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Tips For A Successful Kidding Season

Animals | Large Animals |
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Kidding season is just around the corner, so follow these simple tips to make sure your doe and kids have a safe, successful birthing experience.

Getting Started: Chicken Coop Considerations

Poultry
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Don't put off deciding on (and installing) your choice of chicken coop, which should follow some basic rules to keep you and your hens happy and healthy.

The Basics Of Building A Chicken Coop

Animals | Poultry |
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When chick days are over, your pullets will need secure housing, so here are some chicken coop building basics to keep in mind for safe, happy hens.

Heartbreak Turned Into Joy At Sweet Serendipity Tiny Farm

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Poultry |
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The sad passing of farm founder Shar Hinson's father inspired her to fulfill her lifelong animal dreams through Sweet Serendipity Tiny Farm in Hesperia, California.

Getting Started: Connect With Your Local Farm Supply Store

Poultry
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Your local farm farm supply store has everything you need to start a flock of chickens, and you'll be surprised the connections you'll make there.

Dr. Pol Gives Us 5 Tips For Keeping Farm Animals Healthy

Animals | Large Animals | Poultry |
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Jan Pol, the star of National Geographic's "The Incredible Dr. Pol," gives us these five tips for hobby farmers to help keep their livestock healthy.

Can Farmers Use CBD To Help Their Livestock Animals?

Animals | Large Animals |
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There's some evidence that CBD could be useful for farm animals, but a number of questions and hours of research remain before the compound can be adopted.

Beekeeper Erika Thompson Proudly Feels Emotional About Her 5 Million Bees

Animals | Beekeeping |
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The Texas-based TikTok sensation tells us how humans could learn a lot from being more like the 5 million bees she keeps at her Austin home.

Keep Your Pandemic Poultry Safe From Salmonella

Animals | Poultry |
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With the number of backyard poultry rising during the pandemic, so are cases of salmonella. Here are some tips for keeping your birds and you safe and healthy.

Getting Started: Buying Your First Flock Of Baby Chicks

Animals | Poultry |
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You've decided you want chickens and have picked your breed(s)—but how do you actually get baby chicks? Here are some pointers for starting your flock.

How To Get Started Raising Feeder Lambs

Animals | Large Animals |
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Short-season sheep production allows you to be a part-time shepherd, so consider buying some feeder lambs for profit and personal use.

Getting Started: Selecting Your Chicken Breeds

Poultry
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When starting out with poultry-keeping, it's important to know which chicken breeds are right for your space, your climate and your expectations.

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