Winter’s damp, cold weather and freezing temperatures can pose potential challenges to keeping your backyard chickens happy and healthy. Below are 4 tips on raising chickens in the winter, to support your flock’s health and well-being.

1. Prevent frostbite

Chickens are most prone to frostbite on their wattles, feet, and combs.

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Teff’s origin is thought to be Ethiopia, where it emerged as a grain crop for human consumption sometime between 4000 B.C. and 1000 B.C. Teff in the USA is grown primarily as a forage crop for livestock, is adaptable and it can grow in various environments.

It is a fine stemmed,...

What do you know about beet pulp? Maybe you’ve heard of it, but wondered what it is and how it can be used in a horse’s diet? Here are 5 things you may not have known about beet pulp.

1. Beet pulp is a byproduct from the processing of sugar...

Winter is upon us, which means pastures are dying and additional forage sources become a staple in horse diets. Are you the type of horse owner who buys what you can in late summer or fall, and then end up having to find more mid-winter, sometimes scrambling due to the...

Thanksgiving. The time of year where families gather together, laugh, rejoice, and spend well-needed quality time together. Along with the great food and conversation, we as humans, also reflect on what we are thankful for. Roofs over our heads, food in our bellies, and our health and happiness. This tradition...