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predators

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

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bugs

raising silkmoths (silkworms) - Sericulture, Moriculture, and the wild ones

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goats and sheep

Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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bugs

diatomaceous earth

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wildlife

Wildlife at Wheaton Labs

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goats and sheep

Vancouver Island fibreshed - what are we getting right? what's missing?

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dogs and cats

Weird things cats have done

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chickens

weird things chickens have done

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dogs and cats

Just checking in

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

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goats and sheep

Raising sheep only for wool

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predators

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

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chickens

100 chicken fan club

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honey bees

One Solution to the Crisis: Landrace Everything

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goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

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chickens

Garden on Corliss Homestead Journal

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goats and sheep

I would love to see the woolen industry rise from the ashes

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chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

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bugs

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

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butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

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predators

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

56 replies 7

goats and sheep

small scale dairy without extra calves

47 replies 5 44

chickens

chickens in the basement

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chickens

Chicks Just Arrived

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chickens

Should I get chickens?

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chickens

Avian flu concerns

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nibblers

Garden slugs make their presence known.

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goats and sheep

Bottle fed goat is very loud, need help

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nibblers

Keeping mice and rats out of storage sheds

40 replies 9 18

bugs

need legit help - Ticks

29 replies 3 12

turkeys

Apple Poll!! Where do you keep baby birds?

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bugs

Caterpillars eating my houseplants!!

8 replies 1 7

goats and sheep

One April day in Portugal...

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bugs

I see a tick! Now what?

19 replies 2 17

predators

Buying a gun today (one that won't piss off the neighbors)

40 replies 1 7 9

critter care

Drainage ditches and deer, moose, etc. safety

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chickens

T Melville learns how (not?) to raise chickens on a budget.

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chickens

Looking for help with the flock....

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wildlife

Permies Poll: Do you intentionally have water available for wildlife on your property?

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dogs and cats

The (Un)Official Permie's Dog Picture Thread

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chickens

Shell-less eggs

23 hours ago 1 reply

dogs and cats

Our Dogs Killed our Goats - Looking for Support

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quail and pigeons

Coturnix Quail in raised garden

1 day ago 10 replies 1 2 5

shelters and habitat

Woods Fresh-Air coop build

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quail and pigeons

Getting quail to lay eggs?

2 days ago 10 replies 1

quail and pigeons

Quail Stopped laying eggs?

2 days ago 4 replies

quail and pigeons

Quail, deep litter, and KNF

2 days ago 4 replies 2 1

cattle

Very interesting scouring calf fix.

3 days ago 18 replies 3

chickens

Egg shortage and Organic feed

3 days ago 1 reply 2

chickens

New Colorado Cage Free Rules - Help me make sense of it?

4 days ago 6 replies 3

bugs

need legit help - Ticks

4 days ago 29 replies 3 12

goats and sheep

What to do with my bucklings?

4 days ago 4 replies

honey bees

Permies Poll: Do you keep honey bees?

4 days ago 12 replies 2 6

nibblers

voles and mulch and cover crops

4 days ago 5 replies 1

chickens

Kosher King meat chicken

5 days ago 12 replies 4

chickens

I would appreciate feedback on the design of my coop/run remodel

5 days ago 3 replies 1

critter care

Guinea pigs on pasture, tractor style

6 days ago 1 reply 1

rabbits

Meat rabbit kindling question

6 days ago 6 replies

pigs

Grass Silage for Pigs

1 week ago 15 replies 4 3

wildlife

Preventing Theft of Cage Traps

1 week ago 9 replies 3 1

chickens

Avian flu concerns

1 week ago 17 replies 2 7

dogs and cats

How do we help our dog detox?

1 week ago 11 replies 7

chickens

Easy to move coops

1 week ago 7 replies 1

chickens

How many birds do you eat in a year?

2 weeks ago 17 replies

wildlife

Enjoying birds in the time of Avian flu.

2 weeks ago 2 replies

chickens

Anyone breeding for a smaller more self-sustaining chicken?

2 weeks ago 6 replies 2

chickens

Roll-Out Nest Boxes

2 weeks ago 3 replies 1

chickens

20 years in the waiting, but chickens hatch this spring!

2 weeks ago 20 replies 1 11

dogs and cats

Help with a leg lifting problem

2 weeks ago 5 replies 3 2

bugs

Winter hardy bugs to raise (BSF larvae withdrawals!)

2 weeks ago 9 replies 2

pigs

pigs sealing ponds

2 weeks ago 13 replies 1

dogs and cats

Natural/home-made substances to deter cats from peeing

2 weeks ago 5 replies 1

chickens

Your best ideas for breeding meat birds...

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ducks and geese

Fermented fruits for ducks: how much alcohol can they stand?

2 weeks ago 4 replies 2

chickens

Feeding restaurant scraps to chickens ??

2 weeks ago 21 replies 5

cattle

Is it possible to raise a Dexter or two on 2 acres?

2 weeks ago 14 replies 1

goats and sheep

Need help with my rotational grazing plan for my dairy goats

2 weeks ago 19 replies 5

pigs

Best Cross for Heritage Pigs when I want Meat Fast(er)

2 weeks ago 2 replies

chickens

Roosting bar height

2 weeks ago 4 replies 1

chickens

Sprouting Field Corn

3 weeks ago 10 replies

beavers

recognising the good of beavers

3 weeks ago 7 replies 1 1

chickens

anyone following avian flu fears?

3 weeks ago 18 replies 1 2

chickens

chickens in the basement

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chickens

Privet berries as chicken feed

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