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Foxes, coyotes, weasels, raccoons, rats and hawks. Predators abound in and around a homestead, and they’re all after your chickens. Possums, skunks and snakes wouldn’t mind stealing some eggs and chicks, too. And even if you live in the city ...

One of the more frustrating nuisances to deal with on the homestead are rodents. The three main you will normally see are mice, rats and packrats. Here are some tips in dealing with, discouraging and ridding yourself of each of ...

  What can be worse than to open up your stockpile, only to find that all of your food supplies have been eaten by something else? Stockpiling supplies isn’t enough. You need to protect all of them from the pests ...

  Many breeds of dogs were originally bred to be “ratters” — that is, their ancestors were bred to hunt and kill vermin. In fact, many of these dogs are terriers. Terrier is from the Latin word “terra,” which means ...

Do you know where your food comes from? Unless you raise what goes on the dinner plate yourself, the answer to that question will likely be shocking. The USDA will soon permit chickens raised in America to be sent to ...

Processed food is even more destructive than we thought. Researchers at UCLA discovered that a diet of foods low in fat but high in sugars and refined flours sapped rats’ will and destroyed their motivation to exercise. “Our data suggest ...

There are certain foods we consider our favorites, and whenever hungry, we tend to gravitate towards them. But, there may be a few that we constantly crave, even when we are not particularly hungry. They lead to compulsive snacking. Recent ...