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Summer Exercise Ideas to Enjoy With Your Pet

Some form of exercise should be a part of every person’s daily routine. With the warm weather still holding strong, there’s no better time to be outside, breaking a sweat, and soaking up some sun. It’s an even greater time to start exercising and enjoying physical activity with your pet. Before...

How Do I Help My Older Horse From Losing Weight?

Horses are beautiful creatures that require different levels of maintenance and care over time. Even though horses today will often live longer than their grandparents and sustain better health, there’s still a number of tips and tricks to follow to make sure your horse continues to have a...

Hot Weather Tips for Raising Poultry

As temperatures begin to flare above 90 degrees with high humidity, don’t forget about caring for your flock. An important requirement for raising poultry is maintaining a cool environment for them to produce and thrive. Chickens like humans also need hydration and shaded areas to feel comfortable...

How to Create a Spring Porch Pot

Porch pots are a great way to brighten any entryway and welcome guests to your home, and they're even more fun when you jazz up your porch pot with seasonal flair. A spring porch pot will add instant color to your entry and evoke all the freshness and renewal of the season. The Perfect Spring...

Tips to Keep Chicks Entertained

Chicks and chickens need stimulation and entertainment to stay healthy, and a healthy, happy chicken is one that will behave better, lay more eggs, and be a more pleasant barnyard or backyard companion. Fortunately, there are many easy ways to keep chicks entertained that don't require expensive...

Cleaning Your Chicks

Keeping chickens can be a dirty business, and chicks are especially dirty as they are clumsy and uncoordinated. A young chick may fall into its water dish and get bedding stuck to its feathers, it will be a messy eater and have food stuck to its bill and face, not to mention molting feathers and...

Entertaining Goats

Goats are curious, intelligent and more than a little mischievous, qualities that can quickly get them into trouble if they feel bored. Fortunately, there are many creative and easy ways of entertaining goats to help them exercise their natural inventiveness and ingenuity without pesky problems...

Chicken Coop Makeover

Chicken coops used to be a simple homemade structures built out of chicken wire and some wood with a sturdy roof. Today, chicken coops have become so elaborate that the size and complexity of them can rival that of a modern human home. Regardless of the size and beauty of the structure, a chicken...

2018 Garden Trends

Gardening may be a time-tested, classic hobby that has been popular for generations, but that doesn't mean it stays the same from year to year. With new plant cultivars, greater awareness of environmentally-friendly practices, innovations in tools and techniques, changing dietary needs and...

Three Reasons Why Your New Horse May Be Bucking

So you just brought your new horse home. The person you bought the horse from didn’t seem to have any issues when riding him, but when you brought him home, he started to buck. What changed since you brought him home to your stables? Katherine Blocksdorf of About.com suggests some reasons that your...

Holiday Gift Guide for Pets

Our pets are members of the family and it is only natural to want to include them on our lists for holiday shopping and gifts. But what gifts are best for your pets? Top Holiday Gift Choices for Pets Pets don't make wish lists, write to Santa Claus, fill out a registry form or drop not-so-subtle...

Training Your Dog From the Pad to the Yard

Using pee pads can be great for an indoor potty area for your dog, especially if you live in an apartment, need to leave your dog home during long work days or can't manage to let your dog outdoors as often as it may need. But what about if you move to a house with a generous yard, change your work...

How to Make Pumpkin Planters

Pumpkins are the ultimate autumn decoration, but you can do so much more than just pile them around or carve jack-o-lanterns. Pumpkin planters are easy to create and there are many ways to use them beautifully for all your fall decorating. Pick Your Pumpkin While any pumpkin can be carved as a...

Creating Natural Privacy With These Plants

As cities and suburbs grow ever more crowded, your backyard or garden sanctuary is vital to your privacy and well-being. How can you make your outdoor living space truly private, however, without resorting to harsh fences and artificial barriers? Fortunately, there are many attractive plants that...

Get an Early Start on Your Canning

Canning is a great way to preserve a bountiful harvest, create healthier meals and save money on groceries, but it can also be an arduous workload, particularly if you have a large garden and many different types of produce to can. Fortunately, there are several ways you can get a head start on...

Best Ways to Get Rid of and Prevent Fleas and Ticks

Fleas and ticks are no one's favorite guests, but dealing with these pests is an inevitable part of pet ownership. Fortunately, there are easy ways to get rid of fleas and ticks and prevent them from coming back. The Problems With Fleas and Ticks Fleas and ticks are more than just an itchy...

Pruning Azaleas

Azaleas are beautiful flowering shrubs popular for landscaping, but without proper pruning they can occasionally get shaggy and overgrown. Fortunately, it's easy to keep these shrubs in top shape so they always look their very best. About Azaleas Azaleas are part of the plant family Ericaceae, the...

What Are The Cleanest Dog Breeds?

All dog owners know that every four-legged family member comes with a certain amount of mess, but are some dogs naturally cleaner than others? By learning which dog breeds are the cleanest, you can choose the best furry addition to your family. Defining Dirty All dogs are at least a little messy,...

Caring for Piglets

Pigs can be a fun and profitable addition to your farm, whether you are raising a pig for meat or to breed more pigs to sell. It can be a challenge to care for piglets, however, and you need to be ready to meet their particular needs in order to raise thriving, healthy pigs. Before You Get...

What Is Bugging Your Garden?

Many gardeners have a love-hate relationship with the bugs in their garden. There are insects that are undeniably beneficial and great residents, as they enhance pollination, improve soil quality and defend plants against more aggressive, harmful bugs and other wildlife. Other insects, however, can...

How to Stop Your Dog From Bullying Other Dogs

Dogs are social animals that are most comfortable with companionship, but that doesn't mean that all dogs naturally get along. It can be embarrassing and even dangerous when a dog becomes a bully, but fortunately there are ways a responsible pet owner can correct their dog's bullying behavior...

All About Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are fascinating, but how much do you really know about these flying jewels? Top 10 Questions About Hummingbirds How many types of hummingbirds are there? There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds, but there are only about a dozen species that regularly visit the United States....

Preparing for Chicks: Setting Up Your Brooder

Spring is chick season. Whether you are just starting a flock, increasing the numbers of chickens you keep or bringing new breeds home to try. Your brooder is critical to give for your chicks security, warmth and shelter they need for their earliest days. How can you set up a brooder to give your...

Dental Care Tips for Your Pet

Healthy teeth and gums are essential for all pets, from chewing and eating to grooming, defense and clean breath. With just a few steps, pet owners can keep their pet's mouth healthy and avoid a range of unpleasant and dangerous health issues that result from poor dental care. Know the Signs The...

Keep Your Flock Happy and Healthy

Whether you have just a few chickens or a large, widely varied flock, a happy, healthy flock will be better socialized and will be more productive layers. Fortunately, happy and healthy go together and it is easy to keep chickens in superb condition with just a few easy steps. Provide Appropriate...