Farm

Beginning livestock breeders who decide to have domestic goats are always worried about many questions. Among them, one of the first places is occupied by the problem: “How much milk does a goat give per day? And is there ...

Breeding birds at their summer cottage is the most common thing. However, all kinds of diseases of chickens bring considerable losses, anxiety and frustration to farmers. In order to somehow control the situation, it is important to own ...

The egg production of chickens depends on a number of factors, while feeding is perhaps the main one. How to feed the laying hens to make them run better? How to choose a diet and ...

Young poultry is exposed to many hazards. One of the most serious diseases is coccidiosis in chickens, treatment at home of which requires a lot of diligence, patience and attention from the poultry farmer. ...

In nature, wild bees are content with life in natural shelters, which most often become crevices and hollows in tree trunks. Life in apiaries is much more comfortable, because here everyone ...

Nutria have long and very successfully grown in captivity. However, it is impossible to call the cultivation of nutria mass, such as, for example, the keeping of chickens or rabbits, although interest in these animals is gradually ...

When broilers sneeze and wheeze, how to treat, the veterinarian can say after examining the bird. These symptoms can mean a fatal infection and the common cold if not properly maintained. It will be correct ...

Goats are considered one of the first animals to be domesticated by humans. The breeds of goats bred to date are dairy, meat, wool and down. Also in the world there are many intermediate ...

A broiler is a beef or hybrid chicken that requires special care. Experts advise how to feed broilers at home in order to get dietary meat. It is important to provide the bird with proper ...

Bees, like other insects, are susceptible to various diseases. In addition to the negative influence of the external environment, cold, high humidity and other factors, there are dangerous infectious diseases of bees. If the reason ...

Often in poultry farming, chickens are kept to obtain eggs. Why the laying hens do not rush, what to do for the effective maintenance of the flock, poultry farmers will help to understand with experience. Physiology and ...

Keeping dairy goats will provide the family with a healthy hypoallergenic drink.Breeding goats at home for novice breeders will not seem difficult. Of all the pets, they consider the most unpretentious ...

Chickens are the most popular type of poultry on the farm of modern inhabitants of villages and summer cottages. At the same time, laying hens, breeds predominate in poultry houses and on free grazing ...

Novice poultry farmers thinking about breeding quails often ask the question: "How to keep laying quails at home, and how long will it take for the first dietary eggs to appear on the table?" Domesticated ...

Wild quails are almost impossible to notice in the grass, not only because of the variegated color that camouflages birds well, but also because of their very modest size. Modern quail breeds and numerous species ...

Increasingly, quail grown on household plots, although they are the smallest variety of poultry, for their residence, the poultry farmer will have to create comfortable living conditions. Build cages ...

The quail incubator is a thermostatic box with humidity regulation. It is important during the hatching period to ensure the stability of the incubation regime, control of the possibility of egg overturn with the desired frequency. The incubator can be bought ...

When caring for a bird, it is important to know how to feed the quail at home. The diet for babies, grown-up quails and females differs in ingredients. How to properly prepare food, how many times ...

Today, more and more people choose life in a private house for themselves, which involuntarily pushes them to the decision to start keeping livestock useful in the household. The smallest representatives of this vast ...

It is beneficial to keep unpretentious pasture animals in the Russian expanses. Sheep breeding as a business for a novice farmer is one of the most promising areas. You can start developing your own business with minimal investment. Sheep ...

In order for heifers or bulls to meet the expectations of the breeder, it is not enough to acquire the first animals that they like. It is necessary that the breeds of cows selected for the farm are adapted to the climate in a particular area and ...

The domestication of pigs, according to archaeologists, began 7 to 13 thousand years ago in the Middle East. Today, numerous breeds of pigs bear little resemblance to their wild ancestor, wild boar, ...

In the past few years, even people far from animal husbandry have learned about the existence of one of the diseases of domestic animals. This is African swine fever, which has eclipsed other diseases. Indeed, this infection, ...

The efficiency of pig breeding depends on proper feeding of piglets from 1 to 6 months. The first month, suckers grow up to 8-10 kg on breast milk. During this period, piglets suck ...

The peasant farm provides the family with food products of plant and animal origin. Pig farming is beneficial for many reasons. Obtaining meat after short feeding, disposal of food residues, summer ...

Among American and European livestock breeders, Vietnamese piglets became famous only at the end of the last century. In Russia, this variety of domestic pigs appeared even later, but interest in unusual ...

Piglets of the Landrace breed are obtained by crossing a Danish Fold pig with a white English pig. Subsequently, the Mirgorod and Welsh pig breeds took part in hybridization. The result of selection was the creation of a hardy meat ...

