Appletons Guides to Keeping Livestock on Your Block | The Basics

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Introduction

What does it entail? Raising farm livestock and having stock sense refers to the understanding and knowledge ...

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Keeping Goats

Keeping goats has become increasingly popular among homesteaders, small-scale farmers, and even urban dwellers...

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Keeping Pigs

Keeping pigs can be a rewarding for lifestyle farmers in NZ, providing a source of meat, fertilizer, and even companionship.

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Keeping Alpacas

Alpacas are superb animals to farm as they are intelligent, easy to handle and hardy. Compared with most other livestock species ...

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Keeping Sheep

Sheep offer unique opportunities for children to learn about companionship, trust, responsibility, empathy and the joys of caring for animals. ...

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Keeping Minis (Horses)

There's a growing trend that's capturing the hearts of many New Zealanders: Keeping minis. These pint-sized equines...