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bugs

green lynx spider, peucetia viridans and her spiderlings, the next generation!

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bugs

diatomaceous earth

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dogs and cats

Just checking in

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bugs

organic war on fleas!

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bugs

Post Cool Bug Pics

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

232 replies 1 2 5

bugs

Who are my new neighbours? (apparently now yellow jackets afterall)

38 replies 2 2 9

bugs

Is there a food I can eat to make bugs love me less

66 replies 1 11

goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

91 replies 18 57

ducks and geese

Help. Goose eggs too thick shell to candle?

19 replies 1 8

bugs

I thought permaculture insect control had failed me, but land racing saved the day!

144 replies 18 38

chickens

Does keeping chickens actually save money?

86 replies 2 1 64

chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

91 replies 5 11

butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

53 replies 43

pollinators

Monarch caterpillars are here! (and other activity on the milkweeds)

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chickens

chicken coops/runs/tractors/paddocks/pens/etc.

305 replies 16 75 9

bugs

ants and aphids on my apple tree

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nibblers

Is there a better RAT trap?

45 replies 4 3 8

shelters and habitat

We have Monarch butterflies and caterpillars: Creating a Monarch Habitat

80 replies 1 22 9

pollinators

Promiscuously Pollinated Tomatoes And The Bees That Make Them Possible

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goats and sheep

Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

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chickens

Avian flu: When/if to freak out?

15 replies 14

goats and sheep

favorite goat breeds

28 replies 2 34

chickens

Do you actually need a chicken coop?

19 replies 22

chickens

Bad boy rooster!

24 replies 21

rabbits

Rabbit farmer's vent: neurological problem in young bunny

19 replies 14

chickens

Did your coop design change after you got chickens?

31 replies 2 16

bugs

who's chomping on my cannas?

16 replies 12 13

wildlife

I think I messed up... Antagonizing paper wasps

15 replies 1 7

goats and sheep

Sheep nomenclature

8 replies 8

horses, donkeys and mules

How to deal with a uncastrated stubborn mini donkey that isn't mine

18 replies 14

rabbits

Is rabbit meat too lean?

15 replies 1 9

honey bees

African bees don't like me; lost cause?

35 replies 12

dogs and cats

Itchy Dogs - Treatment Ideas

54 replies 1 25

goats and sheep

favorite sheep breeds

23 replies 28

pigs

New piggies may 2026

10 replies 26 14

chickens

Two more birds down

12 replies 1 4

chickens

How to catch a chicken?

17 replies 1 1 6

goats and sheep

What should be in every ad for goats for sale.

7 replies 1 5

wildlife

What is your favorite bird?

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bugs

wasp ID?

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wildlife

I think I messed up... Antagonizing paper wasps

9 hours ago 15 replies 1 7

chickens

Are Black Soldier Fly Larvae a bust??

13 hours ago 15 replies 1 3

goats and sheep

What should be in every ad for goats for sale.

17 hours ago 7 replies 1 5

bugs

who's chomping on my cannas?

1 day ago 16 replies 12 13

ducks and geese

Ducklings still haven't hatched--it's been 31 days--what should I do?

1 day ago 21 replies 2 5

chickens

Muddy Run Remedies

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pigs

Pigs eat farm "waste"

3 days ago 12 replies 4 5

dogs and cats

Socializing livestock guardian dogs to humans

3 days ago 12 replies 5

bugs

Is there a food I can eat to make bugs love me less

5 days ago 66 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 11

cattle

Is anyone curious about water buffalos?

5 days ago 12 replies 1 1

cattle

Ideas/products for fly control on cattle?

1 week ago

dogs and cats

MM still has the touch

1 week ago 3 replies 3

dogs and cats

Livestock guardian puppies

1 week ago 0 replies 9

fish

Spontaneous generation in fish?

1 week ago 2 replies 1

goats and sheep

Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

1 week ago 20 replies 38

butchery

Animal Rennet Making at home - WARNING: some photos may be disturbing to some readers

1 week ago 21 5

honey bees

Australian beekeeper building a smart hive monitor (and a varroa card game)

1 week ago 5 replies 1 3

pollinators

Monarch caterpillars are here! (and other activity on the milkweeds)

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shelters and habitat

Permaculture ideas for wildlife habitat restoration?

1 week ago 21 replies 3 27 3

chickens

Permies Poll: Raised Chicken Coop vs Walk-in Chicken Coop

1 week ago 5 6

rabbits

Burdock leaf, root safe for rabbits?

2 weeks ago 2 replies 4

dogs and cats

People training dogs …and vice versa

2 weeks ago 5 replies 1 4

honey bees

How to Attract Bees?

2 weeks ago 5 replies 5

goats and sheep

favorite goat breeds

2 weeks ago 28 replies 2 34

bugs

what is this?

2 weeks ago 2 replies 1

bugs

Are ants beneficial or detrimental?

3 weeks ago 23 replies 9

chickens

how to NOT raise chickens

3 weeks ago 38 replies 1 2 5

bugs

controlling Ants

3 weeks ago 45 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 2

chickens

It's all about the chickens

3 weeks ago 3 replies 2 4

chickens

Unpopular Opinion: How to Solve Winter Egg Laying Problems

3 weeks ago 2 replies 1

chickens

Rare rooster

3 weeks ago 12 replies 3 2

honey bees

Speakers wanted at Beekeeping Club

3 weeks ago 1 reply 1

pollinators

Anyone want to share/trade seeds

3 weeks ago 0 replies

honey bees

how can I use pollen?

3 weeks ago 1 reply 4

goats and sheep

Rotational grazing hack?

4 weeks ago 6 replies 3 1

goats and sheep

Nettles and Goats

4 weeks ago 9 replies 1

pigs

Horse tail

1 month ago 0 replies

chickens

Alfalfa in the chicken yard

1 month ago 0 replies 1

pigs

New piggies may 2026

1 month ago 10 replies 26 14

critter care

How do you store livestock feed?

1 month ago 1 reply 1 1

pigs

Sick pig(s)

1 month ago 8 replies 1

chickens

Do you actually need a chicken coop?

1 month ago 19 replies 22

dogs and cats

Great Pyrenees LIVESTOCK Guardian Dogs and Kids??

9 years ago 7 replies 1
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