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How To Start A Custom Hatching Business

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Like hatching chicks but not looking to increase your flock size? You can start a custom-hatching business to raise your own chicks from the first crack.

Gilly Farm Is Making A Difference In The Local Community

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Large Animals |
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De Gillies from the Ontario-based hobby farmstead she founded with her husband takes us inside the day to day running of Gilly Farm, their labor of love.

How To Handle The Winter Death Of A Chicken

Animals | Poultry |
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Dealing with the unexpected loss of a feathered friend is never easy, but the winter death of a chicken requires a cold-specific response.

5 Sources Of Alternative Protein For Chicken Flocks

Animals | Poultry |
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Feeding your flock supplemental, alternative protein makes for better eggs and meat than relying solely on purchased corn- and soy-based chicken feed.

Regenerative Agriculture Is Farming For Better Soil

Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Want good, healthy soil for years to come? Use regenerative agriculture methods to let your livestock help improve your cropland and pastures.

Scottish Highland Cattle Herd Folks To Little Tail Farms

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Hobby farm founder Laurie Bizzell tells us how a chance meeting with a cow in Ireland inspired her to raise Scottish Highland Cattle in Tennessee.

9 Tips For Dealing With An Uninvited Coop Guest

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Sometimes your chicken flock experiences an unwelcome visitor. Here are nine tips to keep in mind when dealing with an uninvited coop guest.

5 Considerations For Starting A Freezer Beef Business

Animals | Large Animals |
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A freezer beef business can be a profitable income option for landholders. Here are five things to keep in mind if you're getting into the meat business.

Why Keep Goats? Goat Yoga Is Just One Good Reason

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Large Animals |
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There are a number of good reasons for keeping goats beyond dairy and meat. From goat yoga to brush clearing, caprine creatures bring a lot to the farm.

Environmental Enrichments Bust Chicken Boredom

Animals | Poultry |
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Interactive opportunities keep chickens engaged, well-behaved and healthy. Here are some environmental enrichments to consider for your birds.

A Quick Primer On Poultry Vaccines

Poultry
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For full preventative care, you can administer poultry vaccines to your flock. Here's what you need to know about vaccinating chickens.

Homestead Harvest Makes Sustainable Specialty Feed

Animals | Farm Management |
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Joshua C. Ernst of Homestead Harvest tells us why cayenne pepper is a key ingredient and how keeping things sustainable helps profits.

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