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How To Balance Your Livestock’s Nutrition

Animals
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Management of your livestock's nutrition should be one of your most important considerations as a farmer.

How To Spot & Treat Goat Parasites

Animals | Large Animals |
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Grazing on an overly soiled pasture can sometimes lead parasites in your goat herd.

Lessons In Lambing

Animals | Large Animals |
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Review these basics to ensure a successful lambing season every year.

How To Build A Goat Lambar

Animals | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Make bottle-feeding your goat kids easier with a homemade lambar.

Bummer Lambs Are A Bargain

Animals | Large Animals |
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Grow your flock affordably with bummer lambs.

Free-Range Vs. Pastured Poultry: What’s The Difference?

Animals | Poultry |
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What are the differences between these two common systems of raising poultry? We've got the answers covered.

Get Over Your Fear Of Bee Stings

Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers |
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The fear of the sting can keep many potential beekeepers away from the hobby - but don't let your worries get in your way. Stings aren't all bad.

Find The Right Chicken Breed For Your Personality

Animals | Poultry |
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Our picks for the Class of 2017 include chicken breeds for multiple lifestyles.

The Cool Stuff About Colostrum

Animals
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Colostrum, Mother Nature's instant immunity for newborn animals, is cooler than you might expect.

Outfit Your Coop With An Automatic Door

Animals | Poultry |
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By installing an automatic door on your coop, you don't have to be home when it's time to put the chickens to bed.

Holistic Chicken Keeping 101

Animals | Poultry |
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Natural health doesn't have to just apply to your life—you can practice holistic care with your chickens, too.

Bedding: 11 Options for Your Chicken Coop & Run

Animals | Poultry |
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Coops and runs differ in space, flock size and weather. Here are bedding options to consider and how to tell which is right for your situation.

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