Breeding Farm Animals

Backyard chicken coops are becoming increasingly popular. Many cities now allow homeowners to have a small number of hens in their yards, so families can enjoy fresh eggs. Building a coop and a...

Goats are good at hiding their pregnancies. Even the most skilled farmer can have difficulty detecting whether a doe is expecting, making it rather hard to determine a goat's due date if you don't...

King quail are small and can live well with other birds including finches and doves. Due to the very small size of baby king quail chicks, the cage or aviary has to have a fine mesh wire. Many...

Female goats (called does) will most commonly spontaneously abort during the last two months of their gestation -- earlier abortions during pregnancy cannot usually be detected. There can be many...

The ability to tell the sex a baby chicken is not an easy process to learn and takes training and experience. The importance of knowing the sex of the baby chicken saves the manufacturer of these...

Shipping hatching eggs is one way to get birds to people who live far away. It's a great way to obtain birds of a given breed at a lesser cost than having birds shipped.

Many breeders of poultry practice line breeding, and this article explains an effective way to keep a closed flock using a form of line breeding called Spiral Breeding.

A rabbit hutch is a dwelling for rabbits. A rabbit hutch made of wire is sturdy enough to keep the rabbit in and keep predators out, and wire does not retain odors. You will need to include a...

How in the world do you get a male alpaca to breed when he is just not into things? I will show you one technique to get the job done. This is the easiest trick in the world and it really works! ...

Silkie chickens are Bantam-style chickens with fur-like, fluffy feathers. They are mainly a show breed, and are not highly prized for either meat or eggs. Their skin is black, and they are not...

If you have the land, the zoning and the love of large animals, raising hogs is a great way to provide extra meat and income for your family. Hogs are relatively inexpensive to keep and produce...

Hatching duck eggs can be an exciting process for both adults and children. It takes close to a month for duck eggs to hatch, so it requires a lot of patience and daily work. The work is not...

Baby bunnies are always fun to have around and almost everyone either wants one or has had one at some point in their life. The key to breeding rabbits is to first make sure you are doing it for...

If you are new to the world or breeding or raising horses, there are several ways to stay safe and easily train young horses. The earlier you begin to work with a foal, the easier it will be to...

If you have been following along with our series on how to hatch and raise baby ducks, then you now know how to go from freshly laid eggs to chirping baby ducks. The next steps are somewhat more...

Being born is an awesome thing. As humans, we think of this as a difficult and scary proposition, requiring Doctors and Nurses, and all the latest scientific equipment that money can buy. For...

Just as dairy farming requires skills that are different from a hog farmer, an attorney who specializes in litigation over stray voltage and current on dairy farms has specific and unique skills....

If you have decided to start your own chicken farm, the least expensive route to take is to hatch your own chicks. This is done by incubating the eggs and hatching them yourself. Knowing how to...

TO SEE MY OTHER ARTICLES, CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK - http://www.ehow.com/members/TheHabe-articles.html. Alpacas are beautiful and friendly animals. Cousins to llamas, they originated in the hills...

Palpating a doe rabbit will help you determine whether the rabbit is pregnant or not. While it is unwise to rebreed unless you are certain that the doe is not pregnant, it can still be helpful to...

In this article you'll learn how to pedigree breed a chicken, very useful for those who show their poultry.

There is no sure-fire way to get a hen to adopt a chick raised in an incubator, but there are steps that you can take to increase the chances that the mother will accept the surprise addition. By...

There are several varieties of chickens that can be separated into three main categories—egg layers, meat type birds and dual purpose birds. Even if you raise chickens to help preserve them or as...

Rabbit breeding is an enjoyable past time and a good way to earn a few extra dollars. Breeding a champion rabbit takes skill, knowledge and an understanding of the qualities of a blue ribbon...

Judge a market lamb not on its wool but on its chops and loin. Champion market lambs are valued for tasty meat and longevity in the cooler. Look for a lamb with style and presence since it...

Judge a meat chicken on the quality and quantity of meat it will provide. Look for uniformity between chickens in the same pens at state fairs that do not judge individual chickens. Spot the fair...

Starting a cattle herd can be a lucrative endeavor, if done properly. As an authority on raising cattle once said: "Buy the cattle low. Fatten them cheaply. Sell them high." The formula for doing...

Whether you're looking to supplement your income or provide a tasty home grown meal for the family, you'll profit either way raising turkeys. The benefits are widespread and include a built- in...

There comes a time in everyone's life when they must ask the question, "What am I going to do with all these guinea fowl eggs?". Well, probably not. However, if you happen to like guinea fowl and...

Hatching chicken eggs is a common science experiment in classrooms or at home. Children can learn a lot about nature and the growth process by watching chicken eggs hatch. If you are interested in...

Ostriches reach sexual maturity at about 2 years old and then are able to start laying eggs. Adult ostriches can lay up to fifty eggs per year, as long as the eggs are removed from the nest. It...

The height and long legs of an ostrich, and the behavior of some of the males, mean you need to build a special fence for ostriches. If ostrich chicks are being raised, use a different fence...

Ostriches are part of the ratite family which include other flightless birds like the emu and kiwi. The male ostrich has two testicles and a phallus. The female ostrich has only one ovary (left)...