Only chickens that are born require special attention and care. For quick adaptation and start of growth in the first days of life, the temperature for the chicks must be increased. If a ...

When newborn chickens are born dry, they are almost impossible to distinguish from each other. But how, in this case, to cope with a very important task, how to determine the gender ...

When raising chickens, the poultry farmer may lose part of the livestock due to illness of the chickens. The first signs of malaise of single individuals should alert. The younger the chick is, the more dangers lie in wait for it. ...

You can get a new family of bees by trapping the swarm that has formed, but there are other ways. A video on how to lay bees in the spring will help the formation of new families ...

Almost all beekeeping products, including bee dead, are useful to one degree or another and are used to treat and maintain human health. How to properly prepare dead bees, ...

Spring feeding of bees before flying increases the productivity of the queen. To feed the young bees, the overwintered buzzers must be strong and well-fed. The uterus sows, focusing on the ability of the workers to feed the offspring. ...

The arrangement of the apiary includes many seemingly insignificant elements. However, the bee drinker is also needed as a feeder. If in summer a natural reservoir located close can help out, in winter and ...

The bee breeds existing in the world today appeared as a result of natural and artificial selection initiated by people in the development of beekeeping and beekeeping. As a result, insects living in different corners ...

The departure of a swarm by beekeepers is perceived as a problematic situation, because on the one hand, this is the result of natural reproduction, and on the other, the risk of losing some part of those living in apiaries ...

The correct keeping and feeding of chickens in the first days of their life determines how strong and healthy they will grow up as a bird. So that the internal organs and the digestive system of chicks ...

You can master beekeeping for beginners with the help of manuals, experienced specialists and visual lessons. The requirements for the creation of an apiary provide for measures to protect the surrounding residents from stinging insects. Without compliance ...

The incubation period is a crucial time, you need to control the temperature and humidity on a daily basis, as well as air and turn the eggs in a timely manner. Beginners are intimidated by this responsibility, so we present a set of rules describing ...

Unfortunately, work on a personal plot, and especially in an apiary in the summer, is sometimes overshadowed by not the most pleasant meetings. One potential danger is a bee sting. ...

You can make a do-it-yourself feeder for chickens at home, especially since almost any materials are suitable for its creation: plastic bottles, buckets, PVC pipes, plywood, ...

Compound feed for pigs is a homogeneous mixture consisting of refined and crushed components, protein and vitamin supplements, premixes. It provides nutritious food for animals of different ages and breeds. Correctly ...

Raising chicks requires a high temperature and sufficient humidity. The egg turning mechanism should also be taken into account when choosing an incubator. When incubating, the hen regularly turns over all the eggs herself, ...

Spring begins very early for beekeepers. As in the video dedicated to beekeeping, spring work in the apiary takes place from March, and in some cases from the last days of February. ...

A well-chosen diet for chickens from the first days of life is a guarantee of rapid growth, good health and confident weight gain. That is why a balanced compound feed that meets the needs of poultry ...

Natural medicines include bee products, and their use by humans has been prevention and treatment since ancient times. Modern science only confirms the benefits of apitherapy based on bee sting ...

When keeping any poultry, good nutrition plays a decisive role, but a doubly optimal diet is needed for medium-sized fast-growing quails. Compound feed for quails is an ideal solution to avoid ...

Raising rabbits for meat or fur, their owners try to choose the most balanced nutritious diet for the animals, but when using natural "live" feed, this is quite difficult. Compound feed for ...

Combined feed is a dry, balanced mixture consisting of grains of different cultures, foods with a high content of protein, amino acids and protein, as well as various fats, minerals and vitamins. ...

For some novice poultry farmers, the price of compound feed for laying hens seems too high to use such a product on an ongoing basis. But if they just try to switch to balanced ...

Rabbit breeders are interested in the question: "How to feed rabbits without a rabbit?" Indeed, when breeding offspring, they often face the fact that the female, for some reason, either refuses the offspring ...

Successful incubation of poultry eggs is impossible without stable temperature control. The thermostat for the incubator must ensure accuracy at the level of ± 0.1˚С, with the possibility of changing it in the range from ...

An increasing number of backyard owners are convinced that keeping chickens for eggs or meat is profitable and not as troublesome as it seems. The most responsible and ...

Like any other living creature, poultry needs not only food, warmth and lighting, but also enough clean water. DIY drinking bowl ...

Small chicks are extremely susceptible to environmental changes. Fluctuations in temperature, high air humidity, lack of lighting or draft for them are a serious stress and risk of illness. Solving the problem ...

More and more gardeners, summer residents and farmers are paying attention to raising rabbits in their backyards and summer cottages. Rabbit breeding is not difficult, but beginners usually have ...

