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bugs

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

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predators

green lynx spider, peucetia viridans and her spiderlings, the next generation!

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goats and sheep

Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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critter care

diatomaceous earth

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wildlife

Wildlife at Wheaton Labs

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llamas and alpaca

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

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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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dogs and cats

Just checking in

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bugs

Who are my new neighbours? (apparently now yellow jackets afterall)

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

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critter care

organic war on fleas!

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goats and sheep

Raising sheep only for wool

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honey bees

One Solution to the Crisis: Landrace Everything

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goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

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bugs

Post Cool Bug Pics

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goats and sheep

I would love to see the woolen industry rise from the ashes

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bugs

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

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dogs and cats

Weird things dogs have done

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chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

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ducks and geese

Help. Goose eggs too thick shell to candle?

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bugs

Small white moth ID?

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chickens

Chicken Feeder Design - What do you use?

38 replies 2 16 15

chickens

chickens eating eggs

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pollinators

Euptoieta claudia - Variegated Fritillary...caterpillar and chrysalis and now a butterfly emerged!

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chickens

Egg Prices

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goats and sheep

Ramming ram, what to do...

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chickens

Avian flu concerns

27 replies 2 13

pigs

Can Pigs add?

25 replies 1 10

chickens

Should I get chickens?

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chickens

What do you grow for your chickens?

26 replies 1 4 11

bugs

need legit help - Ticks

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nibblers

How could a Permie deal with Voles?

60 replies 2 7 14

nibblers

Keeping mice and rats out of storage sheds

42 replies 9 18

ducks and geese

Chickens and Ducks

35 replies 1 5

bugs

Before I do this... Mosquito dunks

9 replies 8

pigs

Livestock guardian pig

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wildlife

Making a net

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bugs

Ant question

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wildlife

Scat Identification Thread

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green lynx spider, peucetia viridans and her spiderlings, the next generation!

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predators

What benefits do predators have?

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chickens

T Melville learns how (not?) to raise chickens on a budget.

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dogs and cats

Itchy Dogs - Treatment Ideas

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chickens

Easy DIY Chick Brooder

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chickens

Keeping Chickens Cozy Without Electricity—How Do You Do It?

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bugs

Iberian ant queens lay eggs that hatch into another species

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chickens

Here's Why Layer Feed Isn’t Made for BACKYARD Chickens

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chickens

Dust Baths: Natural Pest Control or Just Chicken Spa Day?

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bugs

Insect picture exchange :)

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quail and pigeons

Deep litter method

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chickens

strange growth on the chicken's belly

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nibblers

Using Squirrels to Harvest Nuts

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chickens

Sneezing Chickens—When Do You Worry, and When Do You Wait It Out?

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chickens

How Big Should a Chicken Coop Really Be? (Do the Charts Get It Wrong?)

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wildlife

Yellowjackets in roof

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wildlife

Bald-face hornets dilemna

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pollinators

Relocating paper wasps and removing yellowjackets

3 days ago 4 replies 3

wildlife

Creating a habitat for goldfinches.

4 days ago 31 replies 3 4

wildlife

Including birds damage control in a permaculture design

6 days ago 3 replies

cattle

Is anyone curious about water buffalos?

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pollinators

Monarch caterpillars are here! (and other activity on the milkweeds)

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honey bees

55 gallon barrel hive with center split

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pollinators

butterflies in our garden! (update)

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chickens

How Many Chickens for Profit? A Homesteader's Realistic Breakdown

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chickens

Heads Up: Spotting Newcastle Disease Before It Wipes Out Your Flock

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quail and pigeons

A book about quail

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pigs

Love?

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dogs and cats

Cat conundrum

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chickens

Is anyone drying tree hay for chickens?

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quail and pigeons

Winter proofing a quail aviary

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goats and sheep

Finding a suitable dairy animal

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nibblers

Edibles (for humans) that country deer (and some urban deer) NEVER eat

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butchery

Butchering Quail

2 weeks ago 5 replies 1

chickens

Chicken Feeder Design - What do you use?

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chickens

How to catch a chicken?

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bugs

Whatsit?

2 weeks ago 5 replies 2 1

nibblers

Help! Rats ate all of my corn

2 weeks ago 11 replies 2 5

dogs and cats

The (Un)Official Permie's Dog Picture Thread

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chickens

Video Database (Chickens)

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pollinators

Euptoieta claudia - Variegated Fritillary...caterpillar and chrysalis and now a butterfly emerged!

2 weeks ago 18 replies 43 34

goats and sheep

create urban goat habitat and limit bought hay?

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dogs and cats

What breed of dog do you think is good for a family dog?

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chickens

Home Chicken Eggs Bothering My Stomach

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dogs and cats

Ear mites in cats

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