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How are San Clemente Island bucks different from males of any other goat breed? Let’s dispel a few myths... (click here for the full article)

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Each spring, there is a flurry of activity in the barnyard as chicks orders are placed, coops cleaned, and plans laid for the new batch of chicks.... (click here for the full article)

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Despite the prevalence of more modern, industrialized breeding methods, which have all but erased genetic diversity, some of the older breeds and species have adapted and still hang on. One of the more impressive examples of this is the Muscovy duck. (click here for the full article)

Meningeal worms — scientifically called Parelaphostrongylus tenuis and more commonly known as the “deer worm” or “brain worm” — are a parasite that primarily lives in the digestive systems of white-tailed deer. A type of roundworm, these parasites... (click here for the full article)

Like many new farmers, goat owners often worry about their goats too much in the wintertime and not enough in hot weather. Heat and humidity can be as detrimental for goats as it can be for humans. (click here for the full article)

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Homesteading is about learning to make do with things other people would throw away. One traditional homesteading tip involves what to do with eggshells. (click here for the full article)

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With the recent concerns around food supplies nationwide, there has been an increased interest in homesteading, sustainable living and local food sourcing. Commonly, meat chickens are the

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The American Chinchilla is one of three Chinchilla rabbit breeds, named for the small, South American rodent with similar salt-and-pepper gray coloring. These include the..

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Raising rabbits in colonies can give them a more natural life, one where they live in groups and can socialize, rather than each rabbit having a cage to itself. This allows rabbits to play, groom one another, and... (click here for the full article)

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Honey, to most people, is a golden, amber colored syrup that comes wrapped in tiny, hexagonal segments wrapped in wax and contained in everything from artificially constructed boxes to barn walls to tree trunks. Fans of buckwheat honey know that... (click here for the full article)