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Preparing Your Hobby Farm for Winter: Tips for Chickens, Horses, and Rabbits

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Is Your Hobby Farm Ready For A Winter Storm? Winter is just around the corner! If you’re a hobby farmer, preparing your hobby farm for winter is crucial to ensure your chickens, horses and rabbits remain healthy throughout the cold season. While it’s best to get everything ready before a winter storm arrives, sometimes last-minute […]

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How To Keep Your Chickens Warm in The Winter!

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How do I keep my chickens from freezing in the winter? To heat or not to heat, that is the question! People that are new to raising backyard chickens often ask if they need to heat their coop? We live in Ontario, Canada. The winter weather can get extremely cold. Like I’m talking -20 to

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Why is my chicken losing so many feathers?

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Could my chicken be molting? Have you gone into your chicken coop and found a pile of feathers? You instantly go into panic mode and think a fox or racoon has gotten into your coop. You do a head count and all your chickens are accounted for. Now what? Why is my chicken losing so many

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6 Things You Should Consider Before Starting A Hobby Farm

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Have you ever looked online at farm pictures or videos? You will often see only the highlights of farm life. People typically post cute animals and beautiful scenery that paints a picture of tranquillity. Farm life is hard work and definitely challenging at times. When we moved to our home we had no intention of

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Rising Food Prices: What Can I Do At Home?

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Have you gone to the grocery store lately and some of your favourite items aren’t on the shelf? It’s time to get creative and consider a few options to help increase your food security, reduce your grocery bill and still have delicious meals for your family. The cost of food is rising and some of

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