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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

91 replies 18 59

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

48 replies 33

bugs

ants and aphids on my apple tree

36 6

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

78 replies 4 80

honey bees

Details for a hollow log hive

30 replies 2 25 21

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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bugs

formica ants killing our trees

6 months ago 2 replies

chickens

Unusual chicken coop?

6 months ago 4 replies

honey bees

Vespa velutina in Europe - any thoughts?

6 months ago 4 replies 2 2

rabbits

Question about rabbit tractor

6 months ago 5 replies 1 2

bugs

Ant hill bad? Good?

6 months ago 4 replies 2

bugs

itty bitty things biting

6 months ago 5 replies

dogs and cats

Training a new dog

6 months ago 9 replies 2

bugs

Japanese beetle control

6 months ago 24 replies 11

chickens

Hatch-a-Long 2020

6 months ago 34 replies 16 21

pollinators

Clearing land for an orchard next to my house

6 months ago 6 replies 4

cattle

Spent Oyster Mushroom Substrate as Feed for Livestock?

6 months ago 5 replies 1

predators

Baby rattlesnake?

6 months ago 2 replies 2

quail and pigeons

Some Quail Questions

6 months ago 6 replies

bugs

Walking through the grave yard and saw this moth.

6 months ago 5 replies 1 3

critter care

Homes for our feathered friends

6 months ago 3 replies 3 3

predators

Rattle Snakes: What do you do?

6 months ago 13 replies 4 3

goats and sheep

Setting up rotating pastures for Nigerian dwarf goats

6 months ago 11 replies 3 2

pigs

boars and sows together?

6 months ago 11 replies 3

dogs and cats

Sleeping arrangements

6 months ago 6 replies 4 1

predators

Lizard - Correction, Red Eft/Newt

6 months ago 2 replies 3 4

nibblers

Gah!!! Something is eating my flour corn

6 months ago 8 replies 2 2

predators

Making Bobcats feel at home?

6 months ago 7 replies 3

bugs

Perennial Pest Control

6 months ago 5 replies 5

goats and sheep

Sheep, Goats and Wild Violets

6 months ago 4 replies 1

goats and sheep

Sheep Breeding

6 months ago 3 replies 1

goats and sheep

Crossing dwarf ewe with bigger ram breed: problems at lambing, or ok?

6 months ago 2 replies

nibblers

Protecting corn from rats and other nibblers

6 months ago 22 replies 6

chickens

What kind of fence for chicken paddock do you use?

6 months ago 43 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4

ducks and geese

Overheating ducks

6 months ago 10 replies 2 2

chickens

Pooling it all together...

6 months ago 1 reply 2

chickens

Chicken-feather-clipping injuries. Clipped-wing stubble

6 months ago 1 reply

pollinators

Good plants for beneficial insects

6 months ago 29 replies 7 25

rabbits

Solar cooling options for rabbit barn

6 months ago 11 replies 1 2 2

chickens

"Landrace" chickens

6 months ago 28 replies 2 7

pollinators

Help me identify a bee? - bald-faced hornet

6 months ago 10 replies 4

chickens

Chicken: over-grooming injuries?

6 months ago 3 replies

chickens

Landrace Chicken project--some breeding thoughts--opinions and thoughts appreciated

6 months ago 4 replies 2 2

pollinators

Photos of Pollinators/Beneficials and the Plants They Love

6 months ago 26 replies 66 34

honey bees

How and when to split a hive

6 months ago 4 replies 1 1

predators

Identifying snakes

6 months ago 3 replies

honey bees

How many hives?

6 months ago 9 replies

pigs

Training pigs to electic

6 months ago 8 replies 4

bugs

Bugs worth sharing

6 months ago 3 replies 6 2

bugs

Cabbage moths, slugs, and composting chop/drop

6 months ago 0 replies

predators

mink and otter predation, Fish caves?

6 months ago 6 replies
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