If you keep poultry, be they ducks or chickens, you already know that you get eggs in every color of the rainbow depending on what breed you have. You’ll get white and off-white, pale yellow, taupe, tan, blue, green, and every shade of brown. It’s a wonderful sight to see when you are collecting eggs […]
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Emus are turning into big business in America, with more and more people raising them as profitable livestock or even as pets. Emus produce all kinds of products, including eggs, feathers, and leather but also emu oil, which is used in countless remedies and cosmetics, and other products besides. But, most kinds of poultry are
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If you’ve been paying any attention to social media, homesteading circles, or even the news in some places, you’ve probably seen that emus are suddenly all the rage. Why? I don’t know, but I don’t think it’s “just a fad,” either. They are coming on in a big way here in the US, with people
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Emus are turning into something of a hot commodity here in the United States. Yes, they are very trendy thanks to their rise on social media, but these big, ancient birds are also very valuable, as are their products. Aside from their huge size, taking care of them is a lot like taking care of
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I never thought it would happen, but lately, emus are getting very popular in the US. Lots of folks are interested in these gigantic birds as pets and also as money makers since they produce many valuable products. And if you’ve got some skill and experience taking care of other poultry, emu aren’t that much
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If you know anything at all about emus, you know they are truly humongous birds. And all birds lay eggs, so that means emus lay eggs – duh! Whether you’re just curious about the emu fad that’s going around these days or you’re considering getting a mob of your own as pets or livestock, it’s
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If you’ve ever stopped to watch sheep meandering around a pasture, you’ve probably noticed that the adults and the lambs from time to time will rear back and headbutt each other… Sometimes they might even give the people trying to take care of them a good whack! It sure looks funny, maybe even a little
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Beef is one of the most popular meats consumed in the United States, if not the most popular. And beef, of course, comes from cows. Whether you want to have a family cow or two to keep your freezer packed with super high-quality meat, or you want to start a viable business with beef cattle,
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One of the great things about canning is that there is hardly anything that can’t be canned. You want to preserve fresh fruits and veggies? No problem. Maybe some pickled ones? Absolutely. You want to can meat? Sure thing. It’s easy to go a little crazy with this power of preservation, but despite appearances not
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I think most folks, and certainly all of us who own geese, know by now that they are predominantly herbivores that eat a huge variety of plant matter. Leafy greens are a constant favorite and a staple for geese whether they are in a domestic setting or out in the wild, but do geese eat
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