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critter care

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

224 replies 1 2 3

goats and sheep

Raising sheep only for wool

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chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

87 replies 5 10

goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

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llamas and alpaca

in search of natural clothing - especially winter gear

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goats and sheep

bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

62 replies 1 35 1

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!

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

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pollinators

Promiscuously Pollinated Tomatoes And The Bees That Make Them Possible

62 replies 51 26

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

56 replies 1

llamas and alpaca

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

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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

34 replies 16 21

chickens

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

15 replies 7 5

rabbits

Inbreeding animals on small farms

27 replies 21

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!

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

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

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goats and sheep

How to wash wool - a video

9 replies 1 7

bugs

Spider Bite Help?

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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

4 months ago 54 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4

rabbits

Male rabbit stopped breeding

4 months ago 4 replies 1

chickens

My chickens are Defective

4 months ago 3 replies 2

honey bees

zero synthetic chemical bee keeping?

4 months ago 7 replies

ducks and geese

What plants will ducks NOT eat?

4 months ago 7 replies 1

cattle

Shetland Cattle now in USA

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predators

RATS! and how to get rid of them

4 months ago 8 replies 1 3

chickens

Edible hedge for chickens

4 months ago 7 replies 1 2

chickens

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

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dogs and cats

frozen dog treats/keeping the dogs busy while away

4 months ago 1 reply 1

goats and sheep

Lily - a faithful friend

4 months ago 0 replies 23 5

goats and sheep

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

4 months ago 0 replies

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

4 months ago 3 replies 2

ducks and geese

Duck gender identification

4 months ago 3 replies 1

nibblers

controls for mice, ideas brainstorm

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nibblers

Portland Oregon Squirrels Available, Will Catch for You

4 months ago 1 reply

chickens

Help!!! Scary math question. 😳

5 months ago 25 replies 4 9

chickens

Keeping chicken feed dry

5 months ago 1 reply 5 3

dogs and cats

Pets and Old Timers Disease

5 months ago 12 replies 5

butchery

How to process 12 birds?

5 months ago 17 replies 11

cattle

Grassfed Beef at Pebblespring Farm

5 months ago 18 replies 2 14 2

butchery

Roadkill??

5 months ago 22 replies 2

turkeys

Vicious Turkey Attack

5 months ago 1 reply 2 2

chickens

Growing Weeds for Chickens

5 months ago 3 replies

dogs and cats

Neighbor's cat harming our cat and killing birds-what to do?

5 months ago 12 replies 3

dogs and cats

Can a dog have a stroke?

5 months ago 13 replies 4

bugs

Why are there rowdy bugs on my blackeye peas?

5 months ago 2 replies 1

critter care

Bird cavities

5 months ago 11 replies 2 11

honey bees

Home made bee feeder

5 months ago 2 replies 7 1

chickens

Traveling Chickens...Insane? Pipe Dream?

5 months ago 2 replies

chickens

Cooking Right After Butchering

5 months ago 2 replies 1

dogs and cats

Great Pyrenees crazy cross. woah!!!

5 months ago 24 replies 3 1

chickens

Trouble with laying hens - feed problems

5 months ago 8 replies

pollinators

butterflies in our garden!

5 months ago 24 replies 3 37 17

ducks and geese

Ducklings still haven't hatched--it's been 31 days--what should I do?

5 months ago 13 replies 2 3

butchery

Best knives for butchering ?

5 months ago 11 replies 1

honey bees

What the heck is wrong with these cells.

5 months ago 2 replies 1

critter care

Guinea pigs kept in outdoor mobile tractors, free range and paddocking

5 months ago 3 replies 1 2 4
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