Tag Archive: Raising Livestock

Mar 28

Pros & Cons of Raising Your Own Grass Fed Beef

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Melissa Knorris website shares an article on the positive and negatives of raising grass fed beef (livestock). In a perfect world we would know all the facts about the meat we eat but only a lucky few have the privilege of raising their our livestock. Some people think meat  appears wrapped in plastic sitting on …

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Mar 17

Chickens: Trimming Spurs & Toenails

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Ultimate Fowl blog takes us through a step by step process of  trimming spurs and toenails. If you raise chickens (roosters) or are serious about learning the how to keep your chickens healthy once you get them … this maybe be a helpful article. Having a homestead and raising livestock takes a lot of hard …

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Mar 09

Baby Chick Care – Chickens

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Fresh Eggs Daily is one the most amazing website about chicken we have had the pleasure of  featuring. This article is all about young chick care and getting ready for their arrival. How to create a brooding area for the chicks Temperature to keep them happy and healthy What to feed them Health concerns and …

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Mar 05

Keeping a Heritage Turkey Flock

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Farm Dreams blog featured an interesting article about raising a flock of  heritage turkeys on your homestead.  You may not even have a homestead yet but reading this article may influence your dreams of including turkeys in your plans. It gave me a new perspective of how it was possible.

Mar 04

NATURALLY FEEDING RABBITS

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Rise And Shine Rabbitry website share a long and in depth article about nutritional requirements when feeding rabbits naturally.  They also discuss what it is like for a day of a wild rabbit food foraging and how to use that information towards feeding your rabbits. Take from the article the information you find helpful …. …

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Mar 02

Trixie Belle’s Triplets – Graphic Goat Birth Article & Videos

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Snowy Pines Ridge blog invites us to share in a very special event, their female goat “Trixie Belle” having triplets kids. They share the whole process from beginning to the moment these 3 beautiful kids (goat babies) enter this world so if you can not handle graphic pictures or videos ….stop here.

Feb 22

A Simple Guide to Raising & Milking Goats

weedemandreap

Weed’em & Reap is a website that is sharing homesteading skills with city folks. I am glad to feature such a website that is teaching skills that embraces self sufficiency.  It helps people get in touch where our food goes from, how to make our own, better care for animals and the health benefits of good …

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Feb 15

Adding New Chickens to Your Flock

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Gracies Chickens blog shares tips on how to introduce new chickens into the your flock. Blue Cochin are a truly beautiful chicken.

Feb 12

Decrease in Egg Production: Causes & Solutions

Jan 30

The Hard Part of Homesteading

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