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Grow Culinary Herbs For Your Chickens & The Kitchen

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Culinary herbs are great for the kitchen, and your chickens love the flavors, too! Here are some growing tips to ensure you've always got fresh herbs on hand.

Tips For Providing Your Goats The Shelter They Need

Animals | Large Animals |
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You don't need to break the bank with shelter for your goats, but minding some key considerations will keep your animals happy and healthy.

Building A Passive Solar Stock Tank For Sheep In Winter

Animals | Large Animals |
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Facing the challenge of keeping a remotely situated stock tank unfrozen, this shepherd tasked her son with building a passive solar solution. Here's what happened.

A Vintage Wood-Burning Stove Helps Fuel The Modern Day Settler

Animals | Homesteading | Uncategorized |
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Kate St.Cyr, known online as the Modern Day Settler, tells us about staying self-sufficient at her antique 1790s New England homestead.

Choose The Right Coop & Run For Your Chickens

Animals | Poultry |
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You have a lot of options for housing your chickens, but choose your coop and run setup wisely to minimize hassle and maximize your hens' health.

Build This DIY Weasel Box To Keep Your Hens Safe

Animals | Equipment | Poultry |
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Danger lurks outside every chicken palace, but this easy-to-make weasel box will keep your girls safe from murderous marauders.

What To Do If Your Goat Has A Rare Disease

Animals | Large Animals |
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When an animal is suffering, the cause can sometimes be uncommon. Here's what you should do if your goat is diagnosed with a rare disease.

Goat Glamping & Miniature Donkeys Star At Honey Blom Farms

Animals | Beginning Farmers |
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Honey Blom Farms co-founder Caitlyn Blom tells us how their adorable goats and donkeys play key roles at the Knoxville-based venture.

8 Things You Need To Keep Out Of The Chicken Coop

Animals | Poultry |
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Things that belong in the chicken coop include chickens ... and not much else. Here are eight things that have no business being in your hens' quarters.

5 Favorite Poultry-Related Gifts for the Holidays

News | Poultry |
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Looking for that perfect present for your chicken-keeping friend? These poultry-related gifts are egg-ceptional options to slip under the tree!

Meet Mya, The 8-Year-Old Egg Entrepreneur

Animals | Poultry |
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With little more than a dream and some money from the Tooth Fairy, this little chicken-keeper started Mya B.’s Egg Company—and business is booming!

Having Kids: Your Guide To Goat Pregnancy

Animals | Large Animals |
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With goats, a lot can (and does) happen between breeding and birth. Here’s what you need to know about goat pregnancy.

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