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Critters: Every sort of beast

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bugs

diatomaceous earth

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bugs

organic war on fleas!

321 replies 7 8

chickens

best perennial chicken feed

216 replies 1 2

chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

86 replies 5 10

goats, sheep and llamas

bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

62 replies 1 35 1

bugs

ants and aphids

124 replies 13 5

bugs

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

71 replies 5 14 18

pollinators

Dale's Pollinator photos --- Add yours, name and describe them. Let's make it a catalogue

102 replies 250 2

honey bees

Holzer Style Log Bee Hive

64 replies 15 8

goats, sheep and llamas

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

89 replies 16 59

honey bees

What type of hive would be best for Sheer Total and Utter Neglect?

243 replies 28 20 12

bugs

Organic bed bug control

54 replies 1

chickens

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

289 replies 10 68 4

honey bees

the ultimate skiddable bee hut

65 replies 2 61 11

nibblers

how to catch a mouse without a mousetrap

68 replies 9 9

chickens

Maggot Feeding Station for Poultry

92 replies 1 3 2

goats, sheep and llamas

why to not raise goats

49 replies 3 3

pollinators

Promiscuously Pollinated Tomatoes And The Bees That Make Them Possible

60 replies 39 23

bugs

I think permaculture insect control has failed me.

118 replies 15 16

rabbits

Best meat rabbit breed?

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ducks and geese

geese and small children

44 replies 1 7 28

butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

33 replies 26

chickens

big red neck chicken sick

56 replies 7 17

critter care

How can we show that we are pampering our animals?

34 replies 2 29

ducks and geese

ducks lying down and geese nipping at them--WHY???

22 replies 2 5 8

pigs

Starting a Tropical Piggery

46 replies 10 14

bugs

Where can I buy silkworm or silkmoths and supplies in Canada?

31 replies 1 4

rabbits

My Rabbit Hates Me

36 replies 1 4 13

chickens

Disadvantages to PVC pipe chicken or duck run? How fast does it break down?

18 replies 3 5

goats, sheep and llamas

3 month lamb with flystrike

13 replies 1 6

honey bees

Extracting honey took so much effort it may never be worth it again

32 replies 7 17

nibblers

controls for mice, ideas brainstorm

39 replies 2 2 15

honey bees

Bear prevention idea

33 replies 6 10

chickens

What ate my chicken?

19 replies 4 4

chickens

How to get rid of a body?

23 replies 8

cattle

Sensitive Topic-Rancher had to put down lame Cow

22 replies 1 1 9

critter care

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

25 replies 1 2 12

critter care

Semi-impaled chicken

18 replies 5 16

butchery

Sourcing a Large Cleaver

27 replies 2 5

fish

Info on raising crawdads?

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honey bees

Extracting honey took so much effort it may never be worth it again

2 months ago 32 replies 7 17

dogs and cats

Molly at boot camp

3 months ago 1 reply 1

cattle

An animal husbandry hypothetical, breeding stock

3 months ago 10 replies 1

nibblers

What could it be? Possibly a flying squirrel in the attic!

3 months ago 11 replies 8

chickens

Chicken winter greenhouse

3 months ago 44 replies [ 1, 2 ] 13 9

chickens

Chicken injured her leg

3 months ago 5 replies 1

critter care

Animal Guilds

3 months ago 8 replies 1 3

goats, sheep and llamas

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

3 months ago 89 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 16 59

goats, sheep and llamas

Keeping pygmy goats in their barn

3 months ago 8 replies

dogs and cats

Livestock Guardian Dogs for Small Farmsteads

3 months ago 5 replies 1 3

ducks and geese

ducks lying down and geese nipping at them--WHY???

3 months ago 22 replies 2 5 8

dogs and cats

Heating option for outdoors

3 months ago 1 reply 2

butchery

Any tips on turkey processing and preparation?

3 months ago 35 replies 1 7 9

chickens

drunken chickens?

3 months ago 7 replies

dogs and cats

Abstract Thoughts

3 months ago 1 reply 2 1

chickens

High flying Chickens

3 months ago 6 replies

chickens

Rooster collar: brilliant, or brutal?

3 months ago 6 replies 1

rabbits

all season rabbit tractor design video and cad with material list

3 months ago 4 replies 2 1

pollinators

What if Honey Bees Were an Invasive Species? Thoughts on Pollinators

3 months ago 31 replies 12

cattle

Homemade alleyways for cattle handling

3 months ago 7 replies 8 2

chickens

Does the nutritional value of eggs change if chickens are fed lots of bakery waste?

3 months ago 1 reply

chickens

Back from the brink of certain death

3 months ago 1 reply 4 3

dogs and cats

LGD Retirement

3 months ago 14 replies 6 5

bugs

Creepy Ladybugs?

3 months ago 6 replies 1

chickens

Young Wyandotte not laying...how to tell if a problem?

3 months ago 2 replies 2

ducks and geese

Duck eggs fertile?

3 months ago 8 replies 11

fish

Cheap Fish Tanks

3 months ago 2 replies 1

critter care

Feed bin idea...Wall mount?

3 months ago 0 replies 1

dogs and cats

Cat Day Dreams

3 months ago 3 replies 2 1

pollinators

What mystery bee in my bee home?

3 months ago 7 replies 2 1

critter care

What animals control grass?

3 months ago 9 replies 2

goats, sheep and llamas

Goat milk--is the flavor impacted by a buck being nearby?

3 months ago 12 replies 9

ducks and geese

Urban Duck Plans, sizing for above ground duck swimming vessels.

3 months ago 8 replies 3

dogs and cats

Seeking to build six foot fence in the "greenest" way possible. Any ideas?

3 months ago 3 replies 1 1

dogs and cats

Breeds of dogs that won't hurt livestock &/or how to train them

3 months ago 33 replies 1 1 5

cattle

Let's talk head gates!

3 months ago 6 replies 1

chickens

Which feed do I use!?!?

3 months ago 9 replies 2

chickens

Grandma's Chicken Project

3 months ago 23 replies 2 4 3

chickens

Mobile Chicken Coop Build

3 months ago 54 replies [ 1, 2 ] 62 13

bugs

invasion of the lady bugs

3 months ago 4 replies 1

pollinators

Monarch butterflies

3 months ago 12 replies 12 8

dogs and cats

Our Dogs Killed our Goats - Looking for Support

3 months ago 52 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4

pigs

A truck ride for the Piggys

3 months ago 5 replies 5 5

nibblers

Are grubs ever good?

3 months ago 11 replies 5
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