animals
Emus: Alternative Agriculture
Raising emus is a popular choice for alternative agriculture for many reasons. Find out more about farming with these flightless birds.
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Pigeon Facts: An Introduction and History
Want to raise pigeons? Here are some pigeon facts and a bit of history to get you started.
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DIY Chicken Tractor Plan
Are you looking for a chicken tractor plan that will protect chickens from hawks and other predators while allowing them to free range? Try this one.
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Chicken Clothes for Halloween and Christmas
Whether it be for a competition, holiday, or just for pleasure, many people enjoy putting clothes and accessories on their chickens.
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Rabbit and Chicken Frostbite Prevention Methods
Rabbit and chicken frostbite occurrences are preventable. Adopting good cold-weather management for your small livestock buildings will go a long way to preventing rabbit and chicken frostbite in the first place.
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Chicken Feather and Skin Development
Feathers are actually a very complex part of the bird; the development of the feathers and the feather follicles is extremely involved.
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Guinea Fowl Care: Housing and Winter Survival
Guinea fowl that are trained to roost inside a shelter at night will outlive those that roost in trees. Guinea fowl have been reported to have lived to be 17 years or older, but unfortunately, more lose their lives to predators than to old age.
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Button Quail: Adorable By Any Name
Button quail, which are also known as Chinese painted quail, Chung-Chi, Asian blue quail or blue- breasted quail, are well, cute as a button! The smallest of the true quail, this species is endemic to Southeast Asia and Australia.
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The Toulouse Goose
When you envision a goose, chances are that the image that appears in your head is the familiar gray shape of a Toulouse.
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Feeding Your Flock Organic Chicken Feed
When deciding to use organic chicken feed for your flock, it’s first good to know what to feed chickens for a healthy diet. Believe it or not, an interesting fact about chickens is they don’t need grain to survive. Most people don’t realize chickens are not primarily herbivores (plant eaters).
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