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Safe Urban Beekeeping

Beekeeping | Urban Farming |
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Urban beekeeping doesn’t have to be a scary experience for you and your neighbors. By taking precautions, your bees can thrive within city limits.

How to Start an Urban Beehive

Beekeeping | Urban Farming |
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Here's how to make your first urban beehive a success.

Feeding Goats

Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Goats are much more finicky eaters than is commonly believed. Follow our goat-diet guide to keep your goats healthy.

Goat Care

Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Although some goats are convinced they can fend for themselves, don’t let them fool you — they still need your love and attention.

Goat Rumen Illnesses

Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Your goats’ health can suffer if not properly managed. Here’s a run-down of some common goat illnesses you need to know.

5 Daily Chicken Activities

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Common Chicken Diseases

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Urban-chicken History

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Preventing Chicken Diseases

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Take these precautionary steps to keep disease out of your flock.

A Rooster’s Fate

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Courtesy Stock.XCHNG Urban chicken keepers need to be aware of chickens’ sex when getting new chicks and have a back-up plan if a rooster is in the mix. It’s illegal to keep roosters in many cities. There is nothing feminine about roosters. They strut, pick fights, are vigilant in their duties to protect their hen-folk […]

Goats in the City

Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Ingela Wanerstrand introduces us to the two goats she keeps in her backyard in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.

About Alpaca Farms

Animals | Large Animals |
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Here's what you need to know about bringing these popular South American fiber animals to your farm.

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