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Guard Alpacas: What Farm Animals Can Alpacas Protect?

How can you offer 24/7 protection for your farm animals? Well, an unconventional choice may be employing guard alpacas. While alpacas have limits as guard animals, they have been proven to be effective against certain predators.  In their natural habitat, alpacas often group together to chase predators away from aging alpacas or crias. Some alpacas …

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Do Alpacas Need a Companion? 10 Alpaca Companion Animals

Alpacas are inherently social animals with an intricate, matriarchal herd structure. They graze together, warn each other of danger, and sleep in the safety of numbers.  On a farm, alpacas thrive best when this herd structure is replicated with at least three other alpacas. Some alpaca owners, however, can’t fulfill this requirement. In some areas, …

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Most Profitable Farm Animals For A Small Farm

  Do you have a few acres or are you looking to purchase a small homestead? Raising farm animals for a profit with a few acres is a different endeavor than if you have hundreds of acres to raise large herds of animals. Check out this article on the most profitable livestock to raise if …

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What is the Best Animal to Protect Chickens?

  Recently, a mountain lion was found in an empty irrigation ditch on my neighbor’s land. But, big cats are not the only predator attacking chickens. Foxes, weasels, rats, snakes all eat and kill chickens. Don’t forget about the neighborhood cats and dogs, who kill and eat chickens. There are many ways to protect chickens …

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8 Best Farm Animals For Pets: Friendly Farm Animals For Kids

My husband grew up in one of the largest cities in the world. So, it is still somewhat a wonder to him that our kids raise several farm animals as pets on our homestead. Goats, turkeys, chickens, ducks, sheep, rabbits, and cows are but a few of the farm animals that we’ve enjoyed as pets. …

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12 Farm Animals You Can Keep In Your Backyard

  Before I moved to rural Idaho, I had 0.24 of an acre. Some people assume that you can’t own a farm animal because you only have a backyard. That isn’t true. There are 12 great farm animals that you can own in most city backyards. What farm animals can you keep in your backyard? …

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What Is The Best Animal To Control Grass?

Five years ago, I moved into a house with several acres, including at least ½ acre of lawn. I wondered what the best animals are to control grass. So I checked and found five animals that are great at controlling grass and weeds. Then I put them to the test. Here are the results.  What …

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8 Most Profitable, Easy & Small Animals To Breed For Money

  I live in farm country and was fascinated to learn about several odd animals that are ideal for breeding and money-making. In addition to the traditional farm animals, there are five animals that are low maintenance and rare that you can breed. What Is The Easiest Animal To Breed For Money? Chickens, rabbits, and …

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