Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.
Livestock are the most difficult part of the farm puzzle to manage because they operate with independent agendas with which we try to find compatibility. We want the animals to be comfortable and able to enjoy their natural proclivities; for the pig to be able to express its pigness. Chickens should be able to scratch and hunt for bugs and eat green forage.
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