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Critters: Every sort of beast

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bugs

diatomaceous earth

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bugs

organic war on fleas!

321 replies 7 8

chickens

best perennial chicken feed

216 replies 1 2

chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

86 replies 5 10

goats, sheep and llamas

bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

62 replies 1 35 1

bugs

ants and aphids

124 replies 13 5

bugs

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

71 replies 5 14 18

pollinators

Dale's Pollinator photos --- Add yours, name and describe them. Let's make it a catalogue

102 replies 250 2

honey bees

Holzer Style Log Bee Hive

64 replies 15 8

goats, sheep and llamas

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

89 replies 16 59

honey bees

What type of hive would be best for Sheer Total and Utter Neglect?

243 replies 28 20 12

bugs

Organic bed bug control

54 replies 1

chickens

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

289 replies 10 68 4

honey bees

the ultimate skiddable bee hut

65 replies 2 61 11

nibblers

how to catch a mouse without a mousetrap

68 replies 9 9

chickens

Maggot Feeding Station for Poultry

92 replies 1 3 2

goats, sheep and llamas

why to not raise goats

49 replies 3 3

pollinators

Promiscuously Pollinated Tomatoes And The Bees That Make Them Possible

60 replies 39 23

bugs

I think permaculture insect control has failed me.

118 replies 15 16

rabbits

Best meat rabbit breed?

29 replies 3 4

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Best this year

ducks and geese

geese and small children

44 replies 1 7 28

butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

33 replies 26

chickens

big red neck chicken sick

56 replies 7 17

critter care

How can we show that we are pampering our animals?

34 replies 2 29

ducks and geese

ducks lying down and geese nipping at them--WHY???

22 replies 2 5 8

pigs

Starting a Tropical Piggery

46 replies 10 14

bugs

Where can I buy silkworm or silkmoths and supplies in Canada?

31 replies 1 4

rabbits

My Rabbit Hates Me

36 replies 1 4 13

chickens

Disadvantages to PVC pipe chicken or duck run? How fast does it break down?

18 replies 3 5

goats, sheep and llamas

3 month lamb with flystrike

13 replies 1 6

honey bees

Extracting honey took so much effort it may never be worth it again

32 replies 7 17

nibblers

controls for mice, ideas brainstorm

39 replies 2 2 15

honey bees

Bear prevention idea

33 replies 6 10

chickens

What ate my chicken?

19 replies 4 4

chickens

How to get rid of a body?

23 replies 8

cattle

Sensitive Topic-Rancher had to put down lame Cow

22 replies 1 1 9

critter care

I'm ready to scream and cuss, I'm that frustrated.

25 replies 1 2 12

critter care

Semi-impaled chicken

18 replies 5 16

butchery

Sourcing a Large Cleaver

27 replies 2 5

fish

Info on raising crawdads?

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bugs

Harmful or Beneficial Grubs/Larvae?

7 months ago 3 replies 4

bugs

Connections with Nature - How much is too much ?

7 months ago 5 replies 3 2

bugs

I'm pregnant and my house and animals are infested with fleas!

7 months ago 10 replies

goats, sheep and llamas

What a bummer - how to care for an orphan lamb

7 months ago 44 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 4 13

chickens

Help! Stretching feed for two weeks!

7 months ago 6 replies 1

goats, sheep and llamas

Registered dairy goat annual shots?

7 months ago 3 replies 1

honey bees

Number of hives for 100acres

7 months ago 3 replies 2

goats, sheep and llamas

Sheep Expansion Start

7 months ago 6 replies 3 3

dogs and cats

National Kitten Day

7 months ago 4 replies 2 1

predators

Death of Livestock/Pets--How do you cope? How do you help your children cope?

7 months ago 17 replies 3 4

bugs

Horse-Fly and giant horsefly in cattle

7 months ago 20 replies 18 8

goats, sheep and llamas

Help with lamb containment

7 months ago 4 replies 1

critter care

New critters on my land.

7 months ago 1 reply 3

chickens

Finally, a mobile chicken coop one person can (easily) move.

7 months ago 20 replies 1 3 6

bugs

Flea infestation inside the house from outdoor pets?

7 months ago 8 replies 1

dogs and cats

Will burying my dogs after euthanasia harm my earthworms?

7 months ago 18 replies 7

guinea fowl

New Guinea Rancher, roost question.

7 months ago 7 replies 3 2

pigs

Moving Day 2019

7 months ago 8 replies 20 6

bugs

Black Soldier Flies in the Washington Post

7 months ago 1 reply 1

bugs

Ow! What's biting me? Brachypnoea clypealis!

7 months ago 3 replies 1

chickens

Broken toe treatment?

7 months ago 5 replies

nibblers

Squirrels are a bit evil and but they make me laugh

7 months ago 3 replies 1

cattle

Seeking experience with Mung Bean

7 months ago 3 replies

butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

7 months ago 33 replies 26

goats, sheep and llamas

3 month lamb with flystrike

7 months ago 13 replies 1 6

goats, sheep and llamas

Dairy Goat Working on Becoming a Meat Goat

7 months ago 5 replies 1

ducks and geese

Mallard duck plumage color genetics

7 months ago 3 replies 1 3

critter care

Bird Cam

7 months ago 0 replies 1

honey bees

A honeybee tusseled in my garden

7 months ago 8 replies 1

pigs

What size paddock?

7 months ago 5 replies

goats, sheep and llamas

Family dairy goat/cheese/campsite for sale in Bulgaria

7 months ago 0 replies

dogs and cats

New LGD Breed - Grand Shepherd

7 months ago 16 replies 2 2

nibblers

Moles, love them or hate them?

7 months ago 3 replies 1

dogs and cats

Portrait done of my staffy.

7 months ago 5 replies 3 1

ducks and geese

Duck Wounds and Processing

7 months ago 3 replies

ducks and geese

Help with mallard wounded in predator attack -- what can I do?

7 months ago 7 replies 1

pigs

Timid KuneKune boar

7 months ago 5 replies

chickens

Bare and swollen chicken fluff help.

7 months ago 4 replies 3 2

chickens

Who's using heated waterers?

7 months ago 15 replies 2

goats, sheep and llamas

Silvopastured milking goats - mobile or stationary milking parlor?

7 months ago 4 replies

nibblers

Recipe for mouse deterrent

7 months ago 6 replies 2

dogs and cats

Can I train cats away from dogs?

8 months ago 15 replies 1 4

cattle

Baby Beef Shares

8 months ago 2 replies 1

goats, sheep and llamas

What can I plant for goat browse that they will especially like?

8 months ago 11 replies 1
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