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Prepare for the Veterinary Feed Directive Update
Add to Favorites Have you heard of the new Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD)? If not, chances are if you own animals, you will soon. These new regulations will go into …
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Beef Cattle Farming for Beginners
Add to Favorites The Livestock Book by W. R. Thompson and John McKinney, 1952, was intended as an introductory/overview of the potential of raising livestock as a career. Its sections …
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Free Range Pig Farming on the Homestead
Add to Favorites By Al Doyle – With free-range pig farming, you’ll be raising your own high-quality meat. Like other home-raised food products, meat from a homestead hog is far superior …
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Tips on How to Raise a Pig for Meat
Add to Favorites By Todd Quinn – I never thought I would raise my own pig, but as Thomas Jefferson once said, “I am an old man, but a new …
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Raising Pigs for Meat in Your Own Backyard
Add to Favorites By Kay Wolfe – There was a time when every rural household had a pig or two they were “fattening” for the winter. In just one generation, …
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How Much Are Rabbits and What Does it Cost to Raise Them?
How much are rabbits? It may be surprising to learn that rabbits are not the cheap/easy starter pet that they are made out to be.
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Rabbit Cages or Colonies: Which is Better?
If you want to try your hand at raising rabbits for meat, fiber, or as pets, you’ll have to decide whether to keep them in rabbit cages or colonies.
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What Fruits Can Rabbits Eat?
Add to Favorites A frequent question I’m asked is “What fruits can rabbits eat?” It’s a good question. While there are a variety of fruits your rabbit can safely eat, …
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What Herbs Can Rabbits Eat?
Add to Favorites When you have a pet rabbit, their special diet is an adjustment that many people aren’t prepared for in the beginning. Every morning, in addition to their …
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How the Bot Fly Causes Warbles in Rabbits
Add to Favorites Bot fly symptoms in rabbits show up after the Cuterebra fly deposits an egg on the skin of the rabbit. It is one of the rabbit facts …
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Home Remedies for Cold and Flu Season
Add to Favorites Honey is incredibly useful in home remedies for cold and flu season. It’s soothing, nutritious, has healing properties, and, of course, is sweet. In late fall you can …
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17 Epsom Salt Uses From Body to Barnyard
Add to Favorites Most everyone knows about Epsom salt for the bath to ease sore muscles, but there are many Epsom salt uses on the homestead you may not know …
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7 Home Remedies For Upset Stomach That Work Fast
Add to Favorites We just can’t help ourselves, can we? We overeat during the holidays. So many parties, so many celebrations it’s just hard to say no or enough. Don’t …
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What Are the Best Natural Remedies for Anxiety?
Add to Favorites Learning about natural remedies for anxiety was part of my own healing journey many years ago. After prescription medications had failed me and left me feeling sicker …
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Rosemary Benefits: Rosemary Isn’t Just For Remembrance
Add to Favorites By Millie Troth, Colorado Rosemary benefits go way beyond just the traditional “rosemary for remembrance.” Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like …
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