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27 Herbs for Your Chickens to Keep Them Healthy

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Herbal Medicine Chest: 43 Herbs to Have * The Homesteading Hippy

WEBHypnotics : These herbs relax the nerves and encourage sleep. Refrigerants: These herbs have cooling properties and can help relieve thirst in a situation of …

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7 Natural Ways to Deworm a Chicken * The Homesteading Hippy

WEBTo do this, just put a few cloves of garlic in a pot of hot, but not boiling, water and let it steep for 15-20 minutes. Then, remove the garlic, let the water cool, and add …

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Diatomaceous Earth (DE) For Chickens and When To Use It

WEBBelow, we’ll discuss the three main uses for DE in chicken care: dust baths, food supplementation, and coop cleaning. 1. Dust Bath. When chickens take dust baths, …

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Mealworm Farming From A to Z

WEBThe first step to breeding mealworms is to start with good, healthy larvae. This means you want to buy them from a known and trusted supplier that has not treated …

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Here is How to Treat a Sick Chicken Step by Step

WEBMedicate the chickens with doxycycline, tylvalosin, tylosin, oxytetracycline, or pleuromutilins. Clean coops, and feed and water dispensers with a low concentration …

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Should I Feed Diatomaceous Earth (DE) To My Chickens

WEBDiatomaceous earth has several benefits for chickens when ingested in safe quantities. The material itself contains critical trace minerals for chickens, and it can also …

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How to Plant, Grow, Harvest, and Use St. John’s Wort

WEBSimply choose a healthy stem and cut off a portion of stem that is about two to four inches long. Remove the leaves from the bottom half. Dip in root growth hormone …

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So, Can You Overfeed Your Pig

WEBYes, it is possible to overfeed a pig. Overfeeding pigs that are not intended for quick slaughter can cause a number of problems, including joint and heart problems, …

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15 Things To Do for Your Bees To Keep Them Healthy

WEBYou can add pebbles to the dish/bath for them to land on and drink. 11 MUST Grow Pollinator Garden Plants. 3. Flowers are Food. Flowers provide sugar, pollen, …

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Mealworms for Chickens, Pros, Cons and Legality

WEBMealworms are an excellent source of calories, protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals for chickens. No joke, they are a tremendously nutritious menu item for them! …

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29 Snacks and Treats To Feed Your Goats in Moderation

WEBPopcorn. Popcorn, specifically the plain, unsalted kind, is a remarkably decent treat for goats. That’s because it’s pretty much just corn, and yes, I know that …

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40 Plants To Grow For Chicken Feed * The Homesteading Hippy

WEB22. Sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are easy to grow because, since they grow underground, they don’t take up a lot of space. Unlike regular white potatoes, …

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30 Purifying Plants You Can Grow for Clean Air

WEB5. Janet Craig Dracaena (Dracaena Deremensis) The elegant Janet Craig dracaena is a tried and trusted office or indoor plant for people looking to brighten up …

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Raising Boer Goats – The Ultimate Guide

WEBFirst off, a phonetic lesson. The word boer is pronounced: Bo sounds like BOO (with the long oo), and the r is pronounced the same as the first letter r as in red. …

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What Do Baby Chicks Eat

WEBOregano – Oregano is a good source of vitamins A, C, and K, as well as iron and calcium. It also has antimicrobial properties that can help protect your chicks from …

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18 Benefits and Uses of Bentonite Clay

WEB11) Hair Growth. Bentonite clay may contribute to hair growth and thickness. The use of the clay as a hair mask will help to create a healthy scalp and can remove …

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8 Salmon Faverolles Facts to Know Before You Get Them

WEBSalmon Faverolles are Capable Foragers. Another great thing that recommends the Salmon Faverolles to your average homesteader is the fact that they …

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Ayam Cemani: Is This Luxury Chicken Breed Worth Raising

WEBThe Ayam Cemani is closely related to another family of chickens known as Kedu, native to the central plains of Java. A direct descendant of the Ayam Bekisar …

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