Register / Login

permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums

this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...

master stewards:

Anne Miller
Nicole Alderman
r ranson
Pearl Sutton

stewards:

Mike Haasl
paul wheaton
Devaka Cooray

master gardeners:

Steve Thorn
Carla Burke
jordan barton
Leigh Tate

gardeners:

Greg Martin
Jay Angler
thomas rubino

Critters: Every sort of beast

Best ever

critter care

diatomaceous earth

277 replies 1 15 15

bugs

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

104 replies 5 16 24

critter care

organic war on fleas!

326 replies 7 8

chickens

best perennial chicken feed

224 replies 1 2 3

goats, sheep and llamas

Raising sheep only for wool

94 replies 5 1 19

chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

87 replies 5 10

goats, sheep and llamas

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

91 replies 18 59

goats, sheep and llamas

bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

62 replies 1 35 1

butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

48 replies 33

bugs

ants and aphids on my apple tree

36 6

bugs

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

142 replies 18 24

honey bees

Holzer Style Log Bee Hive

71 replies 15 9

pollinators

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

102 replies 250 2

pollinators

Promiscuously Pollinated Tomatoes And The Bees That Make Them Possible

62 replies 51 26

ducks and geese

geese and small children

55 replies 1 12 33

honey bees

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

243 replies 28 20 15

chickens

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

296 replies 16 68 5

bugs

Organic bed bug control

56 replies 1

goats, sheep and llamas

why to not raise goats

50 replies 3 3

nibblers

how to catch a mouse without a mousetrap

68 replies 9 9

More »
Best this year

honey bees

One Solution to the Crisis: Landrace Everything

111 replies 9 55

dogs and cats

Weird things cats have done

77 replies 4 80

honey bees

Details for a hollow log hive

30 replies 2 25 21

chickens

Hatch-a-Long 2020

34 replies 16 21

chickens

unexpected young cockerel competing with sweet elderly rooster--what should I do?

15 replies 7 5

chickens

Inbreeding animals on small farms

27 replies 21

bugs

Photos of Pollinators/Beneficials and the Plants They Love

26 replies 66 34

dogs and cats

Just checking in

32 replies 32 32

pollinators

butterflies in our garden!

24 replies 3 37 17

bugs

Pill bugs: beneficial pruners or garden detestation?

37 replies 7 16

critter care

Most valued homestead tool...

44 replies 2 14

pigs

Suprising benefits of pigs

23 replies 2 15

butchery

How to process 12 birds?

17 replies 11

ducks and geese

What kind of duck do I have?!

17 replies 1 6 5

butchery

Pig slaughter round 2 and more firsts- also, it's really not very sanitary

25 replies 1 12 15

chickens

Frozen water woes

28 replies 12 5

predators

Bears- problem is the solution???

44 replies 2 16

pigs

Quarantined? Raise some pigs, everybody else is!

24 replies 24 14

critter care

Brainstorming for PEP: Animal care - Prove High Quality Animal Water

22 replies 1 2 8

goats, sheep and llamas

How to wash wool - a video

9 replies 1 7

More »
Most recent

honey bees

Beekeeping - where to start?

3 months ago 74 replies [ 1, 2 ] 5 26 7

ducks and geese

Beavers and Ducks

3 months ago 2 replies 1

butchery

Any tips on turkey processing and preparation?

3 months ago 41 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 8 11

rabbits

How Much is Enough to Feed?

3 months ago 2 replies 1

rabbits

Radio for Rabbits

3 months ago 7 replies

chickens

Inbreeding animals on small farms

3 months ago 27 replies 21

rabbits

Is raising angora rabbits worth it?

3 months ago 17 replies 13

pollinators

what pollinates your luffas?

3 months ago 2 replies 1 1

bugs

Pine Insect ID Please

3 months ago 1 reply 3

chickens

Salt/mineral requirements of chickens

3 months ago 5 replies 2

pigs

Is pork unhealthy?

3 months ago 49 replies [ 1, 2 ]

dogs and cats

Will dogs die if they eat chocolate? *Depends*

3 months ago 9 replies 1 4

dogs and cats

New cat mistake

3 months ago 15 replies 7

chickens

black soldier fly bin - best design?

3 months ago 1 reply

goats, sheep and llamas

Lamb harvesting

3 months ago 10 replies 3 7

cattle

Growing fodder for mini jerseys

3 months ago 1 reply

ducks and geese

'Unkempt Goose', or otherwise known as the Sebastopol or Danubian Goose

3 months ago 5 replies 1 1

dogs and cats

11 year old great pyrenees help

3 months ago 6 replies 1 1

ducks and geese

Introducing ducklings to ducks

3 months ago 2 replies

chickens

Chicken Castle (coop)

3 months ago 6 replies 5 2

ducks and geese

Help in hatching a duck egg.

3 months ago 13 replies 2 1

ducks and geese

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

3 months ago 10 replies 3

critter care

Garden design for wildlife

3 months ago 0 replies 1

honey bees

Beekeepers unite to save over turned semi truck of hives

3 months ago 2 replies 10 2

ducks and geese

Duck Eggs

3 months ago 4 replies 1 2

nibblers

groundhog / woodchuck control

3 months ago 15 replies

ducks and geese

Abandoned nest?

3 months ago 0 replies

chickens

Constipated chick in brooder

3 months ago 3 replies

honey bees

Electroculture and magnetism to save the Bees

3 months ago 1 reply 1

goats, sheep and llamas

Sheep Tractor?

3 months ago 42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 7 9

chickens

Winter free range chickens

3 months ago 4 replies

pigs

Wintering pigs

3 months ago 7 replies

chickens

Tragedy with my fall chick journey

3 months ago 18 replies 8

fish

Satoyama: Carp as kitchen assistants

3 months ago 5 replies 1 1

chickens

unexpected young cockerel competing with sweet elderly rooster--what should I do?

3 months ago 15 replies 7 5

chickens

Cold weather coop ventilation

3 months ago 14 replies 4

butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

3 months ago 48 replies [ 1, 2 ] 33

ducks and geese

Duck and rice system in the Scottish Highlands

3 months ago 23 replies 7 17

dogs and cats

Breath Freshener for Your Best Friend

3 months ago 0 replies 4

goats, sheep and llamas

Breeding season is upon us!

3 months ago 6 replies

critter care

Give Wildlife a Brake!

3 months ago 3 replies 4 4

honey bees

Details for a hollow log hive

4 months ago 30 replies 2 25 21

predators

local bear family disrupted

4 months ago 3 replies

goats, sheep and llamas

The 'Luvbirds'

4 months ago 0 replies 2

dogs and cats

Meep, Meep!

4 months ago 4 replies 3 1
- ◄
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- ...
- 150
- ►
Forums
critters

chickens 16533

ducks and geese 3344

turkeys 479

guinea fowl 394

honey bees 6805

bugs 8328

pollinators 2334

goats, sheep and llamas 7664

pigs 5268

cattle 4206

horses, donkeys and mules 840

dogs and cats 4428

rabbits 2989

nibblers 3513

fish 1397

beavers 395

critter care 8880

predators 2021

butchery 1159