Tag: Fencing
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How to identify and prevent attacks on your chickens from foxes, coyotes, and domestic dogs in rural or urban areas. Keep reading >>
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How to tell if a bobcat or domestic cat has visited your backyard chicken flock, and how to prevent future attacks. Keep reading >>
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Skunks are generally more interested in eggs than chickens, but weasels can be devastating to a small flock. Keep reading >>
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Opossums can be among the most annoying of chicken predators, while raccoons are among the most intelligent. Keep reading >>
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Because deer can jump to tremendous heights, excluding them from an orchard is not easy, even with a fence. Here are some options for deterring the deer. Keep reading >>
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Goats are true browsers, meaning they prefer to eat foliage above their shoulder height. This makes them great foragers of shrubs and small trees. Keep reading >>
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While sheep consume grass as 60% of their diet, they more than any other type of livestock will also eat forbs (non-woody flowering plants, commonly known as “weeds”). Keep reading >>
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Swine are not exactly grazers. They will eat some grass, but they typically prefer legumes, weeds, roots, and other types of food. Keep reading >>
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The end of the cattle drive era was brought about by cattle that better met the needs of the market, plus a rail network that connected ranches with population centers. Keep reading >>
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