I would guess that about half the baby poultry sold each spring is lost to predators well before they lay an egg. The most common predators in th
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Sheep have been raised for milk for thousands of years and were milked before cows. The world's commercial dairy sheep industry is concentrated i
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Abscesses can occur on most animals but are quite common on goats. An abscess is a swelling with a lumpy appearance and will be filled with fluid
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Alpaca fur, or more correctly, alpaca fiber is one of the primary reasons why people raise alpacas. The fleece is comparable to cashmere and is known
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When you have a pet bird or other birds around you, like on a farm or in your yard, you might run the risk of developing something called aspergillos
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The main things to attend to for the first 60 days of a chicks’ life are housing, temperature, food and water, cleanliness. Chicks should be kept ind
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Many prominent people, including William Randolph Hearst, imported llamas to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Since the mid-1970s, the
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Are you thinking about raising alpacas as pets? These basic questions and answers might help you decide if raising exotic farm animals will work for
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Which Breeds Make the Best Pets Look at the colors and descriptions. Which appeal to you? For ducks, the larger breeds (Pekin, Rouen, Blue Swe
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What's happening during the last 4 to 6 weeks of pregnancy? Seventy (70) percent of fetal growth occurs during the last 4 to 6 weeks of pregnancy
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