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When Is The Best Time For Weaning Lambs?

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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When is the right time for weaning lambs? The answer depends a lot on your farm conditions and what you, as a shepherd, can do to keep stress low.

Love My Breed: Glou­cestershire Old Spots Pigs

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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We asked Hobby Farms readers to tell us what they love about Glou­cestershire Old Spots, a docile pig with excellent meat. Check out what one keeper had to say!

Benefits Of Probiotic B. Apis On Malnourished Bees

Beekeeping | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | News |
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New findings could mean access to powerful nutritional supplement in the form of probiotic microbe B. apis for honeybees to bolster strength.

With All Due Restraint: How To Restrain Livestock

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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When you keep livestock, it's sometimes necessary to restrain animals to administer care. Learn about some of the common pieces of equipment for safe restraint.

Pasture-Raised French Marans Chickens Star At Lé Koopé

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Musette Gonzalez from Lé Koopé, a family-focused farm in Florida, tells us about producing a rainbow of different colored eggs, chicken hats and more!

Love My Breed: St. Croix Hair Sheep

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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We asked Hobby Farms readers to tell us what they love about St. Croix Hair Sheep, a hardy and healthy breed. Check out what these shepherds had to say!

Well-Managed Livestock Manure Is A Farmer’s Best Friend

Animals | Chickens 101 | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Large Animals | Permaculture | Poultry |
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Dealing with animal excrement doesn’t have to stink! Put that livestock manure to work on the farm with management practices that yield nutrient-rich fertilizer.

Love My Breed: American Aberdeen Cattle 

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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We asked Hobby Farms readers to tell us what they love about American Aberdeen Cattle, a feed-efficient, easy-keeping breed. Check out what one keeper had to say!

Can You Identify This Mystery Chicken Breed?

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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This cold-hardy breed lays cream-colored eggs and hails from a small village in France. Can you guess what it is? Read on for the answer!

Four Places To Visit If You Really Love Chickens

Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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If your love of chickens goes above and beyond, consider a visit to one of these locales that (in name at least) pay homage to our feathered friends.

If You Own Livestock, You Need A Reliable Trailer

Animals | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Moving animals is a big part of raising livestock, so make sure you have a good trailer and know how to load it before hauling day arrives.

Love For Alpacas & Peacocks Keeps KiTri Farms Running

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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The mother-and-daughter duo behind the Ontario-based KiTri Farms tells us how their animals have helped them through periods of pandemic isolation.

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