Category Special Needs

Guides and tips for feeding, care, and enrichment of barnyard animals with special needs (chickens, geese, pigs, cows, etc.), covering dietary considerations, mobility challenges, and humane welfare.

Two guinea pigs, brown and cream, on a gray surface with greens, close up.

Special Needs

Onion Toxicity in Pigs and Guinea Pigs: Your Barnyard Safety Guide

Onion toxicity in pigs/guinea pigs: signs, safe feeds, prevention, storage, dosage & vet steps, emergency care for animals.

Caroline Mae Turner
February 7, 2026

Goat peeking over a weathered wooden fence with a clear blue sky in the background.

Special Needs

Safeguarding Your Goats from Holiday Greens: Holly, Poinsettia & Lilac Safety

Goat- and barnyard-animal food safety from holly, poinsettias, lilac: toxicity risks, symptoms, first aid, prevention, disposal.

Caroline Mae Turner
January 6, 2026