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Know The Importance Of Basic Wilderness Survival Gear
April 25, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Jim Cobb, Wisconsin This is the time of year when families begin planning summer vacations. Quite often, those trips involve spending some quality time out in …

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sheep! March/April 2019
March 18, 2019 · · Sheep

Here’s what you’ll find in the March / April print issue of sheep! magazine! Subscribe so you never miss another issue.

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Pack Conflicts: Causes and Solutions
March 14, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites By Brenda M. Negri, Cinco Deseos Ranch LGD’s – Running a very large (20+) pack of livestock guardian dDogs (LGD) for several years now, I’ve observed and learned what …

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LGD Pack Size Affects Success
March 14, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites By Brenda M. Negri, Cinco Deseos Ranch – When it comes to efficient predator control and livestock protection using livestock guardian dogs (LGDs), real success usually comes from …

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Preventing Unwarranted Aggression in Livestock Guardian Dogs
March 14, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites By Mary Jane Oelke For many years I kept registered French Alpine milk goats and along with this endeavor, I acquired a Great Pyrenees livestock guard dog. …

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Protect Your Poultry With Livestock Guardian Dogs
March 14, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites By Brenda M. Negri, Cinco Deseos Ranch LGDS – Free-ranging poultry is all the rage these days as cage-free eggs from “happier, healthier hens” bring premium market value and health …

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Working Like A Dog
March 14, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites By Kenny Coogan For hundreds of years, dogs have worked with humans in mutually beneficial relationships. Historically and presently, dogs help us hunt, protect our homes, kill vermin …

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Adventures in Orange Oil Ant Killer
March 14, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites By Lisa Jansen Discovering my orange oil ant killer was a triumphant epiphany after a lengthy battle with ants. I’m an old farm girl. As a child, …

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Protecting the Homestead From Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
March 14, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites By Karin Deneke – It doesn’t make much difference where you live, chances are, sooner or later you will encounter rodents. Gnawing sounds coming from the void …

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How to Get Rid of a Skunk Smell on a Dog
March 14, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

How to get rid of a skunk smell on a dog is something many of us have unfortunately wondered. Whether it’s your livestock guardian dog or your family pet, we want to encourage their curiosity, but when our friendly canines stick their nose somewhere they shouldn’t, sometimes they come back smelling like a skunk.

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Humanely Trapping Raccoons, Foxes, Skunks and More
March 14, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites By Ronnie Ashmore, West Virginia – A family farm, homestead, or just your little backyard herd are all susceptible to predation. There are many four-legged animals just sneaking …

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Protecting Raspberries from Birds
March 14, 2019 · · Growing

Don’t let years of hard work go to waste. Protecting raspberries from birds saves berries for your kitchen!

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Protecting Trees from Deer with Cages and Shelters
March 14, 2019 · · Growing

Keeping deer out of gardens is one thing, but protecting trees from deer is entirely another. Tree cages or tree shelters are meant to keep deer from eating the top of the tree.

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Natural Aphids Control in Your Garden
March 14, 2019 · · Growing

If you are an avid gardener like I am, likely at some point you will have the need for aphids control. Aphids are a common garden pest that like to feed on a wide variety of plants, garden vegetables, and flowers.

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How to Get Rid of Bagworms
March 14, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites You may be wondering how to get rid of bagworms that you’re finding on trees in your yard. The first step is to make sure what you’re …

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