For a newbie smallholder, choosing a chicken breed is easier said than done. There is a confusing variety that is available. So what are the […]
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Understanding Ovine Johne’s Disease In Livestock
Ovine Johne’s disease is a chronic (long-standing) disease of the intestine. One of the biggest dangers when buying breeding livestock is that they can look […]
How To Make A Tussie Mussie
Learn how to make a tussie mussie as a gift to bring pleasure and comfort. A tussie mussie is a posy or small bunch of […]
How To Keep Your Animals Watered
Keeping your animals watered is fundamental to livestock care. When you are planning a water supply for your livestock, it is useful to know how […]
Fun Facts about Chickens
Most smallholders have a backyard flock, so here are some fun facts about chickens. The chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus, is a domestic subspecies of the red […]
Working With A Horse’s Memory
Horse trainers will be working with a horse’s memory and acknowledge that horses have good long-term memory. Research has shown that horses are also able […]
How To Keep Turkeys
Keeping turkeys is possible on smallholdings and if you raise them to eat, you’ll have a much more wholesome and flavourful turkey than anything you […]
The Importance of Earthworms in the Soil
Charles Darwin spent the last years of his life studying earthworms, because he valued the importance of earthworms in the soil. He said, “It may […]
Plants That Are Poisonous For Livestock
Livestock keepers need to be able to identify poisonous plants for livestock. It is important to know what is dangerous for sheep, goats and cattle […]
How To Introduce New Chickens To Your Flock
Introducing new chickens to an already established flock will need careful handling. But before you deal with this, the first step is quarantining the new […]