Horse dehydration is a major, and deadly, problem for horse owners. And I didn’t know that until I brought my horse in from the pastures and noticed he was sweaty, lethargic, and slightly off-color. He wasn’t his usual happy self. I feared it was colic or some other digestive issue. I would have never considered […]
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Pigs are surprisingly easy to potty train, but when they start peeing constantly- it can be a problem. It surprised me when mine started peeing in the house again. When we started a piggery on our farm, I didn’t think I would fall in love with our pigs so quickly. Before I knew it, a
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Rabbits make excellent pets. They’re super fun and enthusiastic. I have an English Lop Rabbit named Eddie, and he’s very active and playful. It didn’t take long to train and bond with Eddie, although there were times that he had me thinking he wasn’t too fond of me. Once we worked through the difficult times,
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My half-blind chicken—Pete—tends to get bullied a lot, which stresses him out. I have to hand-feed him. While it’s cute, he runs around quite frantically before I can scoop him up to feed him, and twice now, he’s choked on the chicken feed. The sight of him wheezing as he chokes on the feed and
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My children are responsible for our little pig Gus’ upkeep, and they take this very seriously. Gus lives indoors and can move from the house into the garden throughout the day. A week ago, my daughter came tearing through the kitchen, screaming that Gus was having a fit. I stopped what I was doing and
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I recently got some chickens for our homestead. Since I preferred healthier eggs, I was adamant that my hens would be free-range chickens. I was excited about the idea of happy chickens and healthy eggs (and, of course, the fact that it would be cheaper to have eggs straight from the hens). At least, that’s
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One early morning, I went down to the stables to feed my horses. My two horses were nickering and excited for breakfast, except I didn’t hear my third horse. I stuck my head over the stable door and saw he was lying down and looked very sweaty. I never used to worry and panic when
When Your Horse Lying Down Is a Concern: Things to Know Read More »
When I started breeding miniature goats for the pet market, I thought I’d covered everything in my research: what to feed them, disease, vaccinations, and more. So it surprised me when I didn’t have an answer the first day I noticed my prize ram had developed chipped and peeling horns. It just didn’t make sense
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Until recently, I had only been a horse and hound person. But one night, a goat won my heart. I was doing night duty at the yard, and the vet came out. It was late, and the vet had picked up her daughter and their pet goat. The goat soon hopped out of their car
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Life with our new bunny has been fascinating. He has the strangest behavior. When we first brought Ponyo to our homestead, we didn’t realize just what a little character he was. My son enjoys sitting on the lawn with Ponyo and teaching him tricks. Recently, our bun started circling my son and rubbing his chin
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