Before getting homestead animals, it's most important to take time to research what this step will bring to your family. Too many animals are brought home with little planning or forethought about what they need or how they will be housed and cared for. Excuse me while I stand on this soapbox for a few minutes. Ahem. As we are now in the winter season and spring is approaching, (really, it is), I want to go over some things I feel very strongly about. Spring seems to trigger the urge to … [Read more...]
Abnormal Duck Wing
Abnormal Duck Wing : What to do and How to Prevent it. An abnormal duck wing, such as angel wing, twisted wing, and lazy wing, occur in waterfowl populations that are fed by humans. Not a lot of research has been undertaken on the syndrome. Abnormal duck wing occurrences do not affect the ducks ability to carry out normal duck production or activities such as eating, foraging, drinking and swimming. Angel Wing usually only occurs in one wing. The condition merely affects the appearance … [Read more...]
Travel with Pets
Car Travel with Pets The end of the year holidays are fast approaching and whether you are traveling to celebrate Christmas with family, or traveling home from school for the semester break you may want to travel with your pets as opposed to leaving them behind. If you choose automobile travel with pets there are a number of items you should give some thought and preparation to before taking off. I gathered up some tips about traveling with different species of pets. I have been … [Read more...]
Questions and Answers on Farming
This week we have questions about hens crowing, raising goats, best starter breeds of chickens and keeping the chicken coop clean. How about if we join the Coffee Break and the Q&A together in one segment! You can grab your favorite beverage, take a short break and read through these questions and my ever so brilliant responses. Feel free to join in the conversation by using the comment section below. Ready? lets get started with this week's Questions and Answers on Farming. One of … [Read more...]
Raising Pigs to Clear Land
We didn't start out raising pigs to clear land. The truth is we raise pigs and cows for meat. Some of our pigs are kept for the purpose of making more pigs. The correct farm term for this is breeding. The sows or breeders, (momma pigs) live with Charlie Pig right now and there is a new boar being raised to help Charlie with the job as he ages or as we need to vary the genetic pool. Who is Using Pigs to Clear Land? So how did we realize that pigs are amazing at the job of land clearing? We … [Read more...]
