It’s heartbreaking to suddenly hear your pig squealing from pain, being unable to walk while dragging their back legs behind them. Dippity pig syndrome (also known as bleeding back syndrome) is an awful skin condition that young pigs develop along their backs and hind quarters. Pigs with Dippity Pig Syndrome usually squeal frantically and have […]
Dippity Pig: The Mysterious Disease That Strikes Healthy Pigs Read More »
As the summer approaches, it’s important to be prepared for bug bites on your pig. Insects can spread illness, cause irritation, and downright annoy your pig. The other day, my pigs swatted at flies with their tails. Even though I keep several fly traps to reduce the number of flies by my pigsy, it seems
Itchy Pigs: Help! My Pigs Have Bug Bites! Read More »
The first time my Ameraucana hen laid an egg, my kids went crazy! Undoubtedly, one of the most fun things about having a varied chicken flock is getting different colored eggs. We hand-selected chicks in the spring to get as many colors of eggs as possible while balancing with a few heavy egg layers that
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One of the trickiest decisions a farmer has to make is keeping older cattle in their herd. While you may feel an affinity toward your older cows, keeping non-producing cattle for years is costly. The decision of whether to cull an older animal or keep it in your herd can be difficult and emotional. It’s
Age to Breed Cattle: How Long Do Older Cows Reproduce? Read More »
My neighbor has an older cow that can’t produce anymore and asked me how long cows live. He doesn’t want to sell it at auction because his kids are attached to it. But keeping a cow year after year can get expensive. Of course, most cows in the U.S. don’t live to a natural death
Cattle Lifespan: How Long Do Cows Live? (Dairy, Beef, Steers) Read More »
My son’s friend was heartbroken last week when his pet pig died unexpectedly. One of the hardest aspects of having pets is having something happen that causes the pet to die. Since my son also wants a pet pig, I wanted to know how long pigs live and if we can influence it’s length of
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When I got my pigs 2 years ago, I noticed one was losing his hair, and he was rubbing against everything to scratch his skin. I looked for bugs, wounds, and dry skin. I found he didn’t have any wounds, but he did have dry skin. So I did a little research to find out
Why is My Pig Losing Hair? Identify, Diagnose, Treat Causes Read More »
Prolapse chicken can turn out to be an unforgettable experience, which scared and stressed me. Clucky, my prolapse layer, had an egg stuck in her. To describe it, Clucky had an egg stuck inside her when the prolapse happened. I wanted to help my hen as soon as possible but feared hurting her. Eventually, I
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Keeping rabbits and chickens together sounds like the perfect match. After all, both are highly sociable, and a chicken run is ideal for a bunny to hop around. But, can you really pair them together in one enclosure? Can rabbits and chickens live together? Rabbits and chickens live together is possible as long as they’re
Can Rabbits and Chickens Live Together: Everything You Need to Know Read More »
Goats and pigs have some similarities in that they both live on farms. But they also have a lot of differences, such as living requirements and their display of social behaviors. They can both get a little wild sometimes. Can goats and pigs live together? Goats and pigs can live together, but there are a
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