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Mixed Chicken Flocks: Plan Ahead Before Adding Pullets And Chicks  #ad

Mixed Chicken Flocks: Plan Ahead Before Adding Pullets And Chicks #ad

<A version of this post was also published here on Fang Pet & Garden Supply’s blog> Combining pullets and chicks with full-grown chickens is a challenge. #ad Because pecking order is a serious matter, it can be dangerous and risky...

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Benefits of Animal Blood Proteins: Dog Supplements #ad

Benefits of Animal Blood Proteins: Dog Supplements #ad

*Check back Sunday at midnight (PST)  as we’re kicking off a contest and giving away a 30-day supply of supplements!  This isn’t meant to be a “scary Halloween themed post about blood” but a serious post about animal blood proteins...

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A Mobile Coop Saved My Chickens

A Mobile Coop Saved My Chickens

I’m not joking. Meet Luke Rogers, the owner of Mobile Chickens. His portable chicken coops are literally the best thing that’s happened to chicken keepers. I inherited a set up where my chickens were living in a barn coop. Now the...

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Senior Dogs: Ways to Be More Proactive About Arthritis

Senior Dogs: Ways to Be More Proactive About Arthritis

We started a few new techniques for Sherman in the past six months. I wanted to share these since he’s feeling really good these days and just turned 12 years old. A few of these recommendations are herbs and of...

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Farmer’s Dog Food: A Breath of Fresh Air #ad

Farmer’s Dog Food: A Breath of Fresh Air #ad

updated 9-26 with a give-away! Bruiser has Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). #ad  This was a total shock to us and we were devastated. If you want to learn more about the disease you should read the article I wrote but...

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Senior Dogs: Why a Medication Chart is Important

Senior Dogs: Why a Medication Chart is Important

So I look at this medication chart and I know it’s overwhelming. But Bruiser has Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and there are A LOT of meds to keep track of. Plus, I’m not the only one medicating so it makes...

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The Low Down on Broody & Laying Hens: Nesting Areas #ad

The Low Down on Broody & Laying Hens: Nesting Areas #ad

If you care for chickens you have experienced “a broody hen” and probably like me, researched hundreds of forums about what to do and how to handle this situation. #ad Our Rhode Island Red is VERY broody. I remove her from...

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New Subscription Box Review: Hound & Co. #ad

New Subscription Box Review: Hound & Co. #ad

August 21 is National Senior Citizens Day so let’s celebrate seniors with a new subscription box! The elements in this box from Hound & Co. (the marketplace for all things hounds) were highly customized to my pack and brands I hadn’t...

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Chickens are Complicated: Fresh Eggs are Not

Chickens are Complicated: Fresh Eggs are Not

My chickens like watermelon, tomatoes and cottage cheese. Bananas – not so much. This is honestly all that is easy about my flock of ten plus a roo and now two chicks. https://www.instagram.com/p/BldterfAZ1G/?taken-by=wagandcluck But this isn’t a post about why...

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Why Blood Work is Important for Senior Dogs

Why Blood Work is Important for Senior Dogs

Shermie is 11 and Bruisy is 14. So my dogs are SENIORS. They also just started taking Galliprant which is an NSAID to help with arthritis. So naturally, we need to do blood work to check out the various organ...

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