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link to Does An Electric Fence Need To Make A Complete Loop?

Does An Electric Fence Need To Make A Complete Loop?

Knowing how to put up your fence can be confusing. Do you need to make a full loop to get the electricity through the fence or can you run a dead end fence line and still get shock? Electric fence...

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Can Grass Ground Out Your Electric Fence?

For an electric fence to work well, it has to have plenty of power. A well powered fence will make sure your animals stay in and predators stay out. One of the main challenges of electric fence...

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1st Or 2nd Cutting Hay? Differences All Hay Buyers Need To Know

If you've got livestock, you'll need to buy some hay. But...knowing what to look for when buying hay can be confusing! What exactly are you looking for to tell the differences between first and...

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What Is 3rd Cutting Hay?

Looking for hay can be confusing. You know you need third cutting, but what does that mean and how do you tell if what you found is good hay? Well made 3rd cutting hay is high in quality and...

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What Happens To Farm Animals When They Die?

Image credit: The Sheep Game (YouTube) On any livestock farm, there will occasionally be an animal that dies. What do farmers do with the carcass, especially for something big, like a cow? A...

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What Is 2nd Cutting Hay?

For the new livestock owner, shopping for hay can be confusing, there are a lot of options. One of the types of hay that comes up pretty frequently is second cutting. What is second cutting...

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Welcome!

Hey there, I’m Kathy! Thanks for stopping by!

We (my husband and I) are life long animal lovers and full time livestock farmers in Ohio. Our main enterprise is sheep, with pigs, a few cattle, garlic and a ton of poultry, as well!

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