ADVICE & ARTICLES

The underweight Horse

There are visual signs that a horse is underweight and to varying degrees. The ribs can be easily seen and felt, tail head is quite prominent, a ridge down the back and prominent back bone, bones in the neck may be quite easy to see. Some reasons for poor condition: There may be dental issues …

Tips for Keeping Your Animals Cool

Just like people, our four and two legged friends feel the hot weather. Access to cool drinking water and shade are essential to help their bodies regulate.

Tips for Keeping Your Animals Cool

Just like people, our four and two legged friends feel the hot weather. Access to cool drinking water and shade are essential to help their bodies regulate.

Doggie Dental Care

Ensuring your dog has healthy gums and teeth is the most important step toward making sure they get the most benefit out of their food.

Laying Hens – What are the basics?

Laying hens -what are the basics? Feeding: A laying hens’ health and egg production depend on a balanced diet. Chickens are omnivores therefore their diet does not consist of food scraps alone but includes a meat content. You will also see that spiders and creepy crawlys will not survive long in a chicken coop, even …

Winter in the henhouse – by Barastoc Poultry

Crisp mornings and cosy evenings are here again! Winter is a wonderful time of year to take stock and catch up on some rest after the busy summer and autumn months. And it’s no different for your chickens after a demanding season of laying eggs. Many people are surprised to find that chickens are quite …

Tips for Keeping Your Animals Cool

Just like people, our four and two legged friends feel the hot weather. Access to cool drinking water and shade are essential to help their bodies regulate.

Rabbit Nutrition

Rabbits have evolved to survive on a low nutrient diet that other animals would starve on. Therefore they do not need foods rich in nutrients and in fact such a diet will not be good for the gut of a rabbit.

Tips for Keeping Your Animals Cool

Just like people, our four and two legged friends feel the hot weather. Access to cool drinking water and shade are essential to help their bodies regulate.

Tips for Keeping Your Animals Cool

Just like people, our four and two legged friends feel the hot weather. Access to cool drinking water and shade are essential to help their bodies regulate.

Benefits of Sprouted Seeds

Sprouted seeds are an extremely valuable and nutritious addition to a bird’s diet. Most birds find it very palatable and the nutrients are more readily digested than dry seed.

Winter Veggies

Planting Winter Vegetables (Words provided from our friends at neutrog.com.au) June and July present an ideal time to start planting out your vegetable garden with spring vegies. There is a great selection of vegetables to choose from depending on your climate such as silver beet, broad beans, cabbage, spinach, onions, leeks, potatoes, turnips, and beetroots. …