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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

94 replies 5 1 19

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

138 replies 2 20 31

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

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

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

26 replies 66 34

dogs and cats

Just checking in

33 replies 33 33

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

22 replies 1 2 8

goats and sheep

How to wash wool - a video

9 replies 1 7

bugs

Spider Bite Help?

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critter care

vegan maggot bucket?? there's an app for that

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dogs and cats

Homemade cat kibble

5 months ago 1 reply

critter care

Consider escape routes for tiny creatures

5 months ago 8 replies 3 4

honey bees

Holistic approach to beekeeping

5 months ago 4 replies

goats and sheep

why to not raise goats

5 months ago 50 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 3

predators

Cougars, chickens and LGDs

5 months ago 9 replies 1 4

ducks and geese

Duck house

5 months ago 2 replies

goats and sheep

Pasture Overseeding Furrows

5 months ago 2 replies 1

cattle

Sharing Milk with Calves

5 months ago 8 replies 1

chickens

bumblefoot treatment

5 months ago 4 replies

predators

How wolves change rivers

5 months ago 0 replies 1 2

critter care

Deep litter on concrete base?

5 months ago 7 replies

predators

Identify dead animal

5 months ago 9 replies 5 6

ducks and geese

My Birds are Nervous

5 months ago 1 reply

critter care

Trying to Find Ancona Ducks in Iberia

5 months ago 9 replies 3

chickens

Wobbly chicken cures?

5 months ago 5 replies

chickens

Do chickens like cuttlebones?

5 months ago 1 reply 1

critter care

Crayfish farming

5 months ago 22 replies 1 3

fish

newbie aquaponics filter ?'s

5 months ago 2 replies 2

goats and sheep

Natural Antibiotic for a Goat Kid?

5 months ago 3 replies

chickens

clearing land with chickens

5 months ago 24 replies

goats and sheep

Have Goat Will Travel

5 months ago 10 replies 13 12

turkeys

Breeding turkeys?

5 months ago 23 replies 4 4

chickens

Wanting to try meat chickens on pasture

5 months ago 40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 2

ducks and geese

ducks in the garden - will they eat my plants?

5 months ago 28 replies 1

ducks and geese

Getting my ducks - Where?

5 months ago 2 replies 1

chickens

breed recommendation

5 months ago 6 replies 3

ducks and geese

Making the most of carcass?

5 months ago 10 replies 2

bugs

What is this squiggly cocooned inside my sage plant?

5 months ago 3 replies 2

chickens

Frozen water woes

5 months ago 28 replies 12 5

chickens

Removing yellow jacket nest from chicken coop

5 months ago 8 replies 2

bugs

Now (fall in northern hemisphere)is a good time to find diatomaceous earth cheaply

5 months ago 1 reply 1

predators

Displaced snake

5 months ago 2 replies 3 4

chickens

Quick conversion to a temporary coop

5 months ago 1 reply 4 2

goats and sheep

Nigerian Dwarf Goats, meds regimen

5 months ago 4 replies

honey bees

Two established hives free: Minneapolis, MN

5 months ago 4 replies

rabbits

New Zealand white or Californian for first time rabbit keeper?

5 months ago 1 reply

quail and pigeons

Comparing Japanese quail and broiler quail

5 months ago 1 reply 1 5 1

chickens

keeping 3 chickens in the barn all winter??

5 months ago 4 replies 1

bugs

Eentsy, weentsy(?!?) spider!

5 months ago 4 replies 3 2

goats and sheep

tensegritive fence structure for sheep?

5 months ago 5 replies

predators

What is a livestock guardian dog?

5 months ago 16 replies 3 11 7

chickens

Introducing a young rooster to a flock of hens

5 months ago 10 replies 4 3

dogs and cats

A growing problem with our kittens!

5 months ago 11 replies 8 13

chickens

Fly-in coop?

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