While the expression may hold that you never look a gift horse in the mouth, this is often exactly what you should do. Equine dentistry has been around for a long time, with farriers usually offering their services with a hand rasping to help horses maintain some level of contact between their teeth. Occasionally, […]
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Spoil your beloved llamas and alpacas with a delicious treat. Whether it’s summer or winter, I’ve compiled the nutritious and tasty treats you can share with your favorite camelid. They will love it and show you lots of llama love! Although alpacas and llamas are different, they are similar enough to enjoy the same
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I have Boer goats, which means that my goats are among the breeds most likely to contract sore mouths. As a result, I take extra precautions with my goats, especially since we also raise 4H goats that could contaminate my herd with sore mouth if I wasn’t careful. What is Sore Mouth Disease (Orf)? Sore
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Before I moved to the country, I didn’t know much about donkeys. Now, I have space and many neighbors with donkeys. As I have looked into donkeys, I’ve wondered how much space they need. It’s important to provide animals with adequate space, so they have good health and happy life. Here’s what I found
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Donkeys are often viewed by many to be both stubborn and aggressive, but their unique characteristics and charm might make them tempting to have on a small farm. I wanted to find out the biggest challenges of owning a donkey, so I surveyed over 200 donkey owners. I asked them the most difficult aspect
Pros and Cons of Owning Donkeys Given By 285 Donkey Owners Read More »
When I purchase new goats for my herd, I am always anxious to ensure that the new goats are free from CL and that my herd remained healthy and strong. That’s because CL spreads easily, is difficult to control, and almost always results in a financial loss. What is CL in goats? CL, or Caseous
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Of all the diseases that goats can get, two of them are the scariest, are very common, and incredibly hard to treat or prevent. Tetanus and overeating diseases in goats can cause your animals incredible pain and progress rapidly once symptoms occur. Although you can mostly prevent overeating disease, goats that get into other feed
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I was visiting a local barn, and the sudden appearance of brightly colored heads over the stalls took my breath away. All the horses had bright head coverings on, many with strange designs and patterns, and one even sported a set of blinking sexy eyes painted on. My friend asked me why the horses’
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In the four years that I’ve been raising chickens, I’ve had several periods where my chickens stop laying eggs. Each time, another issue has been the cause. I’ve talked to dozens of other chicken owners, and everyone I’ve talked to has expressed the same experience: At some point, their chickens stop laying. If you
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If you’ve ever offered a cow a handful of hay, you’ve probably seen the cow stretch its neck toward you and reach with its tongue to pull that tasty hay into its mouth—a mouth with no top teeth! So, why don’t cows have top teeth? I recently had a friend ask me this question
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