If there’s one thing a new chicken keeper needs to worry about and plan for it’s the fear of having your new coop raided by preditors. Lines of plucked chickens in the supermarket can look very appealing and some of the visitors to your garden will doubtless look at your birds with that same “which
It’s hard not to feel a little dog bias when wandering the isles of your typical supermarket in search of nourishment for your family pets. Wherever you go, canine food just seems to be somewhat cheaper than feeding your feline. This of course can make it tempting for cash-strapped owners to consider just getting a
Just like it is with people, for a dog to be at their best, special care and attention needs to be taken to ensure they are clean and healthy. And sadly, just like a recalcitrant toddler, it takes the firm loving hand of a parent figure like owner to keep the dog presentable. Grooming with
Thinking of taking a Pet care course? Not so fast! If you want to learn about pet care and are thinking of taking an online course in the subject, it’s pretty much advantageous to have a pet. If you live somewhere where pets are not allowed, you might still want to volunteer at the local shelter
Old Macdonald had a farm, as the nursery song goes (cue oinking, quacking, mooing, baaaing and the obligatory ee ai ee ai oh). He was also a really bad farmer, since he only ever seemed to have had one cow, or one sheep and, in one or two verses, a single chicken. Clearly, old Macdonald
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