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

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Raising sheep only for wool

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

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critter care

organic war on fleas!

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dogs and cats

Weird things cats have done

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honey bees

One Solution to the Crisis: Landrace Everything

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chickens

weird things chickens have done

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goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

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dogs and cats

Just checking in

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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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bugs

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

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goats and sheep

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

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llamas and alpaca

A book on designing a permaculture farm with a focus on Fiber?

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honey bees

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

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goats and sheep

bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

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Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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goats and sheep

What would you like to see in a cheesemaking book?

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chickens

Neighbors removed chicken fence

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bugs

grasshopper season coming in

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bugs

I need to make ladybug food

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honey bees

First time building a Kenya Top Bar Hive

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ducks and geese

Making and filtering pond for 8 ducks

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dogs and cats

new shepherd pup! I must be nuts!

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dogs and cats

Should we get a cat?

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chickens

Encouraging free ranging for baby chicks raised indoor

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chickens

Commercial feed and egg production

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nibblers

Death to scale bugs - help me brew up some organic death spray to save my citrus trees

34 replies 1 4

wildlife

Anyone else fond of amphibians?

24 replies 1 30 34

honey bees

Help me fact check and find the words to describe beeswax

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wildlife

Beavers, can they just all get along?

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bugs

How do I grow mosquitoes? (to feed to my goldfish)

12 replies 1 2

pollinators

Very surprising friend in my garden

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chickens

chickens - water vs mud

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cattle

Hidden dangers of hay rings - learn from my experience

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goats and sheep

Questions for those with goat experience

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pigs

Separating young boar from his mates?

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goats and sheep

Automatic door for sheep that closes at night?

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pollinators

Where Should I Buy Honey Bees?

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pollinators

Bee Hotels: Design and Maintenance Questions

2 months ago 12 replies 2 6

goats and sheep

Questions for those with goat experience

2 months ago 14 replies 2 9

chickens

chicken security

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wildlife

Increasing the local frog population

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dogs and cats

Removing pet hair from furniture

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shelters and habitat

Creating a habitat for wildlife?

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rotational grazing

Natural Cheatgrass Management

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chickens

Flock Metrics - Spreadsheet for tracking laying hens

2 months ago 2 replies 1 1

honey bees

Details for a hollow log hive

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dogs and cats

Dog attacking a donkey foal.

2 months ago 19 replies 2 1 16

wildlife

chipmunks under house slab

2 months ago 2 replies

chickens

Can chickens count?

2 months ago 7 replies 2

honey bees

Misbeehaving...

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honey bees

Hive management - do you top-stack or bottom-stack?

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honey bees

Bee stings

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honey bees

Natural tendency to swarm - does it help if I leave an empty beehive close by?

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dogs and cats

Our Dogs Killed our Goats - Looking for Support

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goats and sheep

how to kill and butcher a goat

2 months ago 16 replies 1 4

honey bees

Moving, and changing a hive

2 months ago 4 replies

pigs

KuneKunes for homesteading

2 months ago 2 replies

pollinators

Honeybees huge Lobby, Stingless Bees "destructive" Lobby

3 months ago 5 replies 1 1

rabbits

Owl deterrent for a rabbit colony

3 months ago 1 reply 1 2

rabbits

Rabbit Bone Broth

3 months ago 1 reply 1 1

fish

function stacking - fish in animal trough?

3 months ago 4 replies 1 1

wildlife

Olive grove of old trees in South of Italy. How to even start?

3 months ago 6 replies 1 2

chickens

Chicken Egg orientation For Incubating

3 months ago 1 reply 1

cattle

Experimenting with Fencing: Semi-Permanent Electric Fence

3 months ago 16 replies 16 7

chickens

How I feed my chickens so they lay well in the winter.

3 months ago 3 replies

fish

14,000 gal system; Tilapia vs Trout

3 months ago 5 replies 2

rabbits

Raising Rabbits in Texas Heat

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cattle

Books and Other Resources to Choose Best Cattle Business?

3 months ago 6 replies 2

chickens

What's your favorite chicken breed?

3 months ago 21 replies 2 9

wildlife

Beaver Problem

3 months ago 23 replies 2 11

pigs

boars and sows together?

3 months ago 14 replies 3

goats and sheep

sheep barns

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pigs

Bulk Feed Bag Tips and Tricks

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chickens

Chicken Coop on Concrete but drainage challenge

3 months ago 6 replies 3

ducks and geese

Making and filtering pond for 8 ducks

3 months ago 42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 5 22

fish

Common Carp for aquaculture?

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chickens

Raising Chicks Without Electricity

3 months ago 7 replies 1

pigs

International KuneKune Pig Society

3 months ago 2 replies 1

dogs and cats

Dog door re-visited

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