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Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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

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critter care

diatomaceous earth

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wildlife

Wildlife at Wheaton Labs

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goats and sheep

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

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goats and sheep

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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llamas and alpaca

in search of natural clothing - especially winter gear

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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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dogs and cats

Weird things cats 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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bugs

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

144 replies 18 34

butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

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llamas and alpaca

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

48 replies 1 9 20

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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goats and sheep

Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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chickens

Neighbors removed chicken fence

54 replies 1 1 19

bugs

grasshopper season coming in

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pollinators

I need to make ladybug food

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ducks and geese

Making and filtering pond for 8 ducks

42 replies 1 5 22

honey bees

My Layens hive story…

48 replies 1 35 37

chickens

Commercial feed and egg production

36 replies 1 1 9

honey bees

Help me fact check and find the words to describe beeswax

16 replies 1 10 17

chickens

alternative feeds for chickens

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nibblers

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

31 replies 1 4

dogs and cats

Should we get a cat?

88 replies 4 7 31

chickens

Encouraging free ranging for baby chicks raised indoor

34 replies 16 24

wildlife

Beavers, can they just all get along?

34 replies 2 8 16

dogs and cats

new shepherd pup! I must be nuts!

32 replies 15 33

goats and sheep

Brush clearing goats: fact or fantasy?

49 replies 1 3 20

pollinators

Very surprising friend in my garden

33 replies 2 11

chickens

chickens - water vs mud

18 replies 1 5

cattle

Hidden dangers of hay rings - learn from my experience

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shelters and habitat

Woods Fresh-Air coop build

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goats and sheep

Questions for those with goat experience

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critter care

Any 'best' varieties of sunflowers for animal feed?

5 months ago 4 replies 4

dogs and cats

does anyone on here butcher/salvage meat from pet cats and/or dogs?

5 months ago 42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1

dogs and cats

Does anyone else's dog stop breathing?

5 months ago 5 replies 4

shelters and habitat

Creating fall or winter habitat for migrating or hibernating wildlife.

5 months ago 6 replies 2

dogs and cats

Dog Fakes Wanting Outside

5 months ago 20 replies 2

dogs and cats

Funny Dog and/or Cat Signs

5 months ago 3 replies 1 3

chickens

Chicken brutality

5 months ago 8 replies 2 2 5

chickens

Meat birds in winter?

5 months ago 8 replies 1

chickens

Chooks and Carolina snailseed

5 months ago 1 reply 1

bugs

Tent Worm Control

6 months ago 3 replies

pollinators

What Edible Plants do Pollinators Love?

6 months ago 22 replies 1 8 12

cattle

Measuring the productivity of dual purpose vs diary cows and temperate vs tropical climate

6 months ago 0 replies

dogs and cats

Cat repellant (indoors)

6 months ago 13 replies 7

dogs and cats

tanned sheepskin safe as dog bed?

6 months ago 5 replies 2

bugs

Old fridge for mealworm breeding?

6 months ago 3 replies 1 1

rabbits

is it realisticaly possible to grow feed for rabbits?

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rabbits

going pellet free with meat rabbits?

6 months ago 40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 6 11

pigs

Pig ignoring the electric fence

6 months ago 8 replies 3

chickens

chickens - water vs mud

6 months ago 18 replies 1 5

bugs

black widow infestation!! help me not bomb the house...

6 months ago 15 replies 11

ducks and geese

Will ducks denude a soil?

6 months ago 2 replies

bugs

Worms

6 months ago 5 replies 2

bugs

Pill bugs: beneficial pruners or garden detestation?

6 months ago 40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 7 16

bugs

Black and yellow beetle ID :: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus - Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

6 months ago 3 replies 1 3

ducks and geese

"Duckuaponics"

6 months ago 14 replies 4 2

chickens

How about free Chicken Feed - and how the Thais do it.

6 months ago 1 reply 1 3

paddock shift and rotational grazing

Best Livestock to Maintain Large Young Silvopasture Food Forest

6 months ago 15 replies 7

bugs

DIY Yellow Jacket Traps

6 months ago 3 replies 8 2

chickens

Here is how I get rid of poultry mites

6 months ago 7 replies 1 2

goats and sheep

Are St. Croix Proven More Resistant Than Other Caribbean Breeds?

6 months ago 5 replies

shelters and habitat

Old campers for mobile barns?

6 months ago 4 replies 3

fish

Best Fish for Duck Pond

6 months ago 11 replies 2

bugs

identifying bees vs. yellowjackets

6 months ago 48 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 14 16

paddock shift and rotational grazing

Are Electric Fences Appropriate Technology for the 3rd World?

6 months ago 9 replies 4

dogs and cats

Looking for a new BARF diet for my 10 year old English Shepherd

6 months ago 8 replies 1 2

critter care

Stretchy Belt/Dog Leash

6 months ago 2 replies 2 2

pigs

Large Pig Castration - Lesson learned

6 months ago 20 replies

goats and sheep

Soay cross breeding idea

6 months ago 2 replies

ducks and geese

Ducks won’t lay eggs

6 months ago 4 replies

chickens

Keep chickens inside after attack?

6 months ago 4 replies 1

critter care

Acupuncture for your critters

6 months ago 14 replies 6

nibblers

Invasive Spotted Lantern Flies and Natural Predation

6 months ago 4 replies 1 2

chickens

Incubator improvements

6 months ago 5 replies 5 2

horses, donkeys and mules

How to reduce horses weight on rotational grazing?

6 months ago 7 replies

ducks and geese

Ducks vs. Chickens

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