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  • Tips on How to Care For Your New Baby Chicks

    Tips on How to Care For Your New Baby Chicks

    Whether you are raising chickens for eggs, meat, or as a hobby, you want to ensure that your brood stays healthy. The experts at Southern States know that keeping your chicks warm, watered and fed is the key to raising happy, healthy chicks. Just follow these tips and you will be off to a great start!
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  • keeping baby chicks warm with a heat lamp

    How to Keep Baby Chicks Warm

    Because it is essential that new chicks stay warm without overheating, it’s a good idea to prepare their brooder at least 24 hours before their arrival. Selecting the right heat lamp and setting the ideal temperature will ensure a healthy climate for your chicks.
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  • Cows grazing on spring pasture

    Spring Pasture Renovation

    From time to time, pastures need to be renovated. Pasture renovation is a relatively easy process that involves improving the soil pH, controlling weeds and adding new seed to increase forage yield and quality.
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  • cattle grazing in a fall pasture

    Fertilizing Pasture in the Fall

    Fall is a great time to evaluate the condition of your cool-season pastures and apply fertilizer as needed. Fall fertilization will increase tillering, shoot branching, winter survival and overall plant density per square foot. First, test your soil and determine its pH.
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  • The Details of Diet Balancers

    Making sure your horse maintains a balanced diet can be a problem that leaves you both scratching your head and worrying over your wallet. Diet balancers can be an effective way to eliminate these worries and get you the most bang for your buck - and get your horse the most bang for their bite.
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  • How Birds Act As Pollinators

    When we think of pollinators and attracting pollinators to our yard, we often think of bees and other insects, but birds are one of the most important pollinators on our planet. In North America, hummingbirds are one very important species of bird pollinators, but globally there are more than 2,000 bird species that help more than 300 families of flowering plants reproduce.
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  • Controlling Moles, Voles and Shrews in the Lawn

    Moles, voles and shrews can wreak havoc on lawns causing damage to the root system of your grass and ruining the look of your lawn. Their tunneling may cause destruction to your flowers, vegetables and shrubbery. Once they have arrived, what do you do? The experts at Southern States can show you how to identify which burrowing creatures have invaded your yard and how to get rid of them.
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  • Children's Safety In The Garden

    Whether flowers, vegetables or fruit, a bountiful garden is a thing of beauty and the result of much hard work. Don't let it become a dangerous place for your children. Take a few minutes and check your garden for these hazards that could cause accidents.
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