Why Do Horses Crib?
To start with let’s define what cribbing actually is. Cribbing is when a horse chews on various items. In many cases their corral panels. This behavior can be rather destructive and there are a number of questions that people have about it. Why Horses Crib To start with lets discuss why horses crib. Traditionally cribbing…
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Do You Know Livestock Fence? You Do Now.
Have you bought a new ranch? Have you decided to drop some livestock on your existing parcel of property? Well whichever one your doing you have found the right place. I remember when I was growing up I had no idea how much actually went into getting a ranch set up so you can be…
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Where are Horses Indigenous Too?
In 1493, on Columbus’s second voyage to the Americas, Spanish horses, representing E. caballus, were brought back to North America, first in the Virgin Islands and, in 1519, they were reintroduced on the continent. These Spanish and European horses were smaller because of the space constraints on ships, but through breeding with larger horses eventually…
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Why Do Pigs Root?
Why Do Pigs Root? Simply put pigs root to look for food and to get iron. Pigs are naturally iron deficient so rooting gets them the iron they need. What Is Rooting Rooting is a natural behavior of pigs where they use their snout to push or nudge into something repeatedly. It gets its name…
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Why Do Pigs Have Nose Rings?
Many people have no idea why pigs have nose rings. You may be surprised to find out that it’s not for looks. There is actually a real purpose for them. It keeps them from rooting Now this is a practice that I personally do not believe is right. Yes, while it may be true that…
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What are the Benefits of Raising Pigs?
I always have people ask me the same question, “Why do you raise pigs?” This can be a hard question to answer. I can’t use the response “because they’re awesome” because that won’t answer their question. So I’ve sat down and taken the time to write out a number of the reasons I love raising…
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