Animals
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House Cows, Golden Eggs, and the True Cost of Cheap Supermarket Food – Part 3 – Updated
In the previous part of this Series we explored how the drive for more and more “golden eggs” in large…
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House Cows, Golden Eggs, and the True Cost of Cheap Supermarket Food – Part 2 – Updated
Part 1 of this Series told the story of Pixie, the house cow who made too much milk, and why…
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Snakes in the Garden
Perhaps with this being published on an Australian website, home to so many of the world’s most poisonous snakes (Check…
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House Cows, Golden Eggs, and the True Cost of Cheap Supermarket Food – Part 1 – Updated
Pixie’s Story The little house cow herd in the picture above is made up of Pixie, her bull calf, Tinaroo,…
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Integrated Pest Management – Part 2
In part 1(1) of this article, we looked at the history of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and the spectrum of…
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Integrated Pest Management – Part 1
In these times of global uncertainty and transition, where the globalised food system has become halted or reduced1, there is…
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Ways To Treat Wildlife Humanely When Creating A Homestead
Beginning a homestead and trying to live as sustainably and being self-sufficient was once a lifestyle for a huge proportion…
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6 “Bad” Chicken Habits to Watch For and How Stop Them
“Chickens scare me. I don’t like them. They seem a little floppy or something. “- Scarlett Johansson Chickens are a…
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Aussie scientists need your help keeping track of bees (please)
Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees…
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Beyond Eggs – Part 3
The best way to have healthy, happy chickens is to integrate them into a thriving, bustling ecosystem that is dependent…
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Beyond Eggs – Part 2
This article series is about managing the backyard chicken flock effectively so that ALL of their outputs, not just the…
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