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10 Steps To Spring Clean Your Chicken Coop

Animals | Poultry |
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It's warming up out there, which means it's time to spring clean. Scrub up your flock's home, too, with these 10 steps to deep clean your chicken coop.

Keep Cattle Cool During Summer Heat With These Tips

Animals | Large Animals |
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The warm, summer weather months are fast approaching. Plan ahead now for ways to offer your herd help with beating the heat and humidity.

It’s Hard To Beat Sheep For Small-Farm Ruminants

Animals | Large Animals |
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Sheep are easy to manage and effective foragers that can be used for numerous purposes. And for small-farm uses, they excel in a variety of ways.

Go Off-Grid With A Solar-Powered Chicken Coop

Animals | Poultry |
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Want to keep chickens while keeping energy costs low? Take your flock off the grid with a DIY solar-powered chicken coop.

Chickens & Compost On Terra Firma Sustainable Farm

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Poultry |
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Alison and Andrew Larkin of Terra Firma Sustainable Farm tell us how chickens can improve your land and oddball eggs can be turned into a poultry treat!

I Dream of Henny, Or, Having Poultry Dreams?

Poultry
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Are your nocturnal hours populated by feathered friends? Poultry dreams may have meaning beyond a fondness for chickens, according to some experts.

Rotational Grazing Is Key On Missouri’s BF Farm

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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The farmers at BF Farm in Huggins, Missouri, use rotational grazing for cattle, goats and pigs for a healthy pasture and hardy livestock.

How To Transition To Veterinary Telemedicine

Animals | Uncategorized |
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In times of social distancing, farms needing certain types of veterinary assistance can use telemedicine. Here are five tips for making use of this tool.

3 Chicken Projects To Perk Up Your Poultry (And You)

Poultry
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Feeling cooped during the coronavirus response? Here are three chicken projects that will keep you, and your hens, occupied while you wait.

Maintaining An Egg Business During The Coronavirus

Farm Management | Poultry |
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The coronavirus response has changed a lot, but it won't stop your hens from laying. Here are some tips for maintaining an egg business during the pandemic.

Chicken Training Using Positive Techniques

Animals | Poultry |
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Chicken training? It's true—you can train chickens using positive reinforcement and positive punishment. Here's what that means and how you can get started.

Farming Mistakes Teach You Important Lessons & Skills

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Large Animals |
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Without generational knowledge to learn from, new growers often make farming mistakes along the way. It can be hard, but the lessons learned are invaluable.

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