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 […]
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Pigs have efficient digestive systems that convert animal and vegetable materials into digestible content. As a result, dairy products are a good source of nutrition, protein, and calcium for your standard meat pig. Even mini pigs and potbellies can benefit from having dairy products included in their diet in moderation. Can pigs eat dairy? Pigs
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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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Pigs are omnivores capable of eating a wide variety of foodstuffs. Although they eat insects and other meats, over 90% of their diet is vegetarian, consisting of fruits, vegetables, and other plant matter. Domestic pigs get most of their nutrition from commercial grain feeds, but supplementing this with carefully selected fruits and vegetables can boost
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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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Why Raise Peafowl? Peafowls are rewarding and fascinating birds to raise! Here are just five reasons why you should consider raising peafowl! 1. Peafowl Are Stunning Peafowl are well-known for the peacock’s extravagant long jewel-toned train. Both peacocks and peahens are lovely birds. I’m particularly fond of the emerald green plumage distinguishing peahens from peacocks.
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My family and I recently adopted a Rex rabbit named Ponyo. He free-roams in our house, which worked out wonderfully until we introduced him to our new Labrador, Wally. A week later, Ponyo started peeing on our bed, which is very out of character for him and frustrating for my husband and me. So why
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We decided to raise chickens on our smallholding as pets for our children. We also have a few horses in our stable. Recently we had a situation where one of the horses stepped on a young chicken named Kippie and broke his leg and wing. The violent act was traumatic for our family and the
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Recently, my young filly was yawning a little more than usual. I had kept it in the back of my mind that my filly would start teething soon, but it still surprised me to see her yawning like she was. A little drool was coming from her mouth too, and when I felt her lips,
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