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

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bugs

diatomaceous earth

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wildlife

Wildlife at Wheaton Labs

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goats and sheep

Raising sheep only for wool

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

229 replies 1 2 4

goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

91 replies 18 57

honey bees

One Solution to the Crisis: Landrace Everything

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llamas and alpaca

in search of natural clothing - especially winter gear

156 replies 2 28 49

wildlife

Dale's Wildlife Photos

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chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

91 replies 5 11

butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

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dogs and cats

Weird things cats have done

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bugs

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

142 replies 18 32

chickens

weird things chickens have done

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honey bees

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

261 replies 29 23 18

goats and sheep

bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

62 replies 1 35 1

bugs

ants and aphids on my apple tree

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llamas and alpaca

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

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pollinators

Promiscuously Pollinated Tomatoes And The Bees That Make Them Possible

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honey bees

Holzer Style Log Bee Hive

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chickens

weird things chickens have done

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chickens

Does keeping chickens actually save money?

49 replies 2 1 37

goats and sheep

I have sheep dying for no obvious reason. I'd like to hear thoughts on what's wrong. I may rant.

34 replies 5 12

nibblers

Is there a better RAT trap?

30 replies 2 1 5

chickens

Depressed Elderly Chicken Wishes to Retire as Indoor Pet Chicken

40 replies 1 9 39

chickens

Excessive heat warning keeping chickens cool.

75 replies 2 5 20

goats and sheep

Kola meets The Kid... (A Goat Buck Battle)

24 replies 10 21

goats and sheep

Uses for dag end fleeces

29 replies 18 20

bugs

How to kill woodworm naturally

16 replies 2

honey bees

I think I have settled on the first hive design - Long Lang

37 replies 1 8 17

chickens

Uses for feed bags

35 replies 1 7 16

chickens

Backyard chicken vaccination

44 replies 6

bugs

A problem with Pyrethrums?

20 replies 1 12

bugs

Killing off squash beetles over winter in mulch

16 replies 2 5

honey bees

Go with the "Flow"? Or no?

19 replies 1 1 13

honey bees

My Layens hive story…

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bugs

Wasp condo for cabbage moth control?

11 replies 3 9

ducks and geese

Introducing my new employees

7 replies 4 12

goats and sheep

This is my corner of the world

11 replies 1 5

dogs and cats

Guard dog to protect your home…

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dogs and cats

Desperate for help with dog itching/scratching problem

3 months ago 29 replies 3

honey bees

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

3 months ago 261 replies [ 1, 2, 3 < ... <5, 6, 7 ] 29 23 18

honey bees

using bees as crop dusters

3 months ago 2 replies 2 2

pollinators

Insect hotels

3 months ago 30 replies 6 8

honey bees

Concrete bee hives!!

3 months ago 5 replies 1 3

goats and sheep

Starting with Sheep this year

3 months ago 7 replies 1

dogs and cats

Situation with neglected neighbor dogs

3 months ago 24 replies 7

pigs

Dirty butt pig

3 months ago 8 replies 5

shelters and habitat

Regenerating Southwestern Oklahoma Wetland to create a habitat for Wildlife

3 months ago 3 replies 4 1

dogs and cats

Interested to know How many here desex their dogs and cats?

3 months ago 61 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 1 2

cattle

Dexter or Jersey?

3 months ago 10 replies 7

bugs

Killing off squash beetles over winter in mulch

3 months ago 16 replies 2 5

nibblers

Humane rat dispatch...

4 months ago 12 replies

ducks and geese

What’s happening with my drakes bill?

4 months ago 3 replies 2

chickens

Garden preppping with chickens and feed

4 months ago 5 replies

goats and sheep

Using goats to control invasive weeds.

4 months ago 0 replies

dogs and cats

Guard dog to protect your home…

4 months ago 48 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 21

critter care

Permie/Regen Ag Veterinarians?

4 months ago 3 replies 2

honey bees

Advice needed re: Propolis Tincture

4 months ago 2 replies 2 1 1

ducks and geese

Please help me out with my duck/geese/ chicken dilemma

4 months ago 16 replies 3

bugs

I was bitten by a spider maybe. Help me identify if it is Steatoda Nobilis or triangulosa

4 months ago 1 reply 4

goats and sheep

Goats/sheep and Bamboo

4 months ago 7 replies 3

cattle

happy cows

4 months ago 11 replies 1 15 5

dogs and cats

Less drafty cat door?

4 months ago 5 replies 2

chickens

Who's using heated waterers?

4 months ago 16 replies 2

goats and sheep

Goat labour?

4 months ago 5 replies 5

chickens

chickens don't want to go to bed

4 months ago 12 replies 6

paddock shift and rotational grazing

Field rotation?

4 months ago 6 replies 1

chickens

Chickening Noob

4 months ago 21 replies 1 1

pollinators

Sequentially Blooming Plants for Bee Support?

4 months ago 18 replies 7

goats and sheep

disbudded wethers with horned pigmy buck... safe or stupid?

4 months ago 0 replies

pigs

Napier grass pig feed

4 months ago 7 replies 2

dogs and cats

Question for people living in a suburban area: Do you let your cats outside?

4 months ago 37 replies 2 7

ducks and geese

Winter Lodgings for Pastured Waterfowl - Where To Park Suscovich Style Tractors

4 months ago 0 replies 1 1

chickens

Do you light the way in the winter?

4 months ago 7 replies 4

chickens

How to bury a friend

4 months ago 6 replies 14

chickens

feather footed breeds and winter weather challenges

4 months ago 5 replies 2

dogs and cats

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

4 months ago 46 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 3 15

shelters and habitat

Creating a habitat for wildlife?

4 months ago 31 replies 12 8

wildlife

Table feeder for birds.

4 months ago 7 replies 1 2

nibblers

Pregnant- overwhelmed and now a Rat infestation!!

4 months ago 20 replies 2 1

bugs

How do you like your Japanese beetles, i.e. anyone here ever eat them and what do you think?

4 months ago 3 replies 1 1

fish

Should water temp change as fish grow?

4 months ago 0 replies

dogs and cats

Has the sads: Boots the Cat is experiencing kidney failure

4 months ago 21 replies 10

honey bees

Keeping bees in a small-ish yard- Any stings?

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