving them the best chance to grow into healthy, productive members of the farmstead.
Around here, hatching is part science, part patience, and part staring into the incubator like it owes us answers 🥚✨
Simple Chicken Care on the Farmstead
Simple chicken care is all about making the daily routine cleaner, easier, and more reliable. At Wandering Shepherd Farmstead, we rely on practical tools that save time while keeping the flock comfortable, like mobile coop bedding to help manage mess and moisture, automatic egg collectors to help keep eggs cleaner and protected, and automatic coop doors that save us a lot of time during busy mornings and evenings. These tools do not replace good animal care, but they help make the chores smoother, reduce unnecessary stress, and keep the flock setup working better day after day.
Around here, simple chicken care means working smarter so the birds stay comfortable and the chores do not run the whole day.
Processing Chickens on the Farmstead
Processing chickens is one of the more hands-on parts of farmstead life, and having the right setup makes a huge difference. At Wandering Shepherd Farmstead, we rely on practical tools that help keep the process cleaner, smoother, and more efficient from start to finish, including an automatic chicken plucker, a good scalding setup, scalding gloves, sturdy processing tables, and a pop-up canopy for shade and weather protection. Our favorite table so far has actually been a fish gutting table because it is easy to clean, drains well, and gives us a solid work surface when processing day gets moving. For us, processing equipment is not about making the job fancy. It is about working safely, respecting the animal, staying organized, and making sure the final product is handled with care.
Around here, processing day runs a whole lot better when the tools work as hard as we do.
Why We Use Electric Fencing on the Farmstead
Electric fencing is one of the daily tools we rely on at Wandering Shepherd Farmstead ⚡🐑
It helps us rotate animals, protect grazing areas, support pasture recovery, and create flexible boundaries without building permanent fencing every time the farm layout changes.
From sheep and poultry areas to temporary paddocks and problem spots, the right electric setup keeps the farm moving with purpose. 🌱🐓 Chargers, grounding rods, step in posts, polywire, reels, gate handles, testers, insulators, repair connectors, and backup power options all play a part in keeping the system reliable.
Electric fencing is not fancy, but it is practical, flexible, and incredibly useful on a working farmstead 🚜✨
Around here, electric fencing is less of a luxury and more of a farmhand that never asks for coffee.
Pest Control on the Farmstead
Pest control is one of those farmstead realities we do not romanticize at Wandering Shepherd Farmstead. When the mosquitoes get bold, the flies get annoying, and the swarms act like they pay rent, we rely on practical tools that help us keep working safely and comfortably.
Our current essentials include Sawyer repellent, mosquito netting for those crazy swarming days, and Thermacell units for creating a little breathing room during chores, feeding, watering, processing, and evening farm tasks.
We still try to stay mindful around animals, water areas, food spaces, and future pollinators. For us, pest control is about balance: protecting the people doing the work, respecting the animals, and keeping the farm moving without letting the bugs win.
Around here, pest control is not about luxury. It is about getting the chores done without becoming the buffet.
Permethrin Insect Repellent - Fabric
Picaridin Insect Repellent - Lotion
Thermacell Fuel ZoneGuard
