Feeding Farm Animals

How to Know if Eating Newspapers and Cardboard is Harmful to Rabbits

By Juliet Myfanwy Johnson

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Rabbits are natural chewers. Part of their genetic instinct is to chew and shred things as if they were building a nest in an underground burrow. In the wild, they would be injesting a moderate amount of the material they chewed. If your rabbit ... more »

How to Manage Cow Grazing

By Nona-Michael Jackson

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Cow grazing is an essential point in the healthy growth and development of the cows. A farmer might have a growing problem with his cows if there is little or no organization. The cows must be fed on grassland that has quality grass on it, have ... more »

How to Feed an Orphaned Lamb

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Abandoned, extra or orphan lambs happen in many flocks at lambing time for one reason or another. Ewes may die during or right after birth, produce insufficient milk or have a multiple birth and need help caring for the extra lamb. Feeding an ... more »

How to make feed go further.

By leannec71

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Whith the many uses for corn these days the price has gone up for farmers feeding there animals. If you need to supplement with feeds be smarter about how you feed your animals... more »

How to Raise Champion Geese for 4-H or Pleasure

By Julia Fuller

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Raising geese can be fun, profitable, and win 4-H trophies for champions, if you know what you are doing. Goslings are expensive so you do not want to lose any because of careless mistakes. You also do not want to waste your time growing scrawny ... more »

How to Bottle Feed a Kid Goat

By Kat Yares

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It will happen to anyone who breeds goats at some time. Either the mama doe goat dies in childbirth, or she refuses to nurse her kids. While it takes a lot in terms of commitment, the kid goat can be raised on a bottle until it is eating food... more »

How to Choose Food for an Emu

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Second only to the ostrich in size, the emu, like other livestock, requires its own unique feed. There are several routes you can take to ensure a balanced diet for your birds, but there are pros and cons for each method. You need to consider a ... more »

How to Feed a Mule Without Getting Bitten

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Feeding a mule without getting bitten keeps all your extremities intact. It takes a wise rancher to know how to avoid such a calamity. Many stories have been told of such pains of being bitten because of one unwise move on the part of the feeder. ... more »

How to Feed Your Goat

By eHow Pets Editor

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Choose feed based on what your goat or herd thrives best on and the type of grass or hay your goat has available... more »

How to Manage Cow Grazing

By Nona-Michael Jackson

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Cow grazing is an essential point in the healthy growth and development of the cows. A farmer might have a growing problem with his cows if there is little or no organization. The cows must be fed on grassland that has quality grass on it, have ... more »

How to Raise and Breed Red Golden Pheasants

By Ponytails

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What you will learn: Raising Chicks Breeding Pairs.. more »

How to Raise Champion Turkeys for 4-H or Pleasure

By Julia Fuller

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Raising turkeys can be fun, profitable, and earn 4-H trophies for champions if you know what you are doing. The chicks are expensive so you do not want to lose any because of careless mistakes. You also do not want to waste your time growing ... more »

How to Save Money on Hay

By eHow Pets Editor

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For horse and cow owners, hay can be the biggest expense incurred through the winter. Hay is the main food source for most cows and horses in the winter because there is no grass. There are many ways to store and feed hay, but doing certain ... more »

How to Choose Food for an Ostrich

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Animal experts are still studying ostriches to determine the best diet for them, but there are certain nutrients that we know ostriches need. In addition, commercially prepared foods are now available to take some of the guesswork out of feeding ... more »

How to Feed Baby Goats

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The most important thing to remember about feeding baby goats is that the first milk from the mother will establish the proper stomach health and nutrition. Feeding baby goats can be challenging for the first-time goat owner, but once you have ... more »

How to Raise Baby Chicks

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Chicks need feed, water, heat, light and space to grow into healthy chickens. If you're purchasing your chicks, read "How to Purchase Chicks" or "How to Hatch Chicks.".. more »

How to raise baby chicks

By Terri Aigner

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Who doesn't love gathering fresh eggs from the henhouse in the morning for breakfast? Not only are farmraised chickens healthy, their eggs and meat are healthier for you! A recent article in Mother Earth News proclaims what we already knew: A ... more »

How to Select and Feed Hens for Egg Production

By eHow Pets Editor

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For maximum egg production from your backyard flock, choose the same breeds of hens that large commercial producers use. Then you feed your hens correctly and maintain them with proper upkeep... more »

How to Supplement a Rabbit's Diet

By Juliet Myfanwy Johnson

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A bunny is a grazing animal, and it helps to give them little supplements to their meals throughout the day. Though the main staple in their diet is timothy or oat hay, they need some fresh greens, fruits or vegetables to round out the bunny food ... more »

How to Care for Chickens

By eHow Pets Editor

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Chickens make a good 4-H project for people with limited space and younger children. The birds can also provide your family with meat, eggs and entertainment... more »

How to Choose Grass Safe for Animals

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Choosing a pasture grass that is safe for your pasture animals is a tricky proposition. Many grasses that would seem to be fine may actually cause your animals to get sick. Here is how to choose a pasture grass that is safe for your animals... more »

How to Feed an Orphaned Calf

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A calf that has been orphaned at or soon after birth requires some special care for survival and good health. Every orphaned calf should be given colostrum, which will provide important antibodies. For specific information on feeding an orphaned ... more »

How to Feed Baby Chicks

By monkeys

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Every Easter, hundreds of chicks are delivered in baskets to new parents who usually have no idea how to feed them. Feeding baby chicks is not that tough, but it does take a bit of patience... more »

How to Feed Cows

By eHow Pets Editor

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A good feeding program for your cows will produce more milk, better calves and better meat for your table... more »

How to Feed Your Pig

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A healthy, happy show pig needs nutritious food regularly. Choose a feed that's high in energy (corn), low in fiber (cellulose) and supplemented with protein... more »

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