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Getting Spring Pastures Ready For Cattle

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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When winter finally gives way to spring, it's time to get cattle pastures ready for a season of livestock grazing. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

Wallis Farm Talks Family Farming Legacies & Shorthorn Cattle

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Valerie Wallis from the Indiana-based Wallis Farm gets into her favorite cattle tips and shares techniques for spreading bedding.

Chickens Will Eat It All! (So Be Careful)

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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What will chickens eat? Honestly, just about anything, so be careful of the few things that can hurt your flock of precious birds.

Chicken General Store: Chic(k) Decor For the Coop & Home

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Looking to bring your poultry passion indoors or maybe upgrade the chicken coop? Our editors found these nine items every chicken-keeper should check out!

Ringwomb Is A Dangerous Lambing Complication

Animals | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Ringwomb, or incomplete dilation of the cervix, is a commonly encountered issue during lambing season. Read more to learn how to identify this condition and what to do if it happens on your farm.

Love My Breed: Get To Know Large Black Pigs

Animals | Breeds | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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We asked Hobby Farms readers to tell us what they love about Large Blacks, a docile and attentive breed of pig. Check out one keeper had to say!

The Truth About Chickens & Cannibalism

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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It's a real question: Is cannibalism common among chickens? And while there is a clear answer, keepers do need to keep an eye out for certain behaviors and conditions.

I Da Ranch Changes Misconceptions About Donkeys

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Tara Sirny from Minnesota-based I Da Ranch rescue farm tells us about the smart and gentle nature of donkeys, and shares some feline hijinks.

Expert Birder Helps Beginners Create, Enjoy Backyard Bird Habitats

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Uncategorized | Urban Farming |
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"The Backyard Bird Sanctuary" author Alan Baczkiewicz offers tips and tricks for attracting specific birds—and keeping others out.

This Deluxe Coop & Chicken Yard Is Funky By Design

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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When Tammy L. Haurilick decided to get chickens, she called on friends and her artistic skills to design a funky chicken yard and coop!

Top 5 Worms In Chickens & What You Should Do

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Homesteading | Poultry |
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Chickens get a wide variety of worms, which are both common and typically no cause for alarm. Here are the top five and what you need to do.

How To Band A Lamb Tail In 3 Steps (Video)

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals | Video |
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Banding a lamb's tail helps prevent health problems such as fly strike, so follow these three steps to band a lamb tail and protect the animal's health.

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