Resources
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
- Ask Sam- I have been seeing stories in the news about animals getting vesicular stomatitis. Could my animals be at risk? What about my kids? What symptoms do I look for and how can I minimize these risks?
- Ask Sam: Placement of corral, etc to protect well quality
- Claim Your Herd: Registering a Livestock Brand in Wyoming
- Composting Livestock Mortalities On the Farm
- Could Alpacas Be a Good Fit for Your Property?
- Determine Basic Nutrient Needs of Animals on Smaller Operations
- Developing a Rabbit Habit
- Evacuate Animals or Have Plan to Protect Them When Wildfire Looms?
- Feeding Impacts on Calving
- Furry Friends With Herding Instincts
- Manure: Turning a Potential Problem Into a Valuable Resource
- Owners Can Help Horses Defend Against Bitter Cold Air
- Planning Ahead for Animal Care Can Let You Have Time Away
- The Right Stuff: Water Quality Plays Big Part
- The Scoop on Manure Management
- Too Thin or Too Fat: What is the Right?
- Wyoming Livestock Board Handles Animal Abuse Concerns
- Wyomng Livestock Board Oversees State's Livestock Industry
Barnyards and Backyards Featured Landowner Articles
- Featured Landowners: Cody Coutry Bed and Biscuit Owners Diversify Production on Their 6 Acres
- Featured Landowners: Family Works Together to Rap Benefits of Country Life
Videos
- Breeding Basics for Livestock (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
- Choosing Small Livestock for Your Place (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
- Having a Plan for Your Livestock in the Face of Disasters- Drougt, Wildfire, Flooding (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
Manure: Turning a potential problem into a valuable resource.
(B&B Wyoming Rural Living Resources guide section)
(B&B Wyoming Rural Living Resources guide section)
Barnyards and Backyards Featured Landowner Articles
Videos
Breeding basics for livestock (Barnyards & Backyards Live! Show)
Choosing small livestock for your place (Barnyards & Backyards Live! Show)
Having a plan for your livestock in the face of disasters - drought, wildfire, flooding (Barnyards & Backyards Live! Show)
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
- Attention to Herd Health Vital for Small Acrfeage Cow-Calf Operations
- Backyard Beef and Artificial Insemination
- Clean Equipment, Milk Hygeine Vital to Dairy
- Ask Sam: Cattle in Brucellosis Designated Surveillance Area
- Beef Cows Have Been Getting Bigger, Which Has Implications for Wyoming Agriculture
- Handling Livestock Effectively
- How to Behave When You Encounter a Cattle Drive
- How to Start a Small Acreage Cow-Calf Operation
- Miniature Lowline Angus May be Opportunity for Small Acreage Owners
- Opportunity for a Niche Market? A Small Acreage Locker Beef Program Using Miniature Angus Beef Case Study
- Not Udder Nonsense
- Raising Freezer Beef: What Does it Cost?
- Featured Landowner: Striving to Be Where Their Food Comes From
- Understanding Livestock Nutritional Requirements
- Use Shade to Combat Heat Stress in Animals
UW Extension Publications
Forage Resources
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
UW Extension Publications
Cattle Management Manual (UW CES pub MP-97)
Forage resources
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
- A Little Bit About Horse Health Management
- Ask Sam: Alkali & Horses
- Can You Afford to Board Your Horse?
- Caring for Horses During Winter
- Correct Diet, Plentiful Excersie Bring Out Best in Horses This Season
- Five Plant Poinsonous to Horses in Wyoming
- Healty Pastures Mean Healthy Horses
- How Much Does it Cost to Own a Horse
- How to Vaccinate a Horse
- On Top of Old Smokey: Raising Wild Horse off the Red Desert
- Ask Sam: Paperwork for Travel With Horses
- Preparation, Planning & Knowledge: Packhorses Help Carry You Inot Adventure but Require User Horse Sense
- Proper Hoof Care Provides Solid Foundation for Healthy Horse
- Protect Horses Through Vaccination
- The True Costs of Having Your Mare Bred
UW Extension and Other Publications
- Practical Horse Nutrition and Feeding Management (UW CES B-1046)
- Managing Small-Acreage Horse Farms- In Central and Eastern Oregon (Oregon State University Extension)
Videos
- Equine Health Essentials: Equine Dentistry & Internal Parasite Control (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
- Equine Nutrition (Including Aviouding Grass Founder) (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
- Fly Management for the Barn and Pasture (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
- Keeping Your Horse Healthy- Spring Vaccines (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
UW Written Articles
- Colic in Equine (2010)
- Have You Vaccinated Your Equine? (2010)
- Some Guidline for Transporting Equine (2010)
- Supplying Water to Your Horse in Cold Weather (2010)
- Understanding Horse Behavior is Key to Safety (2009)
- What Typle of Hay Do You Feed Your Horse? Grass or Legume? (2010)
- Equine Reproduction: Preparing for the Breeding Season Using Artificial Lighting (2009)
- Prepare Your Horse for Cold Weather (2009)
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
- Ask Sam: I really love fresh goat milk and am thinking of starting a small dairy goat herd. I would also like to sell some of the milk. Is that allowed in Wyoming?
- Got Goats? These Browsers can Fill a Small-Acreage Niche
- Goats Serious Bio-Controllers of Weeds- but Management is Key
Barnyards and Backyards Featured Landowner Articles
Videos
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
- Best Practices Help Ensure Your Chickens Survive Winter
- Easter Eggs
- Fox in the Henhouse Again!
- Backyard Chickens a Small-Acreage Production Opportunity
- Egg 101: Safety and Storage
- How Not to Be at Your Chicken's Beck and Call
- Raising Chickens Begins With Basics
- Raising Chickens With Altitude
- What is a Chicken Tractor?
- Twelve Bird Mobile Chicken Coop Plans (accompanies Summer 2013 "What is a Chicken Tractor?" article)
UW Extension Publications
Videos
- Raising Chickens (Getting Started With Poultry) Audio only
- Getting Started With Chickens (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
- The Yolks on You: Laying Hen Management (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
Twelve Bird Mobile Chicken Coop Plans (accompanies Summer 2013 "What is a chicken tractor?" article)
UW Extension Publications
Raising Backyard Chickens (2023)
Videos
Backyard Chickens or Getting Started with Poultry Video (~ min)| Audio only
Getting started with chickens (Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
The yolks on you: Laying hen management (Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
- Fine-Tuning Nutritional Mangaement For Small-Acreage Sheep Operations
- Innovations May Help Bottom Line For Small Sheep, Goat Flock Owners
- Small Flock Marketing Considerations
- We Offer Ways to Keep Sheep Venture Profitable and Wooly, Not Wild
Featured Landowners
Extension Resources
- UW Sheep Extension Program Website-Lots of Great resources on sheep!
Videos
- Getting Started Raising Sheep (Barnyards and Backyards Live! Show)
- University of Idaho & University of Wyoming Sheep and Goat Webinar Series Videos
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
Extension Resources
UW Sheep Extension Program Website - Lots of great resources on sheep!
Videos
Getting started raising sheep ( Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
- Bringing Home the Bacon-Are You Ready to Raise Your Own Pork?
- Pork or Pets? Pick the Perfect Pig Project
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