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Chicken Coops - a Home for Egg Layers
Having chickens sounds like fun, but in reality...
Rabbit Farming Management
Rabbits are easy to keep animals which are kept for multiple uses which, among others, include for meat purposes, laboratory uses, pert purposes, manure for home garden or farm uses.
5 Signs to Male and Female Identification Chicks And How to Remove External Warms in Hatching Hens
These article explains 5 Signs to Male and Female Identification Chicks And How to Remove External Warms in Hatching Hens
How Animals in Our Lives Could be Affecting Our Mental Health
It’s well known that animals can bring happiness and enjoyment to our lives, but they may also be doing more than we realize in terms of the state of our mental health.
Chicken Eggs In The Backyard!
Get a coop and some chickens and never run out of eggs again!
My First Farm Fresh Eggs
I knew it had to be on its way. I just had a feeling. But I didn't know when the moment would strike. Then I woke up one day, and I just knew. I ran outside, opened up the nesting boxes and... BAM!!! A beautiful green egg from none other than our beautiful Penelope sat there before me.
11 Reasons Why We Love Keeping Chickens
Chickens are great animals. Here are some reasons why they are so loved.
For the Love of My Chickens
Years ago, my husband and I 'bought the farm', to say the least. Actually, it was a few acres that was nothing more than a bit of land and a whole lot of dreams... but I changed that!
Chickens in Our Garden: Building a Coop, Sourcing Chickens, Looking After Them and Encouraging them to Lay
Having chickens in the garden is great. Apart from providing eggs, they are a source of interest and fun. Find out how to construct a coop, how to look after the hens and see how we've got on!
Benefits of Natural Honey Enterprises – Beekeeping for Profitable and Diversified Farming
Honey is a natural medicine and nutritional food for infants and adults. It provides occupation and livelihood income from farming and entrepreneurship. Apiculture and stingless beekeeping based industries have a promising future for environmentally conscious communities of farmers.
Profitable Enterprise Models of Indigenous Cows
Cow based value chain of natural farming and Bos indicus including butter, ghee, bhasma, gorochan and panchagavya are forming a segment of the business. This futuristic enterprise having traditional and Vedic importance is also based on biodynamics and probiotics with promising business prospects.
Azolla Plants - a Natural Nutrient Supply for the Cows
Azolla or duckweed has the symbiotic cyanobacterial association for nitrogen. It is highly proteinaceous fodder for milk yielding cows. Balanced nutrition is essential for the health of cows and maintaining the quality of milk. Azolla cultivation is economic and an asset of the dairy farm.
Barley Fodder Sprouts Week 1
Fodder sprouts are the future in cattle feeding operations. It is extremely cost effective and can yield high profits to livestock producers, big and small. Follow me on my journey
Four Natural Fly Controls for Cattle
Flies can be a big problem for cattle and producers and nature has the answer. Try these four great methods on your farm, ranch or homestead and learn how to control flies in cattle and other livestock.
Five Benefits of Rotational Grazing
Increasing soil fertility should be high priority for any grazer of beef, sheep, goats or other livestock that rely on pasture. A rotational grazing system is money in the bank to livestock grazers.
Walking With Henry by Rachel Anne Ridge
Walking With Henry-Big lessons from a little donkey on faith, friendship and finding your path is a great book I would recommend to anyone who loves animals. Read on for more information on this great book!
A Book Review- Flash the Homeless Donkey
Flash-The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me About Life, Faith and Second Chances by Rachel Ann Ridge. A great read for those who love all things equine!
Raising Earthworms as Livestock
This article will walk you through the steps of raising earthworms. First you will learn how and where to house them. Then you will learn how to feed them. And finally, you will learn how to harvest worms, and nutrient rich castings and casting tea to use on your own garden or homestead or to sell.
Farm-Based Education Lesson: Beef Cattle vs. Dairy Cattle
This is one of the farm-based education lessons from my Ellison Family Farm curriculum of agriculture-based lessons.
Agritourism and Farm-Based Education for Farm Income
Here is how we are using agritourism and farm-based education to supplement income on our family farm.
Fermenting Feed for Your Chickens
What is fermenting feed and why should you try it?
Best Types of Hay for Bunny Rabbits to Keep Them Healthy
Rabbits need to eat hay every day. Hay keeps their digestive system in good condition. They can eat any types of hay but it needs to be hay that is free from any type of pesticides. Hay needs to account for 80% of a rabbits diet. Rabbits need a daily supply of fresh hay.
