Farm Animals Health

Build a chicken coop without problems or spending too much money. your chicken coop must include an easy clean up. Tilt the floor at the rear. Mess will flow right out. Must provide protection...

Raising chickens can be very rewarding! But just like every other animal, they need fresh water and food. In the winter, it can be difficult to keep their water from freezing. Here are a few...

I've raised sheep and goats for over 20 years, and one of the things I used to dread was bottle babies. Lamb or kid milk replacer is stinky, expensive, and can be difficult to find when you live...

In this article you will learn how to correct splay leg in a newly hatched chick.

An important part of keeping a chicken flock healthy is to get rid of mites and lice. These parasites, which hide in your chickens' feathers, legs, and in their coop, can decrease egg production...

If your chickens are plucking each others feathers out, there are several things you can do. If the behavior is not stopped it can lead to serious damage or even death.

Marek’s Disease is very prevalent everywhere there is poultry, and if your chickens catch it there is no cure. Vaccinating chicks for Marek’s is not hard once you get the hang of it, and worth...

Poultry are subject to a number of external parasites. Those chickens which have external parasites will have their entire immune system affected. They will lay fewer eggs, and will be more...

Depending on the bovine, cattle can be a handful to doctor. Sometimes you just gotta rope it. here's how

As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, you will notice your chickens will start to lay less eggs. Chances are you're probably finally getting eggs on a regular basis from the new...

Now that your chickens are teenagers it is time to start moving them out of the chicken house. Free ranging chickens is a great way to help keep your chickens healthy, reduce the mess in the...

Although it is never looked forward to, there may come a time when you have a goat break a leg. Having a vet set it is best, but if there is no good vet available, or you cannot afford to have a...

Are you having problems with flies in your chicken coop or run or enclosure? Are you worried that the next door neighbors might notice the flies and complain? Here is a relatively easy and...

Coyotes, foxes, raccoons, hawks/eagles, snakes, bear, and even mountain lions can be a real threat to a lot of farm animals. There are many ways to protect your animals from these predators. Make...

Ritchie waterers are designed for simplicity while maintaining constant reliability that our customers have come to expect. Although maintenance is minimal, on occasion parts will need to be...

So you bought a few chicks and now they've outgrown the cardboard box you started them in. What do you do now? If you don't have the money to blow on an expensive coop let me give you the...

A dehydrated goat is a goat in serious danger. Dehydration can lead to death very quickly. Dehydration can be caused by several things including lack of water, scours (diarrhea), too much...

When a cow dies after giving birth, it is up to the rancher to feed the calf until he's old enough to survive on solid food.

Whether you have urban backyard laying hens or a rural chicken coop, lice as well as mites and other unwanted critters may show up, and there are easy, inexpensive and natural ways to remove pests...

You can build a brooder for baby birds of any type in an afternoon, with a few basic materials and little construction know-how.

Waiting eleven months for a newborn can seem like eternity, so making sure you are ready is essential to having a thriving foal. Here are a few tips for a safe and happy arrival.

When you use an incubator to hatch chicks, or if you buy your chicks from a hatchery, hatching the chickens is only part of the battle. The second part of the battle of raising chicks is known as...

Chicks are small, cute, and tempting to bring home. If you plan on bringing home a clutch of baby chicks this spring, you need to know how to take proper care of them starting the day they arrive,...

Unless a person does this for a living, they probably won't get overly proficient at sexing chicks. But it is a rewarding skill that you can learn with some accuracy.

this instruction gives general information on how to make ear muffs for a calf. A new born calf can be sensitve to severe cold and frost so you want to keep those ears and head covered. Why not...

Learn the EASY way to trim your goats hooves. Make them ready to show at fair!

This article is about choosing chickens at an auction or a swap meet. You will learn how to choose a healthy chicken. You will learn some tricks sellers and auctioneers pull to sell a bad...

As a preventive treatment and cure of hoof Thrush and the ailments caused by the thrush infection I have used this mixture for years. First mix 1 oz of Lysol disinfectant and one quart of water in...

This article will teach you how to make an herbal mash for sick chickens to boost their immune systems.