Raising Animals
Quarantining New Animals Without Disrupting an Established Flock
Every established flock or small herd eventually meets a new arrival, whether that is a few pullets bought to replace aging...
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Chickens, goats and small herds, from predator proofing to body condition.
Raising Animals
Every established flock or small herd eventually meets a new arrival, whether that is a few pullets bought to replace aging...
Raising Animals
One of the harder things about running a small farm is that it contains two completely different kinds of work that compete for...
Raising Animals
I lost four birds in eleven days last October before I figured out what was happening, and the answer was not the fox I had...
Raising Animals
The coop I bought secondhand for my first six hens had a corner joint that gapped just wide enough for a raccoon's paw by its...
Raising Animals
A visiting cousin who works in an office and trains at a gym three times a week spent one afternoon helping me move hay bales...
Raising Animals
An older shepherd I used to work alongside called a clean lambing season pure luck, the kind of year the flock happened to...