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45 Gift Ideas For The Hobby Farmer In Your Life!

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Lost buying gifts for a beloved farmer? Whether you are shopping for a gardener, chicken keeper or livestock owner, here are 45 gift ideas for $15 or less.

Consider A Heritage Breed Of Sheep For Your Farm 

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When choosing what sheep to raise, consider a heritage breed. You can meet your own livestock needs while also ensuring breed diversity.

Preparing Cattle (& Yourself) For Cold Winter Temperatures

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Cattle don't need TLC when the temperatures drop, but it is important to attend to their water, feed and shelter needs as cold weather settles in.

The Why Behind Winter Wear For Livestock

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You wear a coat in the winter, so does your livestock need coats, too? When it comes to horses, cattle, sheep and goats, the answer may surprise you.

Meat Goats Are Great For Small Farms!

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Sure, goats are great for milk and fiber, but many breeds can be raised on small and compact farms to provide healthy, delicious meat for the freezer.

Video: Feed Your Ruminants Right In Fall & Winter

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Breeding season is in full swing, and your pastures are likely full of dead grass, too, so here's how to feed your ruminants in fall and winter.

Bottle Jaw In Sheep: What Does it Mean? 

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A sheep's swollen jaw can mean barber pole worm infection, or the cause could be something else. Here are some possibilities, as well as what you can do.

Say Cheese! For Recent Reader Livestock Photos

Animals | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Large Animals | News | Poultry |
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This round of Say Cheese contenders includes lumbering lornhorns, grumpy roosters, curious cattle, pristine piggies and much more!

Why You Should Consider Keeping Homestead Cattle

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If you have the space, consider adding some cattle to your homestead. Benefits include food security, land maintenance, personal betterment and more.

Chronic Wasting Disease: An Overview and Update

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Chronic Wasting Disease is in the U.S. to stay. Learn about CWD and what it means for local deer populations and livestock.

Flush Feeding Maximizes Sheep Breeding Success

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Sheep breeders can improve chances for fertility and multiples by increasing quality feed (known as flush feeding) strategically before breeding time.

Video: Security Tips Heading Into Sheep Breeding Season

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It's sheep breeding season, and we have some tips for getting sheep ready, as well as security tips so you know which ewes have been bred.

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