Novice breeders in the process of work are faced with many questions and ambiguities. Wanting to get the maximum offspring from the female, you need to know how and when to remove the rabbits from the rabbit, ...

Speaking of broilers, we mean meat-based chickens, characterized by high growth rates, large size and excellent meat suitable for frying. How to organize raising, care and feeding of chickens ...

If hens sit on the clutch at different times, then artificial incubation makes it possible to simultaneously hatch a large number of even, strong ducklings. Before laying duck eggs in ...

Having a home incubator is a real opportunity to get a strong healthy livestock of poultry. However, the quality and quantity of hatched chicks is largely determined by the correct laying of eggs in the incubator ...

At the time of the arrival of spring, the owners of household plots want to receive young growth and renew the population of chickens, using a special device for this - an incubator. An important parameter is the temperature in the incubator ...

Rabbits are susceptible to a large number of infections that are better prevented than combated. The main diseases of rabbits and their symptoms and treatment should be known to any farmer in order to help in time ...

The profitability of rabbit breeding in our time is quite high. Many farmers know the secret of successful rabbit breeding, understand the specifics of the business, make a profit, and have been doing this for many years. The question is ...

Breeding rabbits attracts with the possibility of getting a quick offspring, quick weight gain and good quality fur skins. Rabbit breeds that exist today are conventionally divided into meat, fur or fur and ...

The lifespan of rabbits in the wild and at home is different and depends on various factors. How long does a rabbit live, if you provide it with quality care and how long it will live ...

Breeding domestic animals is a complex process that requires preliminary preparation, including the study of theoretical foundations. So, the mating of rabbits should be carried out at a certain moment and special rules should be observed. ...

Growing goslings at home is considered a profitable business. Adult birds are used for two purposes - for meat or for obtaining eggs. Chicks reach maturity in 4-6 ...

To breed chickens at home, you will either need to buy an industrial apparatus or make an incubator with your own hands. The second option is convenient in that it is possible to assemble the device of the necessary ...

Novice rabbit breeders, before breeding eared pets, should take care of the cages and feeders first of all. What are the rabbit feeders that meet the requirements of maximum convenience when absorbing food ...

Wide-breasted white turkeys - growing and caring for this poultry is not only interesting, but also profitable. In order to get excellent dietary meat, you need to correctly ...

Every breeder knows that finding good drinking bowls for rabbits is difficult. It is important that pets have constant free access to drink, and that drinkers for rabbits are reliable and convenient, ...

"Dietary and easily digestible meat" of a rabbit leaves no one indifferent, therefore many farmers are engaged in breeding these animals. An indispensable "assistant" in such a matter will be a multifunctional cage for rabbits, which ...

In order to successfully breed rabbits, you need to come to a detailed study of the rules for keeping animals. It is especially important to know what to feed rabbits, because only a balanced and varied diet will ...

Turkey meat is a healthy product rich in protein, magnesium, phosphorus and other elements important for the human body. It is highly regarded in the market, but compared to others ...

It is not for nothing that the farmers call the king's bird turkey poults. Growing them at home has several benefits. Firstly, turkey meat is dietary and extremely tasty, and secondly, itself ...

Turkeys in Russian households are the largest poultry, valued for their fast growth and excellent quality dietary meat. But for the bird to reach 10-30 in six months ...

Domesticated by settlers from the Old World, turkeys have become a kind of symbol of the United States and Canada, but for many centuries large poultry has been grown all over the world. Over the past time ...

Young poultry always require more attention than mature, mature individuals, and turkeys are no exception. It is important for poultry farmers to know the diseases of turkey poults, their signs and treatment, which ...

Poultry breeding is possible even on small backyard plots. Unable to maintain an adult herd, the owners of the farmstead use the hatching of turkey poults in an incubator at home. Formation and ...

Among the poultry raised in Russian farmsteads, turkeys have no competitors in terms of weight gain and size. Therefore, breeding, keeping turkeys and caring for them at home ...

Geese are one of the smartest herding birds. Every poultry breeder must know what to feed the goslings from the first day of his life, so that the gosling is correct ...

Breeding goslings in an incubator at home is considered a profitable and interesting endeavor. A bird-breeder will be able to sell meat and provide a useful product for his family. Highly appreciated ...

Domestic geese are hardy and unpretentious birds, however, in order to grow an adult out of a small chick, you will have to adjust to the rhythm of the chicks' life. To keep the livestock healthy, little goslings ...

Increasingly, people choose country houses for permanent or at least seasonal residence. Therefore, the desire to provide itself not only with crops from the beds, but also with fresh chicken ...