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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

Post Cool Bug Pics

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bugs

organic war on fleas!

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

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bugs

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

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bugs

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

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goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

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ducks and geese

Help. Goose eggs too thick shell to candle?

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bugs

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

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chickens

Does keeping chickens actually save money?

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chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

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butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

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pollinators

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

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chickens

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

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bugs

ants and aphids on my apple tree

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nibblers

Is there a better RAT trap?

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pollinators

butterflies in our garden! (with updates)

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shelters and habitat

We have Monarch butterflies and caterpillars: Creating a Monarch Habitat

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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

bugs

who's chomping on my cannas?

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goats and sheep

favorite goat breeds

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chickens

Do you actually need a chicken coop?

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chickens

Bad boy rooster!

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rabbits

Rabbit farmer's vent: neurological problem in young bunny

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chickens

Did your coop design change after you got chickens?

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wildlife

I think I messed up... Antagonizing paper wasps

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goats and sheep

Sheep nomenclature

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quail and pigeons

Dove or pigeon?

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horses, donkeys and mules

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

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rabbits

Is rabbit meat too lean?

15 replies 1 9

honey bees

African bees don't like me; lost cause?

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goats and sheep

favorite sheep breeds

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goats and sheep

What should be in every ad for goats for sale.

7 replies 1 9

pigs

New piggies may 2026

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chickens

Two more birds down

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wildlife

What is your favorite bird?

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bugs

I think I've got an alien.

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nibblers

what to bait a livetrap with that a woodchuck would like better than sweet potato vines?

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fish

Pickled Fish?

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bugs

Post Cool Bug Pics

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ducks and geese

Nesting boxes that ducks actually like

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chickens

What small animals are easiest for a beginner homestead?

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pollinators

butterflies in our garden! (with updates)

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critter care

How do you store livestock feed?

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cattle

Free range or strip grazing

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cattle

How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change TED Talk

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chickens

Alfalfa in the chicken yard

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dogs and cats

Attack cat

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nibblers

Ants in our kitchen

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bugs

repel centipedes

5 days ago 4 replies 4

critter care

Wanted: cheap, portable shade for animals that won't blow away

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honey bees

Speakers wanted at Beekeeping Club

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bugs

Wild black soldier fly distribution and how to attract them

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chickens

How do you balance ventilation and warmth in a poultry house?

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chickens

Looks like a great video on free chicken feed

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cattle

Tethered cow? and other questions from a newbie on a small acerage

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ducks and geese

Injured Goose Won't Eat

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nibblers

Are these slug eggs?

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cattle

I'm falling in love with cows

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honey bees

Rehoming a Honey Bee Hive

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quail and pigeons

Dove or pigeon?

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dogs and cats

World's Ugliest Dog Contest

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honey bees

Wild bee hunting??

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cattle

Permies Poll: Do you prefer grain or grass finished beef?

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rabbits

Composting rabbit waste

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honey bees

Building a Layens support network in the Midwest

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nibblers

Squirrels - how to grow food you actually get to eat?

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dogs and cats

The (Un)Official Permie's Dog Picture Thread

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ducks and geese

(solved) Urgent rehoming of 2 Guineafowls and 1 Duck - Eastern Massachusetts

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pollinators

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

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dogs and cats

Just checking in

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goats and sheep

Sheep vs. goats vs. camelid: which one to raise in a given set of circumstances?

2 weeks ago 10 replies 4

cattle

Favorite Mineral Feeder?

2 weeks ago 9 replies 4 1

fish

Eat the invaders….

2 weeks ago 14 replies 1 6 13

chickens

Bare and swollen chicken fluff help.

2 weeks ago 8 replies 3 4

beavers

Today I learned--beaver dams are designed to fail!

2 weeks ago 20 replies 1 4 9

chickens

Simple fly reduction

2 weeks ago 5 replies 4

critter care

Feed bins

2 weeks ago 13 replies 6

fish

Our Aquaculture Venture

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bugs

who's chomping on my cannas?

2 weeks ago 22 replies 14 16

honey bees

How to Attract Bees?

2 weeks ago 7 replies 6

wildlife

deer, drought and morning glories

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