Chickens spend much of their time inside their run or coop, and as all owners know anywhere that these birds spend time gets put through a lot: scratching, pecking, pooping, and more. That means that, in order to keep our chickens happy and healthy, we need to pick the right kind of ground cover. Something
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Sheep are grazing animals, and their diet consists mostly of grass. In the wild, the challenges associated with survival mean that they usually don’t have unlimited access to food. However, when sheep are domesticated and kept in captivity that isn’t the case: they are often fed unlimited if varied diets of hay or grain, and
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Contrary to popular belief, goats cannot eat garbage. While these curious creatures may be seen rooting through trash cans or bins, they are actually very selective eaters. Goats prefer to eat grass, leaves, and other vegetation and that includes plenty of fresh veggies. Goats will eat just about any type of vegetable, including leafy greens,
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Pigs have a reputation for being able to eat absolutely anything, but as any owner knows by now the reality doesn’t quite live up to that. Pigs have specific nutritional requirements, and they can get sick if those requirements are not met or if they are given substandard or harmful food. Accordingly, it is a
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Pigs have a reputation as loving mud, muck, and mire, and seem to enjoy nothing more than getting positively filthy. Though this reputation is only partially true, there is no denying that pigs seem entirely happy to wallow when it suits them. The deeper the puddle the better, it seems! This brings up an obvious
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Among livestock, pigs are often thought to be the most intensive eaters. Big, broad appetites mean that pigs will eat just about anything in their quest for calories. Although the reality does not quite stack up to the popular conception, as every owner knows, it is entirely true that pigs need a very diet of
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Most pig owners know that their pigs can eat all sorts of food, including meat, vegetables, and even fruit. But what they might not know is just what kinds of fruits and veggies their pigs can eat and get nutrition from. How about something like pumpkin? Can pigs eat pumpkins? Yes, pigs can eat pumpkins
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Like all livestock, there are some contentious foods concerning pigs. These are foods that some people and even some published literature claim are harmful or even dangerous for our pigs, whereas others say just the opposite. One such hot-topic vegetable is broccoli, believe it or not. Though a nutritional powerhouse for people, opinions seem split
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Nature is amazing, and often beautiful, but it is also hardcore. Shockingly, gorily hardcore. The brutal calculus of animal survival instinct seems to us inconceivable, and even worse when it spills over into a domestic environment. Perhaps nowhere is this more poignantly illustrated than the phenomenon of mother rabbits sometimes eating their young. It does
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When you have a flock of chickens that you depend on for laying, you probably have the gathering part of your routine down to a science: check the boxes in the morning, check them in the evening, and collect the eggs as you find them. Simple. But what happens when a hen decides to go
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