Pigs are iconically represented as wallowing in the mud, but that’s because pigs don’t sweat the same as people and have to cool down differently. Summer’s approaching so one of the projects I’m working on is ensuring our shade canopies are in place for our pigs. The other day, one of my friends asked me […]
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Last summer, one of my goats acted oddly and had unidentifiable bite marks on her back, making me fear rabies. Additionally, we’d recently run into several live bats and a dead one nearby. I was worried the bats might have bitten my doe and infected her. Although she was healthy and showing no signs of
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One of the biggest factors I considered raising chickens is the cost versus the return of the chickens. Chickens need a constant source of protein to stay healthy and continue laying eggs and that usually means buying chicken feed to supplement their diets. I wanted to find out how to keep chickens healthy with a
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Laminitis is a condition of the goat’s hoof when the tissue inside the hoof swells, leading to inflammation. As it walks around, the swelled part is pushed against the inner hoof wall causing pain and often making the goat grind it’s teeth. If not checked, it can aggravate the founder, leading to deformities in the
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Goat diarrhea, or runny poop is referred to as scours. Too much milk or too much grain feeding can result in sour milk. Scours is more likely to affect goat kids than fully-grown goats, though adults are not immune to it.Coccidiosis, an intestinal parasitic disease, and enterotoxemia, a bacterial infection, are additional causes of scours.Scours
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It was the most traumatic event in my 8-year-old daughter’s life. A raccoon ate her pet rabbit while we were out of town. Our neighbor, and rabbit babysitter, called to tell us the news so she’d have time to adjust before we got home. Outdoor rabbits are the most susceptible to predator attacks. Rabbits are
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We’ve all grown up watching movies of cowboys racing their horses across open fields for miles without end, but how far can a horse really gallop without stopping? And how far can horses realistically travel in a day? The answer is nearly never the same and for a good reason. In this article, we will
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When well taken care of, goats can live for 12-14 years on average, while some can live much longer. Here is some basic information about them, in case you consider keeping goats. Feeding Your Goats You always need clean, fresh water for your goats, its best to use heavy, durable containers so that they don’t
You will eventually come across a bloody egg when you raise your chickens. This can be alarming, especially if you don’t know what causes or how to treat it. What Causes Blood Spots In Eggs? Blood spots in chicken eggs are usually caused when the egg is forming and a blood vessel bursts. This happens
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Raising sheep is fun, and it’s easy to do with just a little bit of land. You can raise sheep on as little as a half-acre of pasture or less if you buy feed. If you are considering raising sheep, the first step is to decide why you want to raise sheep and what you
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