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Goat Care 101

Goats can be amazing – and amusing! – additions to a backyard hobby farm or urban homestead. But do you know how to care for goats properly? Understanding the basics of goat care is essential to ensure healthy, productive animals that will live long, happy lives. Why Keep Goats? Goats are...

The Consequences of Vitamin E Deficiency in Horses

Vitamin E is an essential part of a horse’s diet, and lacking vitamin E can lead to dire health consequences. By understanding vitamin E, where it is found, and how to safely supplement a horse’s diet with adequate vitamin E, you can help your horse healthy and avoid the consequences of vitamin E...

Grooming Tips: How to Shed Out Your Horse's Winter Coat

Your horse's winter coat provides essential protection from frigid temperatures, biting winds and snow and ice. When the temperatures rise, breezes turn balmy and the rains warm up with spring, however, that same coat can be uncomfortable and unsightly as it begins to shed. Shedding is natural, but...

Does Your Horse Need Pre- and Probiotics in Their Feed?

Prebiotics and probiotics are buzzwords in different diet plans and can help restore gut and digestive health. But are they necessary for your horse? Learn what pre- and probiotics are and how they can be part of a healthy, nutritious equine diet. About Prebiotics and Probiotics Probiotics, also...

Raising Baby Chicks Can Be Easy, Even For The Inexperienced

Many people are opting to raise their own chicks these days. It’s a rewarding experience that can leave you with the freshest eggs on the block. If you’re new to the baby chicks game, then this article is for you. Raising chicks doesn’t have to be hard. With the right space and equipment along with...

Tips On Raising Poultry

Raising chickens on your estate or even in your backyard is a very fulfilling activity that requires dedicated time and practice. No matter how large of an operation you’re running, there are many important tips on raising poultry that every beginner must be aware of. Once everything is up and...

The Phenomena of Antler Development

Antlers on deer are a very interesting phenomenon. It’s our job, and our passion, to continuously be thinking through this process in order to provide you with insight on what it takes to help a buck produce a record set of antlers. The antler cycle is a regulated yearly cycle where the male deer...

Horse Dental Care

A horse's teeth change throughout its life and proper dental care is essential for your horse to be comfortable feeding, grazing and carrying a bit. But what types of problems can develop, and how should they be taken care of? Does Your Horse Have Tooth Problems? A horse has from 36-44 teeth, and...

Winter Feeding and Weight Management

Maintaining the ideal weight for your cattle and horses can be difficult through the lean winter months. With the proper winter feeding and weight management, however, can keep your livestock in the best condition for a healthy winter that leads to a productive spring. How Dietary Needs Change in...

Equine New Year’s Resolutions

It’s that time of year when everyone seems to be resolving to do things differently. Whatever that means to you, we are putting a horsey spin on resolutions as they relate to what we do with our equine partners and our activities around the barn. Here are some resolutions to consider if...

Free Range Chicken Care

Raising free range chickens can be a challenge, but it can be well worthwhile for a more robust, healthier, more productive flock. But what makes free range chickens so desirable, and what special needs do they have for their care? What Free Range Means When chickens or other livestock are “free...

How to Prepare Your Chickens For Winter

Chickens are a surprisingly resilient bird where winter is concerned. This is especially true if your poultry belongs to one of the winter-hardy breeds such as Blue Andalusian, Dominique, Brahma, or Plymouth Rocks. Still, if a chicken coop is mismanaged or in poor shape during winter, the biting...

The Importance of Fats in Horse Nutrition

It is well known even to non-horse people that horses are herbivores, but just grazing or feeding a horse a diet of hay alone will not provide them the proper nutrition. A limited amount of fat is essential for more energy, and there are many additional benefits of providing fat in your horse's...

Managing Mineral Intake

Minerals are an important part of the total ration for cows and calves. They are necessary for reproduction, health, growth and milk production. In most areas, minerals are not adequate in the forage or concentrate and must be provided. Many times, that is in the form of a free-choice product in a...