How Do Honey Bees Fly and Other Facts About Honey Bee Flight
Honey bees are little marvels. Aerodynamics say they shouldn’t be able to fly, yet they do. They fly a lot and they do it amazingly well. These facts about the flight of honey bees will amaze you.
Goats in Farming: Feeding and Productivity
There has been a marked rise in the understanding of the characteristics of goats, but unfortunately, these findings have not produced a measurable impact on their meat production.
Save Our Bees and Save Our Planet
Saving honey bees from colony collapse may be more complex than we thought, because, once the delicate balance of a hive is upset, it is not an easy task to correct.
Polish: The Gateway Chicken
How the breed with the bouffant 'do may just be your undoing.
What Chicken Breed is Right for You?
With hundreds of varieties of chicken available, which one is right for you?
The Mean Rooster Myth
Why you don't have to put up with an aggressive rooster, and why he's not "just doing his job"
Diary of a Cackleberry Farmer #2
Part two or (August Edition) of my series about life on the Cackleberry Farm. Due to the popularity of the first hub I decided to publish this series monthly or for as long as it remains interesting.
What You need to Know Before Deciding to Raise Extra Roosters for Meat
So you've decided to buy some straight run chicks and raise the roosters for meat. This is what you'll need to know.
DIY: How To Candle Your Own Fertilized Chicken Eggs
Every chicken parent likes to know when they are "expecting" right? Follow these simple instructions and you can see for yourself, just how many baby chicks are growing inside their little eggs.
Lambing Season 2015
Lambing season 2015 is about the birth of the lambs of my very rare and oldest Dutch sheep breed called Drenthe Heath Sheep. Spring is in the air when lambs are being born.
How do I Re-Home an Unwanted Rooster?
What do you do when one of your pullets starts crowing and you can't keep a rooster? Here are a few tips on how to find a new home for that unwanted rooster.
From Egg to Roaster - the Making of the Modern Meat Chicken
Enjoy this journey through history as we learn about where meat chickens come from, how they differ from each other, how they have evolved, and how they are raised.
Labor of Love: An Interview With Lifelong Beekeepers
The life of a beekeeper is filled with hard work, but also a lot of personal satisfaction. Do you have what it takes to be a beekeeper? Two beekeepers explain what it is like to keep bees.
16 Reasons for Getting Chickens as Pets
Reasons for Urban Chicken Ownership. Why you should consider getting chickens as pets.
5 Chicken Breeds You May Not Have Heard Of
If you're looking to add chickens to your homestead, check out these rare chicken breeds. You will enjoy having these different heritage chickens.
Eating Silkie Chickens
Silkie Chickens have black skin, black meat, and even black bones. They are considered a health food in many Asian countries and make the most nutritious chicken soup. Silkie meat may cure colds.
Little Known Facts About Honey Bees, Plus Poems
Honey bees are amazing creatures. Some facts, and poems, about honey bee life (and death), their benefits to humans (pollination and honey), and hive and social organization.
Best Chicken Breeds For Egg Laying - The Most Reliable Egg Producers
I wish more people would keep chickens! They are so easy to care for and reward your efforts, "paying their rent" with lovely fresh eggs. You'll never go back to shop eggs once you've had them fresh!
Did You Know That Sheep Can Swim?
Maybe not everybody knows that sheep can swim, it's only when they get stuck in the mud or can't climb the bank again that they will drown.
Free Honey Bees
I am a new beekeeper and the thought of being able to catch free swarms of honey bees is very tempting. Join me as I attempt to lure a swarm into my homemade honey bee trap!
How I Used Equine Aromatherapy to Calm an Anxious Mule
Time, patience and essential oils helped my anxious mule calm down and enjoy life to the fullest!
Goat Breeds
These are goat breeds that I have personal experience with
The How To's Of Disbudding, Trimming Hooves, and Scurs.
An up-close look at disbudding kid goats, trimming your goat's hooves, and managing those annoying scurs.
HELP! My Pet Goat Has Diarrhea! Common Reasons Goats Develop Diarrhea.
It is very important to know and understand your goat's bathroom habits! Do you know what to do when your goat develops diarrhea? Do you know what causes diarrhea in young goats? Education is key!
Kidding Time for Goats
Is it that time of year? The snow is on the ground and the kids are about to drop, be prepared to know what to do and how to do it when those babies enter the world!