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Critters: Every sort of beast

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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.

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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?!

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butchery

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

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chickens

Frozen water woes

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predators

Bears- problem is the solution???

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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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Cats require at least half the bed?

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pollinators

Birds and Birdbaths - DIY Ungarbarge Repurposing & Reusing

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bugs

So long Japanese beetles, there's a new sheriff in town!

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rabbits

Pros and cons of a rabbit tractor

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pollinators

Promiscuously Pollinated Tomatoes And The Bees That Make Them Possible

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dogs and cats

Homemade Dog Food!

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horses, donkeys and mules

Do you think our new donkey is testing us?

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chickens

Observing life/death/life patterns in permaculture designed systems

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bugs

The Flies that You Actually Want to Have

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turkeys

HELP! Wounded turkey

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pollinators

What if Honey Bees Were an Invasive Species? Thoughts on Pollinators

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nibblers

Uninvited Guests in my Planters.

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dogs and cats

A Sea shanty

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rabbits

Sore on my buck’s foot. Need advice/help

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rabbits

Livestock watering question.

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cattle

Wagyu owners, I need your help

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rabbits

Rabbit pellets got wet

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goats, sheep and llamas

New Baby Pictures

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bugs

Flea Control

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ducks and geese

Wanting to rehome my 3 Muscovies to a good permie place

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chickens

Growing skin back on a chicken

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bugs

Predatory insect ecosystem

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chickens

Working on chicken coop design for <-20F temperatures. Need advice for winter ventilation

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beavers

Building a beaver dam

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nibblers

Squirrel Plague...

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chickens

Started on the woods-style open air coop

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critter care

Operation Bob White

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goats, sheep and llamas

SheepHerding Apprenticeship on Navajo Rez

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goats, sheep and llamas

tell me about small primitive sheep like ouessant and soay

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ducks and geese

Could ducks and geese be happy with a creek instead of a pond?

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goats, sheep and llamas

Got £5? Add a goat to your next online meeting

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bugs

organic war on fleas!

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pollinators

mason bee help and tips needed

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bugs

mosquito burgers

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guinea fowl

Guinea Fowl

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dogs and cats

don't let cats in a grocery store

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rabbits

Catching a domestic rabbit before the monsters get it

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pigs

Suprising benefits of pigs

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goats, sheep and llamas

Lamb experiment - good or bad plan?

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critter care

bluebirds

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ducks and geese

geese and small children

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honey bees

Mason Jars Used in Hives?

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guinea fowl

Guinea fowl noise crisis

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chickens

Chicken breeders in Indiana or close-ish?

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