Brain Training for Happy Goats
By Tamsin Cooper Domestication has worked over the goat from its wild ancestor, the bezoar ibex, into the farmyard friend we know today. Selective breeding brings about obvious changes in size,...
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20 Easy Zucchini Recipes For Your Surplus
If you’re new to gardening, you’ve probably researched when to plant squash, how to grow zucchini and which zucchini varieties to choose, only to hear jokes about locking your car doors while at...
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Proper Fence Post Depth to Build Strong Fences
Fence post depth, size, and anchoring systems can make or break your fence line. Despite what some people believe, making a long-lasting fence is not always as simple as sinking a post in the ground...
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What Does Blood in Chicken Eggs Mean?
When you raise your own flock of backyard chickens long enough, you will likely encounter all kinds of odd eggs, including blood in chicken eggs. From tiny fairy (or wind) eggs to oversized eggs,...
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Chicken Fences: Chicken Wire Vs. Hardware Cloth
If it’s called chicken wire, it must be for chickens, right? Chicken wire is widely recognized as the hexagon shaped welded wire, commonly used on farms for various fencing needs, including for...
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Controlling Japanese Beetles with Chickens
By Gene Krebs, Ohio – Need an idea for controlling Japanese beetles? Got backyard chickens? For the vast majority of us, our strengths are also our weaknesses. The key to success in life is to...
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Raising Piglets – Off to a Successful Start
Your first time raising piglets is about to start. The sow you cared for is ready to farrow. When the sow begins to ready for farrowing pigs, she will stay more to herself. This is an early sign that...
View ArticleExtract Natural Dye for Wool from Goldenrod Plants
By Christine Lundsten McKahan – Five years ago, as my husband and I wandered around our two acres of newly purchased homesteading land, surrounded by rolling hills, grazing Holsteins and Wisconsin...
View ArticleThe Shocking Truth About Electric Fencing for Sheep
By John Kirchhoff – People have mixed feelings about the use of electric fencing for sheep and other livestock. For people unfamiliar with them, the word “electric fence” conjures up images of a...
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Protein-Packed Smoothies for Molting Chickens
The shorter days heading into fall will usually find the backyard chicken keeper with a flock of molting chickens. Less daylight signals your chicken’s bodies that it’s time to molt, that is, to drop...
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