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Check Out This Delicious Vegan Avocado Crema Recipe!

Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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This creamy avocado crema recipe (easily made vegan) adds a delicious, allergy-friendly dip option to the dinner table or snack tray.

Snakes Alive! Get To Know Common Farm Serpents

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Don’t be alarmed at the presence of slithering serpents in your chicken runs. The majority of field snakes are not only non-venomous but also beneficial to your farm.

Explore The Anchoring, Therapeutic Power Of Cedar Path Farm

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden |
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Jodi Briggs Gabriel from the North Carolina-based Cedar Path Farm tells us how growing flowers helps encapsulate the magic of farm life.

This Cool Coop Teaches Environmental Responsibility!

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Designed by students using reused materials, this cool chicken coop houses chickens that recycle food and yard waste into rich compost for the school garden!

Tips For Keeping Rodents Out Of The Chicken Coop

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Rodents are more pest than predator to chickens, but in the coop they can spread disease and cause destruction, so make sure you don't attract mice or rats.

Embrace Hand Tools On National Gardening Exercise Day

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Did you know June 6 is National Gardening Exercise Day? It’s a day hobby farmers should be keen to celebrate. Here are some ideas to get you started:

A Broody Hen Can Hatch Duck Eggs (Excerpt, “An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Raising Backyard Ducks”)

Animals | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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You can use one of your broody hens to hatch duck eggs, says "An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Raising Backyard Ducks" author Gail Damerow.

What You Should Know About Frothy Bloat In Cattle

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Are your cattle on pasture at risk of frothy bloat? Learn to recognize the warning signs and what you should do to prevent this fatal condition.

Video: Build A Simple DIY Bee Stand For Your Hives

Animals | Beekeeping | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Projects | Video |
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I'm getting ready for my first year as a beekeeper. My hives are ready, but I'm building this simple, table-style bee stand to keep the boxes off the wet ground.

Recipe: Ma’s Texas Caviar Is Easy, Versatile & Tasty

Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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This crowd-pleasing Texas caviar recipe is as tasty as it is easy to make. Read 'til the end for a time- and space-saving tip you'll use time and again!

Can You Identify This Mystery Chicken Breed?

Animals | Breeds | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Do you know this mystery chicken breed? With European roots (and a name to boot), this striking bird lays dark-brown eggs all year long.

Chicken Chat: Falling In Love With A Special Flock

Animals | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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For Malia F., the family's flock led to hen bonding, a case of chicken math, a nasty pecking order incident and an introduction to poultry exhibition.

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