Best Livestock Trailers

For instance, chickens love anything green and leafy, like lettuce , turnip greens, collards and chard. Mom had never heard of mangels until she read her favorite book , Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story (Tantor Media, 2007).

Reinforce latches with strong bungee cords or rope ties. A crate can also be loaded in the bed of the truck, but it should be pulled up close behind the cab and secured with tie-downs.

Have you noticed any change in urine color, amount or frequency? “Vital signs will vary among species, but get familiar with the [normal] vital signs for the particular species that you own,” Dr. Powell says.

Tags auction personnel , farmers , livestock handling , livestock market , online course , training , website Dan Thomson, DVM, director of the BCI and Jones Professor of Production Medicine, says the result of the LMA/BCI partnership is “a novel training...

It can be difficult to remember them in a crisis. Also, keep emergency contact numbers inside the container, such as your primary veterinarian's phone number and a back-up veterinarian's phone number.

The largest number of cattle is found in Brazil and India. “We don't want to increase the number of animals because of soil erosion and other environmental issues; we need to get more meat from the same number of animals to meet the population demand.”...

“If it is necessary to feed grain or use a different grain, mix the old grain with the new, gradually increasing the concentration over at least a week,” Pennington says. In a pinch, water can be transported in from a short distance, but this can...

Use these tips to keep your show animals healthy and safe before, during and after competition. Particularly with larger livestock, getting to and from the show can result in animal or human injuries—or serious traffic accidents—if done improperly...

Pick up a copy at your local bookstore or tack and feed store or subscribe online>> They were hardy pigs, easy keepers that foraged for meals in the woods. “Do what's best for the breed, not just what's best for you,” Schrider cautions.

The Lamona, created in the early 20th century, is a high-quality, dual-purpose chicken breed. Mature male Lamona chickens weigh as much as 8 pounds, while hens weigh 6 ½ pounds. In 2005, two remaining flocks were discovered.

Ana Hotaling Unlike the Ameraucana, the Easter Egger is not an actual breed. An Easter Egger's shanks are most commonly dark olive but can be any color, depending on its lineage. If you want to add blue egg layers to your flock, Easter Eggers will do...

The Welsummer was developed in the Netherlands during the early 20th century. This story originally appeared in the March/April 2018 issue of Chickens magazine. The Welsummer, a breed that originated in the Netherlands, has been a breakfast-cereal mascot...

Friendly and somewhat shy, the Brabanter chicken breed doesn't mind handling. A very old and attractive breed, the Brabanter displays a full beard in addition to a small, upright crest and muffs.

Egg Size: Large (standard type) Because of their large size, Orpingtons need a spacious coop. They are good layers, producing three eggs per week. A rare breed, the Orpington chicken was developed in England in the late 1800s and brought to America shortly...

With this method, the customer actually owns the animal before it is slaughtered, thus avoiding local, state and federal regulations involving selling meat. Deer season is also usually a very busy time for processors.

Timothy hay is popular in the east and a grass hay is good for small ruminants. If you are low on hay, try looking for another source of long-stem fiber. Try feeding your livestock these forage materials in its place.

The typical breeding season for mares is the early spring so that, almost a year later, foaling takes place. On rare occasion twins do survive , but a mare's uterus is not equipped to handle more than one foal.

Miniature Jerseys give a lot of milk, too. Ann, you can use the weight percentages Uzzi and I discovered when I answered a question about breeding young dairy goats . These include among many others, Miniature Jersey and Lowline Angus cattle or Miniature...

Cattle may drool and swallow in an unusual manner and often develop a hoarse bellow. Any time one of your livestock acts out of the ordinary and you can't explain why, put it in the barn or a pasture area by itself and call your vet right away.

A fox will likely take away poultry and small animals to its den to feed its young. Clean up other potential food sources, such as meat scraps in compost piles, pet food and fruit, to give foxes one less excuse to visit.

Dogs attack all types of livestock and poultry—sometimes even llamas and donkeys kept for guarding sheep and goats. Predatory dog behavior , as the experts call it, is hard-wired into what makes a dog a dog.

This article originally ran in the July/August 2014 issue of Hobby Farms. Nathaniel Newman Stowell, of Burlington, N.J., developed Stowell's Evergreen sweet corn in 1848. Improperly stored corn can mold and cause animals to become ill, to refuse the feed,...

Baring other complications, most cows need treatment only once. A cow's gestation length is roughly nine months, like a human's. Calcium is needed at a certain level in the body at all times, as it is required for the proper conduction of nerve impulses...

The best thing to do for animals, large or small, is remove attached ticks as soon as you find them. If you suspect a dog or cat has ticks, carefully groom him using a fine-toothed flea comb to dislodge unwelcome hitchhikers.

Much the same, if the farmer waits an hour later, the cow will be more than ready to be milked because in its mind, the farmer is “late.” Physical effects can occur, as well, as the cow's udder will continue to produce milk and pressure will build...

Of course, with any large and heavy load like this, be safe and ensure that everything is tied down appropriately. There were a couple of ways I could have arranged the load, such as laying the panels flat across the wagon platform and tying them down,...

Find the right hitch to haul your livestock with this guide to finding the right stock trailer for your farm. Gill says these have a cleat to reduce slipping. You might have a list of reasons why you need to purchase a trailer as opposed to just borrowing...