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How To Make Friends With Your Chickens

Animals | Poultry |
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For many, backyard chickens are like family pets, and there are some surefire ways to get on the good side of your feathered friends.

Meet The Honking Geese Running Free At Hoof And Feather

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Homesteading | Waterfowl |
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MJ Smith of Southwestern Colorado homestead Hoof And Feather tells us how to get a handle on adding geese to your property.

New Regenerative Farm Certification In The Works

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Food | Large Animals | News | Poultry | Uncategorized | Urban Farm | Urban Farming |
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A Greener World's regenerative agriculture pilot program places environmental sustainability, animal welfare and human equity issues front-and-center on the farm.

Petaluma Was A Poultry Town: California’s Egg Rush

Animals | Poultry |
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At the turn of the 20th century, Petaluma, a small town in California’s Sonoma Valley, was not afraid to be chicken, and parts of the poultry past can still be seen today.

Do Your Local Regulations Allow Backyard Chickens?

Poultry
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With backyard chicken-keeping rising in popularity, you may look to start a small flock. But first you need to know if your city will allow you to keep chickens.

How To Build A DIY Chicken Tractor

Animals | Equipment | Poultry |
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Create a mobile hen pen to keep your hens safe from predators, while offering them the benefits of free-ranging on grass.

Coronaviruses In Chickens: What To Know

Animals | Poultry |
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With COVID-19, we all became well-versed in viral matters, but poultry-keepers have long known about coronaviruses commonly acquired by chickens.

Goats Become Magical Healers At Sugar Sweet Farm

Animals
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Founder Elizabeth Sugarman tells us how goat yoga classes have helped her California-based hobby farm provide sanctuary for the community.

Mud Solutions For Soggy Season On The Farm

Animals | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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It's the dreaded mud season for many parts of the U.S., an annoying and potentially dangerous time of year on the farm. Here's how you can manage the muck.

Breed Profiles: Get To Know Oberhasli & Boer Goats

Animals | Large Animals |
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Two easy-keeping goat breeds—one dairy, the other meat—the Oberhasli and Boer make great additions to many small farm operations.

Goats Have Dental Needs, Too, So Watch Those Teeth!

Animals | Large Animals |
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While not as dental intensive as some other livestock animals, goats can have issues with their teeth that can impact overall health. Here's what to watch for.

Control Chicken Ectoparasites For A Healthy Flock

Animals | Poultry |
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Ectoparasites, which feed on your birds' exterior features, can wreak havoc on a chicken flock, so follow these tips to keep your coop free of uninvited bugs.

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