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diatomaceous earth

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bugs

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

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critter care

organic war on fleas!

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

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goats, sheep and llamas

Raising sheep only for wool

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chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

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goats, sheep and llamas

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

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goats, sheep and llamas

bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

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butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

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bugs

ants and aphids on my apple tree

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bugs

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

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honey bees

Holzer Style Log Bee Hive

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pollinators

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

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pollinators

Promiscuously Pollinated Tomatoes And The Bees That Make Them Possible

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ducks and geese

geese and small children

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honey bees

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

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chickens

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

296 replies 16 68 5

bugs

Organic bed bug control

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goats, sheep and llamas

why to not raise goats

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nibblers

how to catch a mouse without a mousetrap

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honey bees

One Solution to the Crisis: Landrace Everything

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dogs and cats

Weird things cats have done

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honey bees

Details for a hollow log hive

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chickens

Hatch-a-Long 2020

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chickens

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

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chickens

Inbreeding animals on small farms

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bugs

Photos of Pollinators/Beneficials and the Plants They Love

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dogs and cats

Just checking in

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pollinators

butterflies in our garden!

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bugs

Pill bugs: beneficial pruners or garden detestation?

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critter care

Most valued homestead tool...

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pigs

Suprising benefits of pigs

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butchery

How to process 12 birds?

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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

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predators

Bears- problem is the solution???

44 replies 2 16

pigs

Quarantined? Raise some pigs, everybody else is!

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critter care

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

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goats, sheep and llamas

How to wash wool - a video

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butchery

Sourcing a Large Cleaver

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chickens

The Mystery of the Dead Chickens. And now one rabbit...

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cattle

Where do Cows go in Winter?

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pigs

Pastured pig recommendations for PNW?

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chickens

Sick Chicken! Need help

4 months ago 1 reply

dogs and cats

Age and adopting pets

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goats, sheep and llamas

Zero grazing methods?

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chickens

Pine shaving controversy

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ducks and geese

When to stop turning Duck eggs

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pigs

Quarantined? Raise some pigs, everybody else is!

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goats, sheep and llamas

goats in swamps, possible?

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predators

Bears- problem is the solution???

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pigs

Kunekune sluggish

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predators

good use for dead raccoon

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butchery

Max safe hanging temp?

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rabbits

Meat Rabbit Breeds

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cattle

Regenerative grazing demonstration project - on the I-5 in California

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nibblers

Hot peppers to deter pests

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rabbits

Growing Hay Just for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

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chickens

beak issue

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critter care

Feed

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pigs

My Red Wattles are eating too much?

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goats, sheep and llamas

cedar, goats, parasites

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ducks and geese

Moving eggs to new Incubator

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ducks and geese

Ducks won't use pond

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chickens

Chicken "trees " for roosting

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dogs and cats

Our Dogs Killed our Goats - Looking for Support

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rabbits

Male rabbit stopped breeding

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chickens

My chickens are Defective

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honey bees

zero synthetic chemical bee keeping?

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ducks and geese

What plants will ducks NOT eat?

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cattle

Shetland Cattle now in USA

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predators

RATS! and how to get rid of them

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chickens

Edible hedge for chickens

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chickens

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

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dogs and cats

frozen dog treats/keeping the dogs busy while away

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goats, sheep and llamas

Lily - a faithful friend

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goats, sheep and llamas

Anyone make a salt/mineral block feeder from a 55 gallon drum?

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ducks and geese

Keeping ducks inside your garden

4 months ago 5 replies 1 1

bugs

Large dirt mounds with a very small hole

4 months ago 4 replies 2

chickens

Business model for an egg-mobile system

4 months ago 1 reply

bugs

Post Cool Bug Pics

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chickens

Business model for a paddock shift system

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ducks and geese

Duck gender identification

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nibblers

controls for mice, ideas brainstorm

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