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Though heritage turkeys are smaller than hybrid or commercial turkeys and take a bit longer to reach ...
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Though pigeons are no longer messengers with paper letters today, they’re still relevant for their ...
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Old hens reduce laying eggs after two years and stop giving eggs soon, so I cull them and rotate the ...
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After years of herding, I came to know that raising wool sheep is more laborious than keeping dairy ...
Ultimate Guide to Raising Turkeys for Meat
Whether you want Thanksgiving and Christmas table birds or want to raise meat year-round, raising ...
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My grandparents have been raising Black Angus for long enough that my dad wasn’t born, so when I ...
5+ Best Milk Cow Breeds for Small Farms and Homesteads
Unlike others, dairy cows mean lots of milk from large animals, and at least two milkings a ...
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While standard sheep can yield more wool, milk, and meat, small sheep breeds are easy to care for ...
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When I don’t see barblers, orioles, tanagers, and some hummingbirds around my homestead, I ...



















