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Use Beer To Help Ailing Sheep? Many People Say It Works

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Curative ale is more than an old wives' tale. Many sheep owners swear that beer has helped sheep who wouldn't eat after other remedies failed.

3 Tips For Keeping Earwigs Out Of Your Chicken Coop

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These insects love moisture and decaying plant matter. Here's how to prevent earwigs from claiming your coop and get them out if they've already arrived.

Pest In The Nest: How To Control The Small Hive Beetle

Beekeeping
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The small hive beetle is a tiny pest but should not be underestimated. While not devastating in itself, it can contribute to colony collapse.

Nutrition Matters: What To Feed Your Cattle

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A cow's diet for optimal nutrition depends on whether they're dairy or beef cattle, what you have on your farm and other variables. Here's our guide.

Egg Competition & Exhibition: 4 Tips For Preparing Show Eggs

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These suggestions will help you best showcase your hens' egg-laying abilities during egg competition at county fairs and similar events.

Facing The Inevitable: How To Clean Out & Learn From A Dead Beehive

Beekeeping
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What you can salvage and the lessons you can learn depend on the reason behind the dead beehive. How you handle it is what makes you a better beekeeper.

Feed Your Hogs Hay? In Some Cases, It Makes Perfect Sense

Animals | Large Animals |
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Hay can be a great supplement to your pastured pig program. Here are tips on what kind of hay to feed and how to get your pigs to start eating it.

Goat Health How-To: Injection And Drenching

Animals | Large Animals |
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Giving goats medicine via injection or drench gun can seem intimidating, but with some knowledge and practice it's not as difficult as you might think.

Chicken Mating: 4 Steps To Safeguard Your Flock’s Favorite Hens

Animals | Poultry |
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Some hens are repeatedly ravished by roosters yet shunned by fellow females. Help them regain and maintain well-being by following these steps.

Mosquito Control: How To Protect Your Horses & Other Livestock

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Mosquitoes are tiny but terrible. Learn how they threaten your farm (especially horses) and how mosquito control can prevent them from doing damage.

Egg Storage & Sales: The Europeans Know Something Most Americans Don’t

Animals | Poultry |
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The FDA mandates commercial eggs be sanitized and chilled for consumer protection. The European Union—and U.S. small-flock farmers—know differently.

Can You Eat Goose Eggs? You Bet! Here Are Some Ways To Cook Them

Animals | Poultry | Recipes |
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Goose eggs are much like chicken eggs, only bigger and a bit harder to crack. Here are several delicious ways you can eat the goose eggs you collect.

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