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Choosing the Right Home Fresh® Chicken Feed
Home Fresh® Chicken Feeds give your flock the foundation to grow and thrive, while ensuring a lifetime of balanced nutrition. Our nutritionists have precisely formulated our poultry feeds to provide consistent quality in every bag. Finding the right Home Fresh chicken feed is dependent on the type of chickens you
Selecting the Best Chickens for Your Coop
Before bringing home new feathered friends, it’s important to determine the best chicken breed for your goals, climate and situation. These three steps brought to you by Home Fresh® Chicken and Poultry Feeds will help you decide the best breed for your coop and how to keep them healthy. Step
The Scoop on Horse Supplements
A common question horse owners may ask is, “Does my horse need supplements?” The answer depends on a variety of factors, including their life stage, activity level, and more. Assessing the horse’s diet and their lifestyle will help determine if a supplement could benefit their health and appearance. Before adding
Evaluating Your Horse’s Hay Quality
Horses are natural grazers and need access to food frequently throughout the day, so when creating an equine nutrition program, you should always start with addressing your hay. Evaluating your hay quality will help you understand its nutritional value so you can better tailor your equine nutrition program to what
When to Seek Help from an Equine Nutritionist
What is an equine nutritionist? An equine nutritionist is a professional who specializes in the dietary needs of horses. With comprehensive knowledge of equine nutrition, they have the expertise to evaluate your horse’s dietary requirements and create a customized feeding plan to address any nutritional imbalances or deficiencies. Equine nutritionists
Kidding Season for Beginners
As a goat owner, understanding kidding season is important whether you have one goat expecting or a whole herd. This is an intense time in life that can result in quite a bit of stress for both the doe and her kids. Ensuring proper care and goat management during this
Winter Horse Nutrition
Horses can live outside year-round, but as cold temperatures begin to creep in, their feeding requirements will be significantly impacted. As a responsible horse owner, it’s important to understand the feed modifications they may need and how to implement them. As temperatures drop, horses will continue to burn more calories
Your Winter Horse Care Guide: Safety, Riding, and Shelter
As the seasons transition, horse owners face a multitude of challenges. From managing mud and ice, to shelter and protection, all while still trying to enjoy time with their companion. Taking precautions and checking important items consistently will allow you to still enjoy being a horse owner while maintaining their
Molting Season: Getting all Feathered Up for Winter
The arrival of fall is marked by shorter days, and shorter days means less daylight. That reduced daylight triggers the annual molt in backyard chicken flocks. Each fall, starting when chickens are about 18 months old, they will lose their feathers and grow nice, shiny new ones in preparation for
The Benefits of Omega in Chicken Feed
The presence of omega-3 fatty acids in chicken feed not only benefits a chicken’s well-being, but also the egg consumer. By using a chicken feed with higher levels of omega in it, you can improve the health of your flock, while also enhancing the nutritional value of their eggs. How
Easing the Bond, Weaning Horses with Care
Weaning season for horses is often a dreaded time of the year. Although necessary, the process includes an overload of stress on the foal, mare, and owner that must listen to the heart-wrenching whinnies. In the wild, a mare that becomes pregnant will naturally wean her current foal to ensure
Cracking Open the Truth About Egg Yolks
Once at the center of the egg, and now at the center of discussion, egg yolks have been quite the topic due to confusion and controversy around their nutritional value. Although eggs are a breakfast favorite, and often a staple in many people’s diets, the yolks have previously been deemed