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Posts by MaryZoe Bowden

link to Full Guide to Limping Chickens: Causes, Treating, Healing

Full Guide to Limping Chickens: Causes, Treating, Healing

  You head out in the morning to feed your flock of chickens, and your prized rooster limps over to you. Don't despair. Numerous ailments cause a chicken to limp, and most of them are...

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link to How Much Does a Donkey Cost to Buy and Keep in the USA?

How Much Does a Donkey Cost to Buy and Keep in the USA?

  Not long ago I researched the cost of a donkey before purchasing my own. I found numerous articles online that said that donkeys are inexpensive animals. Writers compared them to horses and...

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link to How Do Donkeys Show Affection: Understanding Donkey Behavior

How Do Donkeys Show Affection: Understanding Donkey Behavior

  Long-time donkey owners understand how affectionate donkeys can be. But unless you’ve spent a decent amount of time observing and interacting with them, donkeys appear to be stoic, aloof...

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link to Should I Disbud or Dehorn My Goats: Pros and Cons of Horns

Should I Disbud or Dehorn My Goats: Pros and Cons of Horns

Before ever deciding to breed your goats, you must make a difficult decision about the horns of their kids: should you disbud them? Most goat owners feel quite strongly one way or the other, so if...

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link to Everything You Need to Know About Donkey Body Language

Everything You Need to Know About Donkey Body Language

  Humans and donkeys have lived together and worked side by side for 6,000 years. In many depictions of them, donkeys are stubborn, thick-headed, and especially stoic. When I got my first...

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link to Should Goats be Locked up at Night? Keeping Goats Safe

Should Goats be Locked up at Night? Keeping Goats Safe

  Rule number one in raising goats is keeping them safe, which is hard to do at night when many predators are prowling about, and you’re most likely sound asleep. Goats require only a small...

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About the Author

Dr. MaryZoe Bowden has taught something in every grade level from pre-K through 12th grade at the same independent school where she worked for over 20 years, and she has served as an adjunct professor at the college level. Although she is primarily an English teacher, she initiated a chicken program at her school and could be seen carrying baby goats in a bucket into her classroom for weeks at a time. MaryZoe believes that we are called to help others to recognize and actualize their dignity, charity, and obligation to fill the world with beauty and joy. It is easy to see, then, why she loves teaching, writing, and all living things. MaryZoe and her husband Bill have six adult children, two of whom have young children and live close by, one of whom is a nun in Spain, and the rest of whom they are gently prodding towards marriage in hopes of additional grandchildren. Some years ago she and Bill created a small hobby farm as a petting zoo for their future grandchildren. Her two granddaughters can now be found outside with MaryZoe tending to her fruit trees, watering her garden, or bottle feeding one of their baby goats. At the moment the grandchild count is 2.75 (one due soon), and the critter count is 2 cats, 2 dogs, 6 goats, and 50+ chickens. She’s hopeful her grandkid count will one day catch up!

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