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Product Spotlight: ORIJEN’s New Wet Cat Food Variety!

Product Spotlight: ORIJEN’s New Wet Cat Food Variety!

At Barnstable Farm & Pet, we’re always on the lookout for the best products to keep your furry family members healthy and happy. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce ORIJEN’s new wet cat food varieties! Known for their commitment to biologically appropriate nutrition, ORIJEN continues to deliver high-quality, protein-packed meals your cat will love. Why Choose ORIJEN Wet Cat Food? Cats are obligate carnivores, meaning their diet thrives on animal protein to maintain optimal health. ORIJEN wet cat food is specially formulated to provide your feline friend with the nourishment they need, using only the finest, sustainably sourced ingredients. Each...

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Winter Lighting for Chickens

Winter Lighting for Chickens

People and chickens operate on different schedules that sometimes conflict. As days shorten and the temperature drops people turn on furnaces and electric lights and sleep about as many hours as they do in summer. Not chickens. Their daily schedule is set by daylight. Lacking artificial light they settle into a long night’s sleep as soon as dusk arrives and don’t wake until tomorrow’s dawn. In high latitudes they often sleep 15 or 16 hours a night. For chickens, winter is a time for rest, not reproduction. Cold temperatures don’t reduce laying, but as fall advances, decreasing daylight causes egg...

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Holiday Pet Safety

Holiday Pet Safety

Tis the season to be jolly! It is also the season to be more diligent at keeping our pets safe and healthy over the holidays. With holiday parties, trees, tinsel, candles and presents, our pets are at a greater risk to get into trouble. Here are a few holiday safety tips to keep them safe. The tree: With pets in the house, it is safest to place the tree in the corner. This will make it easier to anchor the top of the tree so climbing cats don't knock it over. Also, use a tree stand that is one size...

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Maintaining Your Pet’s Healthy Weight

Maintaining Your Pet’s Healthy Weight

While your dog or cat's quality and length of life depend on various factors like age, disease, and breed, one often overlooked component is weight. If your cat or dog is overweight, it could potentially raise the risk of various diseases and injuries, and overall, make it harder for your pet to live a long and healthy life. Keeping your pet at a healthy weight can be difficult, but you can start implementing some best practices with these tips. Check if Your Pet is Overweight Though some fat on your pet is normal, too much could interfere with their health....

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Feeding Fiber to Horses

Feeding Fiber to Horses

Do you know the fiber level in your current feeding program? If you don’t, you are not alone. Few horse owners can answer that question, and even fewer understand why it might be important or where fiber comes from. The first and foremost source of fiber in a horses’ diet is their roughage, or hay, source. Secondary to that is what is present in any supplemental grain sources. First of all, let’s define what fiber is: Fiber is a measure of the plant cell wall, or the structural portions that give the plant support. Main components of fiber are the...

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