Sheep
7/30/2009 4:50:32 PM
Gardens, chickens and sheep updates from Foxwood Farm.
5/11/2009 8:38:30 AM
Hank takes delivery of his first Katahdin sheep.
4/7/2009 1:22:23 PM
With livestock, adding a slight shock with electric fencing might be the best way to go.
3/26/2009 11:20:49 AM
Richard Manning has Hank all fired up about the benefits of grass finished meat.
12/16/2008 2:05:57 PM
Becky and Andy make a comfortable space for their Dorper sheep to come in out of the cold.
12/11/2008 12:29:40 PM
These four-legged friends will keep your flocks safe from predators.
10/28/2008 5:28:08 PM
Pumpkins, sheep, cattle, chickens and plenty of produce keep those at Foxwood Farm busy.
9/30/2008 1:14:12 PM
Storey Publishing’s Illustrated Guide to Sheep, Goats and Cattle, written by Carol Ekarius, covers 163 breeds of cattle, goats, sheep, and swine - from the well-known Guernsey cow to the nearly extinct Guinea hog.
8/26/2008 11:12:46 AM
Tales of escape and electric fence follies.
8/7/2008 12:12:45 PM
The characteristics of fleece defined and explained.
8/7/2008 12:07:15 PM
Sheep as a dairy animal.
8/7/2008 11:46:40 AM
Choosing the breed that's right for you.
1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Mom leads the way to a pasture potluck.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
One farmer's misadventures in livestock agriculture might be a word to the wise: Be careful what you yearn for.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Espanola, New Mexico – You have to be careful when you walk in to the Country Farm Supply feed store on the main street here. Maybe you only stopped by for a bag of hen scratch – but you could end up going home with a donkey.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is embarking upon a new program that seeks to have every single livestock animal in the United States identified, tagged and possibly implanted with a radio chip. The highly controversial National Animal Identification System (NAIS) would require anyone who owns even one livestock animal - such as a pigeon, rabbit, chicken or horse - to register that animal and its location in a federal database.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
When St. Louis couple Jenny Elliot and Justin Alexander registered for their honeymoon on TheBigDay.com, they had more in mind than just a luxurious Caribbean getaway. Some of the items they asked for were a bit out of the ordinary
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Feed Store Franchise
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Life Lessons Learned at the Feed Store
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
When daydreaming about adding livestock to your little piece of heaven in the country, it pays to be careful what you wish for. Someone just might show up at your doorstep with a real-life version of your fantasy when you least expect it. You might go to a poultry swap, on a whim, and end up with a truck full of fowl, or think, like I did, that three little pigs would be easy.