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critter care

This forum is all about taking care of all manners of living creatures.

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fence made from pallets

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Pros and Cons of Miniature livestock

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Hey. Let's see some baby animals, shall we?

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vegans even 'sort of' - lets talk -

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How can we show that we are pampering our animals?

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I'm ready to scream and cuss, I'm that frustrated.

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Attracting & Keeping Garter Snakes - Specifics

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Feed bins - How do you store livestock feed?

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Homestead sized fodder system

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Pine Shaving Bedding - What type is right for you?

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Drainage ditches and deer, moose, etc. safety

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A visitor?

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Jerusalem Artichoke as fodder

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no supplemental feed? anyone?

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Allowing Animals Together

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Is it right to feed birds?

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Show me your Milking System

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Fattening Using Fruit Scraps

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winter grazing instead of hay (going hayless)

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Pine Shaving Bedding - What type is right for you?

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soil

Diatomaceous Earth - An Overview

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chickens

Northern Fowl Mites (Ornithonyssus sylviarum)

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A visitor?

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chickens

What small animals are easiest for a beginner homestead?

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gear

Most valued homestead tool...

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How do you store livestock feed?

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Feed bins - How do you store livestock feed?

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

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Fattening Using Fruit Scraps

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rabbits

Need Advice: Nursing Doe has Mastitis w/ 11 newborn kits

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books

The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable by Juliette de Baïracli Levy

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chickens

Mobile Egg Laying Coop Photo Journal

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Show me your Milking System

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Animal Chutes

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cattle

Paying attn: 86yo - how pasture spider webs affect parasites/flies & replace insecticide/pharma

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Attracting & Keeping Garter Snakes - Specifics

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fish

Crayfish farming

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chickens

Does keeping chickens actually save money?

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Sunflowers as animal food

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Nettle Hay

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wood burning stoves

Making Wood Stoves Safe for Pets

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Anyone know of a good home veterinary book?

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Jerusalem Artichoke for General Animal Feed?

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urban gardening

Small livestock in urban/suburban homesteads

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Amaranth for Feed?

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Manure Management

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Do you buy or make treats for your pets?

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chickens

The best chicken waterers.

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Sheep for rent in Texas hill country

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homestead

A day in the life

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Making a pyramid from screen mesh Eliot Coleman design

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biochar

Biochar in chicken bedding and deep litter yard

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Guinea pigs on pasture, tractor style

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How do you manage deadstock?

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Garter Snakes

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Sepp Holzer never buys animal feed

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doing your own fecal checks for parasites

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I'm ready to scream and cuss, I'm that frustrated.

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forest garden

Planting FOR raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, songbirds etc.

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Converting space from horses to other livestock

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dogs and cats

How to make large comfortable dog beds that last for many years

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predators

livestock guardian animals: llamas vs great pyr

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