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Pigeon Facts: An Introduction and History
Pigeons are remarkable for so many reasons. A true cosmopolitan, long after humans have left this Earth, only cockroaches, rats, and pigeons will remain. Humans and pigeons have been sharing living...
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Prepare Your Chickens for Molting Season
In case you haven’t heard, we’ve got exciting news for all you Backyard Poultry readers out there! If you have a Web-Only or All-Access Backyard Poultry subscription, you now get six EXTRA e-editions...
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The Scoop on Using Prebiotics and Probiotics for Chickens
When chicken keepers get their birds, they often wonder what to feed chickens. It’s probably the first question most newcomers ask. They naturally concentrate on commercial feed rations, fresh water,...
View ArticleRaising Sheep: Buying and Caring for Your First Flock
By Marvin R. Gray – So you’ve moved to the country and have been thinking about raising sheep on your five or 10 acres. Perhaps you have only limited livestock experience, but raising sheep is...
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Why and When Do Chickens Molt?
By Jen Pitino – Many people wonder when do chickens molt? Molting, the chicken pundits tell us, is supposed to happen in either spring or at the end of summer as we slip in to fall weather and shorter...
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A Wonderful Goat Milk Soap Recipe with 5 Variations
By Mary Jane Toth – Goat milk soap is gentle to the skin. When used in soap, one delightful goat milk benefit is that it delivers calcium to the skin, making it smoother and healthier. Homemade...
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How to Get Rid of Rats and Mice
Countryside & Small Stock Journal September/October 2017 issue is NOW AVAILABLE! Subscribe today and learn how to get rid of rats and mice naturally. Ahhhh! Fall! It’s such a welcome relief from...
View ArticleCool Chicken Coops, Therapy Chickens and More!
Our August/September 2017 issue is NOW AVAILABLE! Learn how therapy chickens are gaining in popularity, check out cool chicken coops from readers, including our three Coolest Coops contest winners, and...
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Are You Wondering What Do Roosters Eat?
The common answer from chicken keepers when you ask them “what do roosters eat” is that they feed their roosters the same thing as the rest of the flock. This makes sense in backyard settings where the...
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10 Facts About Ducks: Are Ducks the New Chickens?
Over the last few years, keeping backyard chickens has become all the rage. Whether it’s wanting to know where their food is coming from, a desire to be more self-sufficient or merely wanting to go...
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Frittatas 101 – Start Basic Then Make it Fancy
When I learned to make frittatas, I knew I had a dish simple enough for a family supper yet fancy enough for entertaining. Frittata, which translates to “fried” in Italian, is an egg-based classic...
View ArticleWhat is Your Livestock Guardian Dog’s Bark Trying to Tell You?
Our July/August 2017 issue of sheep! is NOW AVAILABLE, featuring stories that answer questions like, what is your livestock guardian dog’s bark trying to tell you? Learn why this magazine is the...
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From Canning Tomatoes to Pickling Beets, Savor Your Homegrown Harvest!
Our Summer 2017 e-edition is now available! Learn how to can, store, and preserve the homestead harvest you have worked so hard to grow — from canning tomatoes to pickling beats, this issue has all the...
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What is the Best Mulch to Prevent Weeds?
All Photos By Shelley Dedauw The best mulch to prevent weeds depends on where the mulch lies, what else you need it to do…and, of course, cost. What is the most important factor for a successful...
View ArticleHello From Pam Freeman, Countryside Editor
My experience may be unusual, but when I grew up, I never tasted store-bought jam or tomatoes from a supermarket can. In fact, our pantry just didn’t have many store-bought items. My mom canned...
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How to Get Started with Meat Goat Farming
By Christine Kocourek – I have been involved with goats for more than 20 years, starting with grade dairy goats. My farm currently has more than 40 head of registered fullblood, purebred, and...
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Summertime Chicken Care 101
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10 Best Agriculture Schools
By Doug Ottinger, Minnesota Academia, I learned, is not all about laptops and college football games these days. In a few corners around the country, some of the best agriculture schools are training...
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How to Shear a Sheep and Other Fiber Animals
Learning how to shear a sheep takes practice and time. Before you head out to buy sheep shearing supplies try to observe a professional sheep shearer and ask questions. The first few times are going to...
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CDC: Salmonella Outbreak – Should You be Worried About Your Backyard Birds?
By Michelle Miller – A new CDC Salmonella outbreak report warns that illness from Salmonella is on the rise in 2017. Hundreds of people, over a third being children under the age of five, have become...
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