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Caring for Hooves in Winter: Tips for Horses and Livestock

Caring for Hooves in Winter: Tips for Horses and Livestock

Winter can be a challenging season for livestock and horse owners, particularly when it comes to hoof care. Snow, mud, ice, and damp conditions can wreak havoc on hooves if not properly managed, leading to discomfort, lameness, or serious infections. By staying proactive, you can help ensure that your animals’ hooves stay healthy and strong throughout the cold months. Here are essential winter hoof care tips to keep your horses and livestock in top condition. 1. Maintain a Clean and Dry Environment Mud, ice, and wet bedding can lead to prolonged exposure to moisture, which is a major cause of...

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Winter Chick Care Tips: Keeping Your Flock Happy and Healthy Through the Cold Months

Winter Chick Care Tips: Keeping Your Flock Happy and Healthy Through the Cold Months

As temperatures drop and winter takes hold, caring for your chickens—especially young chicks—requires extra attention. While adult chickens are often well-equipped to handle colder weather with their dense feathers, baby chicks and younger birds are more vulnerable and need additional care to thrive during the winter months. With a few thoughtful preparations, you can keep your chicks warm, healthy, and comfortable. Here are some essential winter chick care tips to guide you through the season. 1. Provide Proper Heating Chicks rely on external heat sources to maintain their body temperature, especially in cold weather. A consistent heat source is essential...

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Winterize Your Chicken Coop

Winterize Your Chicken Coop

Winter can be a stressful, even dangerous, season for chickens. If you take the proper steps to winterize your chicken coop, however, you can provide safe, comfortable shelter for your flock even on the coldest days and through the iciest nights. Why Winterizing Matters Different chickens have different tolerances for cold, but winter brings more threats than just lower temperatures and all chickens can be at risk. In addition to hypothermia and frostbite, chickens stressed by the cold season are more susceptible to other illnesses. Furthermore, chickens lay less in winter, and that loss of productivity can be very damaging...

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Winter Lighting for Chickens

Winter Lighting for Chickens

People and chickens operate on different schedules that sometimes conflict. As days shorten and the temperature drops people turn on furnaces and electric lights and sleep about as many hours as they do in summer. Not chickens. Their daily schedule is set by daylight. Lacking artificial light they settle into a long night’s sleep as soon as dusk arrives and don’t wake until tomorrow’s dawn. In high latitudes they often sleep 15 or 16 hours a night. For chickens, winter is a time for rest, not reproduction. Cold temperatures don’t reduce laying, but as fall advances, decreasing daylight causes egg...

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Prepare Your Horse For The Winter Months

Prepare Your Horse For The Winter Months

Throughout the year, tending to your horse’s needs requires you to be prepared for a variety of conditions. When the temperature falls and the winds grow colder, you should be prepared with the proper gear, supplies and accessories to keep your horse healthy and happy during the upcoming months. Learn more about caring for your horse during the winter so you can be prepared well before the first frost. Water and Food Food for Health and Warmth. Food digestion is a primary source of warmth for your horse, which means your horse’s caloric needs can increase during the colder months....

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