What You Should Know For Getting Your Horse Shod for Fall/Winter

It is generally accepted that finding the right horseshoe is extremely important for riding in temperate climates in the winter. Riding outdoors in the winter demands a special type of shoe that prevents your horse from serious injury. A variety of different factors must be taken into account when...

Chicken Molting Tips

Molting is an essential part of chickens’ growth and health, but losing and replacing feathers is also a messy, stressful process. Taking steps to help chickens with molting can minimize the stress and keep your backyard flock happy and healthy. About Molting All chickens molt to replace old,...

Seeding and Fertilizing Pastures

Is your pasture worn out and patchy? Is the cover thin and are unwanted plants encroaching on the space? Are your animals’ needs not being met when they graze? Seeding and fertilizing pastures can help keep fields in top condition to provide nourishing forage and a comfortable space for your horses...

Nutrition Your Cattle Needs

Good nutrition is essential for the health of your herd, but there are many different factors that affect what nutrition your cattle need. By understanding your cattle's needs, you can adjust their diet to offer them the best possible feed in different situations. What Nutrition Cattle Need All...

Help Freshly Weaned Calves Keep Their Appetite

Weaning can be a stressful time for calves, but by starting on a transitional feed that is designed to get calves eating when their appetite is reduced can help their long-term performance. Research conducted by Oklahoma State University says that newly received calves can have low intake with...

Deer Supplementation - It Is Hot, Now What?

Summer is here and antler growth is in full swing. We often forget about the nutritional requirements required by whitetail deer during the dog days of summer. June –August is typically one of the most stressful times on whitetail deer, due both to heat and the increased nutrient demands of antler...

Fly Control in Cattle Herds

Fly control is a critical part of an integrated pest management system and reducing your overall production costs. While there may not be a silver bullet for fly control, there are steps you can take to build a season-long fly control program. First, know your flies – house, stable, horn and face...

How to Prep Your Show Animals

No matter what types of animals you want to show – cattle, horses, sheep, chickens, pigeons, dogs, cats – they need to be at their best to make a favorable impression, and there are certain steps every animal owner can take to impress the judges. Prep the Paperwork Be sure that all necessary...

Summer Tips For Your Pet

We all love spending those long summer days outdoors with our pets. Let’s face it, they’re our furry companions and wherever we go, they go too. Keep in mind that like humans, not every pet can stand the heat. Where I come from down in Atlanta, Georgia during the summer, the mornings are hot, the...

Can You Recognize the Signs of Dehydration in Animals?

Animals cannot tell their owners when they are thirsty, and recognizing the signs of dehydration in different animals is crucial for pet owners, farmers and livestock handlers to ensure the animals are properly hydrated to stay healthy, particularly during hot summer months. Many animals show...

Build Your Own Raised Garden Bed

A raised garden bed is an easy gardening option ideal for small spaces or for gardeners who prefer a more organized, neat garden. But you don't need to buy an elaborate kit to create a raised bed – with a little effort, you can create a raised garden bed that exactly suits your needs and...

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Goat Care 101

The Consequences of Vitamin E Deficiency in Horses

Grooming Tips: How to Shed Out Your Horse's Winter Coat

Does Your Horse Need Pre- and Probiotics in Their Feed?

Raising Baby Chicks Can Be Easy, Even For The Inexperienced

Tips On Raising Poultry

The Phenomena of Antler Development

Horse Dental Care

Winter Feeding and Weight Management

Equine New Year’s Resolutions

​Free Range Chicken Care

How to Prepare Your Chickens For Winter

The Importance of Fats in Horse Nutrition

Managing Mineral Intake

What You Should Know For Getting Your Horse Shod for Fall/Winter

Chicken Molting Tips

Seeding and Fertilizing Pastures

Nutrition Your Cattle Needs

Help Freshly Weaned Calves Keep Their Appetite

Deer Supplementation - It Is Hot, Now What?

Fly Control in Cattle Herds

How to Prep Your Show Animals

Summer Tips For Your Pet

Can You Recognize the Signs of Dehydration in Animals?

Build Your Own Raised Garden Bed

Social Media Links

Free Range Chicken Care