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The Power of Protein: Helping Your Chicks Grow Strong and Healthy

The Power of Protein: Helping Your Chicks Grow Strong and Healthy

Protein is all the buzz in the human health world, with products proudly boasting “more protein” or “high in protein.” Did you know that protein is just as important for your backyard poultry flock? Let’s dive into why protein is a superstar nutrient, especially for your new chicks! Why Protein...

Tour the Equine Digestive Tract

Tour the Equine Digestive Tract

Ever wonder how your horse’s digestive system works? What goes on in there? Why are they so sensitive? And why should I divide the feed ration into 2 or 3 feedings per day? Let’s take a closer look to better understand. Mouth & Teeth: Teeth are the beginning of the entire process. Designed to grind...

How to Choose Horse Feed for Hard Keepers

How to Choose Horse Feed for Hard Keepers

What is the best horse feed for hard keepers? Why do high-fat feeds help with weight gain? How does easily digestible fiber help nutrient absorption? Our equine nutritionists at Nutrena® brand break down some of these most frequently asked questions about how to choose horse feed for hard keepers...

Ducks: Special Dietary Needs

Ducks: Special Dietary Needs

What do ducks need in their diet that chickens don’t? While ducks and chickens share many nutritional similarities, ducks have unique dietary requirements that are essential for their health and development. From higher niacin levels to specific protein sources and pellet sizes, understanding these...

Winter Lighting In The Chicken Coop

Winter Lighting In The Chicken Coop

Winter’s extreme cold can certainly reduce egg production. But darkness is the main reason production begins to slow in late fall. Research shows that chickens lay best when they receive about 15 hours of light daily. In the northern United States, natural daylight drops to under nine hours at...

Overweight Horses: Winter Management

Overweight Horses: Winter Management

Feeding the overweight horse can be tough, but winter poses an even greater challenge with managing a delicate balance between providing enough energy to stay warm, yet not so much he is unable to shed those unwanted pounds. When considering the feeding program for your overweight horse, first take...

Anticipating Winter with Chickens

Anticipating Winter with Chickens

As summer’s heat transitions to fall’s balmy days and cool nights it’s time to think a few months ahead. January is on the way, and for much of the northern hemisphere that means blustery cold wind, ice, snow, and long dark nights. Winter is a challenging time for both people and chickens. Humans...

Winter Care for your Senior Horse

Winter Care for your Senior Horse

As those who live in true winter geographies know, the cold weather can be brutal for any horse, let alone our aging companions. That is why it’s incredibly important to consider the special needs of your senior horse, as the temperatures drop. Blanketing: Protecting Senior Horses from Extreme...

How to Choose the Best Bedding for Your Chickens

How to Choose the Best Bedding for Your Chickens

By Jennifer Murtoff, Home to Roost, LLC Bedding (or litter) is an important factor in the life of your chickens; after all, they’ll spend most of their lives walking on it! What characteristics are important in choosing bedding, and which kinds of bedding work best? Understanding the Importance...

Colic in Horses

Colic in Horses

Ask most horse owners, and their number one fear for their horses is colic. To reduce colic we must first understand all the contributing factors that have a role in causing colic. The shame of it is that there are many factors that cause colic and they are mostly due to man’s mismanagement of...

How to Choose a Performance Horse Feed

How to Choose a Performance Horse Feed

What is the best feed for performance horses? What ingredients support energy, strength, and stamina? How can your horse’s diet help build muscle and recover from exercise? Our equine nutritionists at Nutrena® brand break down some of these most frequently asked questions about how to choose a...

The Molting Process

The Molting Process

Shorter days and cooler temperatures…For people, it’s a sign that it is back to school time and fall. To chickens, it’s a sign that it is time to renew their feathers. Losing feathers and re-growing them is called molting and occurs every year when the days get shorter. During molt, chickens...

Why Am I Finding Broken Eggs?

Why Am I Finding Broken Eggs?

It’s disappointing to find broken eggs in your coop. If you are looking to learn about some of the causes and what you can do to prevent them look no further. Twain Lockhart, Nutrena Poultry Expert will help you understand what might be causing this phenomenon and how you can prevent it.

