Category:Farm Animals

Most sheep illnesses are easy to treat if you catch them early. Many sheep illnesses are preventable. Proper care of your sheep is essential for the recovery of most sheep illnesses. Sheep scab is an illness caused by a mite on the sheep’s skin. The illness sheep scab is treated by either dips or by …
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Building chicken nests can increase the egg production in a backyard setting. These chicken nests are easy to make and only take a little material and equipment. A tape measure, a drill and a saw are all the equipment that will be needed. Step 1 Step one is to gather the building material needed. These …
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The act of branding livestock using a fire-heated material so as to identify its owner has origins dating back to the Ancient Egyptians. However, in America it became the standard technique of marking livestock from the arrival of the Spaniards in the 1500s. There are several forms of branding apart from the traditional hot iron …
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Domesticated pigs have been bred for many years using several different methods. Each method has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. These methods are hand-mating, pen-mating, pasture-mating, artificial insemination (A.I.) and embryo transplant. All of these methods can be used when a gilt, a young female pig, is at least 10 months old or …
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Egg eating is not a very productive behavior with laying hens, but with the proper prevention it can usually be avoided. The proper prevention for this behavior will include proper housing, proper size of nests, good nutritious feed, nutritional supplements and good care and management of the chicken flock. All steps of the prevention plan …
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Donkeys are among the easiest animals to take care of thus more and more people are raising donkeys. If you have donkeys at home, here are easy to follow strategies in taking care of donkeys: Charity begins at home.  The first thing to consider is the home of the donkey. You have to make sure …
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When you buy a baby lamb, one of the things to consider is whether to buy an orphaned lamb or a lamb that is being sold by a rancher/ farmer for profit.  Everyone has their own opinions on adopting from a shelter or rescue organization.  Some agree with it and some would rather not deal …
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If you’ve recently gotten into farming or need a new chicken coop, you’ll be glad to know that it isn’t hard to make your own. If you want to know how to build a chicken coop, this article will give you a good idea of how to get started. Chickens generally need two feet of …
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Raising free range hens requires little in the way of equipment, but one essential item they need is space to nest in. There are various ideas about the requirements of building nesting boxes for free range hens, but there are several things to keep in mind. First, the nesting box needs to be of an …
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Buying a sheep farm is a good idea when you love agricultural farming, farm animals and would want to take care of these gentle creatures. Though it may take a lot of your time, effort, and money, it will be something worth getting into as sheep is prized for their wool and are easier to …
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