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The livestock rearing in countryside is done without skills.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 24 Mar 23

While farming with respect to different crops in Bengal requires skills the livestock rearing does not require skill. For example to grow brinjals, ladies fingers is different from growing cabbages and cauliflowers. But for...

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You can miss this post if you like. It's about dung beetles.

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 23 May 22

MyLotter Kharla Jolly (@kobesbuddy) wrote a lovely post recently entitled ‘Pardon the Horse Doo-Doos in the Photo’. You can catch up here: https://www.mylot.com/ post/3509924/ pardon-the-horse-doo-doos-in-the-photo. You might...

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Cattle Require Passport

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 12 Oct 19

If you are found to have cattle that are not in possession of a passport then they will be slaughtered. The slaughtered cattle will not be used for consumption. The passport must stay with the cattle for the length...

cattle

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Tattoos

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222624) • United States 5 Sep 19

Among the various types of human tattoos are decorative, symbolic, pictorial, cosmetic and medical. Livestock can also be tattooed on an ear, for example, as a means of identification. A mummy with 61 tattoos was found in...

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A Lot of bull (Not Politics), but $380,000 worth

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 26 Feb 18

That is the auction price paid for a Longhorn cow (no bull) at a livestock auction in Ft. Worth, TX . This is a hobby, really. Longhorns aren't raised for their beef, but for the length of their horns. The ones in the photo I...

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Where To Live

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 12 Jun 17

If you could live anywhere where would you live? Would you look for a sunny beach or out on a big farm with livestock? How about a log cabin or one of the tiny homes to live almost anywhere by moving your home to a different...

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Investing in trees and livestock

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 11 Dec 15

Investing in trees and livestock is one of the best investments for those in the countryside. Even if you are living in the city, you can invest in trees and livestock through your relatives in the countryside. Farming is not a...

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I shouldn’t laugh, but…

Fleur @Fleura (35065) • United Kingdom 25 Oct 15

I support a variety of charities and of course they all send their various magazines and newsletters to tell me all about the good they are doing with my money. One of these is Action Aid, and I was just reading their ‘Action’...

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I'd Like You To Meet One of my Four-Footed Neighbors

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 15 Aug 15

I live within walking distance of a neighborhood just outside the city limits. People here like to keep all kinds of animals. A veterinarian lives on the corner by the main street. I have seen horses, goats, cows, geese, chickens...

farm animals

pigs

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Do you live off the land?

Ruth Pearson @Gwensmom (504) • United States 14 Aug 15

I have been doing my summer gardening and canning/freezing veggies for the winter ahead. And what I am really excited about is getting chickens. I have 10 chickens. They are laying eggs and the plan is to sell extras. When they...

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Pricing of Livestock

themyl @themyl (1423) • United States 28 Dec 11

I recently came across a bull that was for sale. The animal was beautiful, but I don't know exactly how much to offer for the bull. I would hate to pay more than it is actually worth and at the same time wouldn't like to insult...

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Docile antibiotics can no longer cope with galloping germs.

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 24 Jun 11

Antibiotics, the wonder drugs which have been saving lives since their discovery a few decades ago, are losing their edge as germs become resistant to them. In the rat race between germs and drugs, germs are outpacing medicines....

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That is...Eggstravagent!

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 29 Nov 10

Bolt the hen is feeling a bit under the feather after an eggstra-ordinary feat she pulled off. She laid an egg measuring 3.6 inches by 2.2 inches after laying for just three weeks. ~ 'It's enormous, bigger than a duck egg. You...

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Horse gets mauled by cougar!

blue65packer @blue65packer (11826) • United States 19 Jun 10

This happen a few days ago! A lone male cougar mauled a horse on a farm in Wisconsin. Twice the cougar killed twice before! A cow and a sheep! The horse will survive! The gelding has claw marks on the right sde of his body and a...

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My Self-Contained Dad...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 22 Nov 08

Talking to my Dad the other day, I realized something…he is pretty much self-contained. He has a farm where he grows all his own fruits and veggies, he raises his own cows-pigs-chickens-turkeys for meat and eggs, he has well water...

generators

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rain, rain

themyl @themyl (1423) • United States 18 Oct 08

I recall this time last year we were have a hard time keeping our livestock properly fed since there was hardly any rain thus our pasture looked like a DUST BOWL! The grass, if you could see it was very scarce so we had to get rid...

drought

livestock

Cochin Bantams and Other Poultry

NekoWashu @NekoWashu (106) • United States 31 Aug 08

I am interested in raising cochin bantams and other breeds of poultry on my (future) homestead. I've been reading about them and they seem like a great breed that will both fill my needs and be enjoyable. They're so cute and I...

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Pagan Homesteaders

NekoWashu @NekoWashu (106) • United States 16 Aug 08

This is a place to share your thoughts, ideas, advice and to answer or ask questions about homesteading with a pagan family. This is not a place to debate religion, however. There are plenty of other threads for that. I'd like to...

inspirational stories

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Do you live on a farm or ranch? What do you grow?

newtondak @newtondak (3946) • United States 21 Jul 08

We live and work on a cattle ranch in North Dakota. In addition to the cattle, the owner also raises corn, soybeans, edible beans and wheat. There are also a few horses that they have for personal use, but they are not raised for...

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drought

themyl @themyl (1423) • United States 11 Apr 08

We have been having a terrible drought where we live. It has not rained for quite some time to the point that there is literally NO grass at all which is very vital for our livestock. We really need rain somewhat BAD! Have you...

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