Alexandra Doss
Poultry & Livestock Expert
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Co-authored Articles (25)
Everything You Need to Know to Create a Profitable Poultry Farm
Follow these tips to build a successful chicken farm business Running a chicken farm requires more than just agricultural know-how. If you want to be a chicken farmer, you must also think like a business person while gro...
Why Are Egg Prices So High? Here's What Drives the Cost of Eggs
Plus, discover helpful tips for getting eggs during a shortage When you go to the grocery store, you may be shocked by how much a carton of a dozen eggs costs. Why do they seem to only get more expensive and never cheape...
Signs of Avian Influenza (& What to Do About Them)
Up-to-date info on spotting bird flu in your flock Avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, refers to a class of viral infections that primarily target poultry (chickens, quails, geese, turkeys, and pheasants). ...
How to Humanely Euthanize a Backyard Chicken
The best ways to give a chicken a quick and painless death Whether you’re raising backyard chickens as pets or running a small poultry farm, it’s important to treat your birds with dignity and kindness at the end of ...
How to
Tame a Chicken
You may think of chickens more as farm animals raised for eggs than as tameable pets, but with a little patience and love, they can be both! The easiest way to tame a chicken is to start handling it when it is a chick ri...
How to Construct a Chicken Run
Making a safe and spacious area for your fowl friends Are your chickens cooped up but you want to let them run outside? A chicken run, or an outdoor pen attached to the coop, will help solve your problems and protect you...
How to
Treat Goats for Ticks and Fleas
An in-depth guide on how to apply tick and flea medication to goats Tick and flea infestations can cause any number of problems in a goat herd, from disrupting healthy fleece and milk production to causing anemia and poo...
How to Make Nesting Boxes for Chickens
Make your feathered friends comfortable and secure Whether you have a full flock or a few backyard chickens, making your own nesting boxes can be an easy and affordable way to bring fresh eggs to the table. With a little...
How to
Feed Pigs
Knowing what, when, and how to feed your pigs will help them grow big and healthy. A well-balanced diet is also essential for producing high quality meat, if they're destined for the market. Start young piglets off with ...
How to
Make Feed for Chickens
Making your own chicken feed is a great way to save money and allows you to know exactly what you’re feeding your chickens. If you want to feed your chickens organically, use organic ingredients in these recipes. Try t...
How to
Worm Chickens
Chickens are prone to contracting parasitic worms, such as gapeworms, roundworms, and tapeworms. Although not all species of worms are damaging to the chicken’s system, others can cause weight loss, poor egg production...
How to
Sell Chicken Eggs
People will do anything to find free-range, fresh laid eggs. If you're willing to do the research and put in an extra mile in the egg selling business, take that leap forward! Who knows, you might make a lot of income ou...
How to
Take Care of Chickens
Chickens are amazing creatures that are fun, sweet, and loving, and they can provide a constant supply of fresh eggs. These feathered friends will cluck their way into your backyard and into your heart! Start by making s...
How to
Increase the Weight of a Pig
Increasing the weight of a pig requires giving it the right food. If the pig doesn't gain weight as fast you'd like, you should reduce its fiber intake while adding fat and sugar to its diet. Choosing the right protein...
How to
Hatch Chicken Eggs
Hatching chicken eggs is an extremely rewarding experience, which requires good planning, dedication, flexibility and observation skills. Chicken eggs have an incubation period of about 21 days and can be hatched using e...
How to
Raise Pigs
Whether you are planning on raising pigs to be sold for their meat, or to be kept as pets, you will need to know how to house them and care for them. Pigs are valuable animals for their meat and their manure. The rise of...
How to Stop Rooster Crowing with Lifestyle Changes or No-Crow Collars
Plus, learn why roosters crow in the first placeWith the rise of urban and suburban farming, the presence of roosters in the city and the burbs is becoming more common. Unfortunately, this means your rooster’s trademar...
How to Breed Ducks
Everything you need to know for successful mating and hatching Domestic ducks produce good-sized, rich eggs, taste delicious, can rid your garden of slugs and snails and are relatively easy to care for. Whether you decid...
How to
Make a Simple Homemade Incubator for Chicks
Raising chickens at home has become popular recently since more people have become educated about the plight of hens raised in factory farms. Hatching chickens can be a fun family project, too. While the costs of buying ...
How to
Start a Goat Farm
Raising goats can be a lucrative and enjoyable farming experience, as long as you are well prepared. Discover reasons to farm goats and what you need to consider to start a goat farm.
