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4 Creative Uses for Old Tires on a Farm

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Homesteading | Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Have a bunch of old tires sitting around your farm? Consider thinking beyond a recycling service and putting them to use in creative new ways.

Plant a Memory Garden to Help Healing Happen

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Homesteading | Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Planting a memory garden is a therapeutic way to honor and grieve the loss of a close friend.

Do Cows Catch Colds? Respiratory Ailments in Livestock

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Respiratory ailments similar to human colds, flu and pneumonia affect cattle, horses, pigs, sheep and goats. Here are symptoms as well as treatment and prevention strategies.

4 Reasons Beginning Beekeepers Shouldn’t DIY Equipment

Beekeeping
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Bees have precise requirements for their hives, and there is no room for error. New beekeepers should not put their colonies at risk.

Farm Storehouse: 8 Products to Help You & Your Operation

Animals | Equipment | Large Animals |
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A utility loader, a cordless chainsaw, vitamin-and-mineral supplement for goats and a rototiller that's also a cultivator are among items our editors found.

What to Do When a Chicken Has Unexpectedly Died

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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The unexplained death of a chicken can be quite shocking. Take these steps to help determine what caused your bird's untimely demise and protect your other birds.

Ag Bites: How to Bucket Train a Calf

Animals | Large Animals |
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Bucket feeding a calf is like bottle feeding, but it makes the feeding and cleanup process easier and faster. Here are the steps to follow.

5 Key Aspects of Feeding Goats

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Goats have complex systems and can be quite finicky eaters. Here are basic things to consider for what, when and how to feed goats.

Pig Farmers: Fat Can Be Good, if You Know How to Use It

Animals | Large Animals |
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Heritage pigs are great for pasturing, but they pack on more fat than feed-efficient breeds. As long as you know what to do with it, fat can be a very good thing.

6 Fascinating Ways Honeybees Communicate

Beekeeping
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Communication that's effective, efficient — and, to us humans, unusual — is the cornerstone to the fully functioning superorganism that is a hive of honeybees.

How to Choose the Right Bull for Your Herd

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Many breeds are available, and each one has its own qualities. Here are factors to consider before making a major investment in a bull.

6 Sources for Chicks of Heritage or Unusual Breeds

Animals | Breeds | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Do you have your heart set on a particular breed of chicks for your flock? Consult one of these sources to help you find what you want.

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