Ask the Expert: How Many Horses Can Your Pasture Support?

Ask the Expert: How Many Horses Can Your Pasture Support?

We are often asked “how many acres of pasture do I need for my horses?”. In today’s blog we are using one owner’s experience to review how to determine the carrying capacity of your horse pasture to ensure optimal grazing conditions. Expanding Your Herd We’ve finally purchased a horse property!...

Horse Feed Calculator: Feed Tag Math

Horse Feed Calculator: Feed Tag Math

Horse owners often question what the various units of measure on horse feed tags mean, how to use those units to determine what their horse is consuming, and why they have to be so confusing! In short, feed companies use the units of nutrient measurements that they are required to use. Horse feeds...

Tick Talk

Tick Talk

It seems we hear more and more about the danger of ticks every year and the havoc they wreak on humans and pets alike. Ticks are not insects. Having eight legs, they are arachnids, more closely related to scorpions and spiders than insects. Ticks are ectoparasites (parasites that live on the...

Keeping Chickens Cool: Help Your Chickens Beat the Heat

Keeping Chickens Cool: Help Your Chickens Beat the Heat

Summer is officially upon us! This crowd-favorite season means outdoor activities galore, and with some easy planning for us humans, we can manage the heat with cooler, lighter clothing, hydration and shade…but what about our feathered friends? Here’s what to do when keeping chickens cool? When...

Summer Heat For Pets

Summer Heat For Pets

School’s Out for Summer! No homework, no books, no responsibility; just summertime fun. But this also marks the beginning of the summer season of heat and humidity; a time when we need to be more cognizant of how summer temperatures can affect our pets. Unlike people, dogs and cats do not have...

How to Transition Your Dog to a New Food

How to Transition Your Dog to a New Food

Switching your dog’s food can seem overwhelming, but with a structured plan, you can make the transition smooth and stress-free for you and your furry friend. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you transition your dog to a new food over the course of 10 days. Day 1-3: Begin by mixing 25% of the...

Egg Binding: What it is and how to prevent and treat it

Egg Binding: What it is and how to prevent and treat it

Egg binding is a commonly cited problem on online forums, but what is this condition and how can you treat it? More importantly, how can you prevent it? Egg binding occurs when a hen has been straining to lay an egg for several hours. A stuck egg prevents fecal matter and other eggs from passing...

Raising Silkie, Ornamental, and Bantam Chicks: A Guide to Proper Nutrition

Raising Silkie, Ornamental, and Bantam Chicks: A Guide to Proper Nutrition

Raising Silkie, ornamental, and bantam chicks can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Known affectionately to many in the poultry community as “yard candy” or “flock ornaments”, these unique and charming birds are fun to raise. With their fluffy plumage and gentle temperament, Silkie and...

Spring Garden Hazards

Spring Garden Hazards

As spring arrives and the first buds appear, gardening can be a relaxing and healthy way to pass the time. But it can also pose some potential risks to our cat and dog friends. With care and some knowledge, these risks can be avoided. Here is a list of potential concerns. Fertilizers and...

Decreased Egg Production In Chickens: Molt and Winter Lighting

Decreased Egg Production In Chickens: Molt and Winter Lighting

Molt is the natural cycle where birds lose feathers and gradually regrow their plumage. Molt usually occurs when the days start to shorten in late summer and it can go well into the fall season. The feather shedding process can take as long as 16 weeks to completely cycle through and has the...

Spring Allergies in Pets

Spring Allergies in Pets

April showers, bring May flowers. Most of us are familiar with this saying. But April showers also bring pollen and mold, and for those with allergies that means runny noses, puffy eyes, sinus pain, sneezing and headaches. For our pets, allergies can also be problematic. While their exposure...

Cold Weather Safety

Cold Weather Safety

Last weekend we had the first snow of the season in northern New York. It did not last more than 24 hours, but it was a reminder that winter and cold weather are on the way, and we need to think about cold-weather precautions for our pets. Here are some safety tips: Know your pet’s limits: Pets,...

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