If you’re thinking about starting a garden, your best bet is to do so in a raised bed. Learning how to build a raised bed garden isn’t complicated and can save you quite a bit of money. A store-bought raised garden bed will be expensive, with many options costing several hundred dollars. However, you can […]
Does your pregnant bird’s abdomen look swollen, and can you see an egg bulging through its vent? If your pet bird couldn’t expel the egg during the normal delivery time frame and experienced those signs, she might be egg-bound. Egg binding in birds is fatal, so immediate action is crucial to saving your avian’s life. […]
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Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are important – but do your flocks need a daily snack, too? Chickens have a lot of energy and need plenty of calories to keep them going. At the same time, you can provide most of your chickens’ nutritional requirements via their feed – which is specially formulated to meet their […]
According to board-certified avian vets, pellets must make up 70% of the bird’s diet, but the remaining 15 to 30% can be allotted to fruits and vegetables for birds. But what fruit is safe for your avian pets, and what veggies are suitable for their needs? In this article, we compiled a list of healthy […]
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In an ideal world, we would let our chickens free-range all year round, and we’re sure they would appreciate us for this. However, what do you do during the winter, when predators such as foxes are desperate and risk an attack during the daytime? The answer is chicken tractors. You could keep your chickens in […]
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Are you interested in adding some rare finds to your flock? Every single bird on this list is a stunner with outstanding qualities; it would be a shame if they were to go away. If any of these breeds speak to you, seriously consider adding them to your breeding program so you can boost their […]
Free-ranging ducks are undeniably happy, especially when they swim in a big pond, congregate under a cool shade tree, or plat through a messy mud puddle in the yard. Unfortunately, this beautiful freedom comes with a cost, usually the loss of life for at least one duck per year. While you cannot guarantee the safety […]
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What Is The Deep Litter Method? (The Short Version) The Deep Litter method involves tossing carbon materials, such as straw, cardboard, hay, or wood chips onto the manure in a chicken coop or barn. Rather than scooping the muck out, layers of carbon are added on top, making a manure and carbon ‘lasagna” of sorts […]
Have you considered making your mix for your livestock feed? What do you think are the main ingredients in farm animal feed? If you are entirely new to raising livestock, then you’re in the right place! In this article, you will learn what animal feed is made of and what other nutrients you can add […]
Did you know that birds have a unique ability to hide their illnesses? So, if you’re planning to bring in a new member into your flock, you must not skip the most important preventive measure—quarantining. But you may be wondering how to quarantine pet birds and how long this process takes. Well, if those things […]
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