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bugs

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

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bugs

diatomaceous earth

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dogs and cats

Just checking in

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bugs

Post Cool Bug Pics

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bugs

organic war on fleas!

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

232 replies 1 2 5

bugs

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

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bugs

Is there a food I can eat to make bugs love me less

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pollinators

butterflies in our garden! (with updates)

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pollinators

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

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goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

91 replies 18 57

ducks and geese

Help. Goose eggs too thick shell to candle?

19 replies 1 8

bugs

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

144 replies 18 38

chickens

Does keeping chickens actually save money?

86 replies 2 1 64

chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

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butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

53 replies 43

chickens

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

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bugs

ants and aphids on my apple tree

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nibblers

Is there a better RAT trap?

45 replies 4 3 8

shelters and habitat

We have Monarch butterflies and caterpillars: Creating a Monarch Habitat

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dogs and cats

cats pooping on my carport roof, any advice?

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goats and sheep

Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

22 replies 40

pigs

New piggies may 2026

19 replies 32 26

chickens

Did your coop design change after you got chickens?

31 replies 2 16

nibblers

what to bait a livetrap with that a woodchuck would like better than sweet potato vines?

30 replies 1 8

quail and pigeons

Dove or pigeon?

11 replies 3 3

bugs

who's chomping on my cannas?

22 replies 14 16

goats and sheep

favorite goat breeds

28 replies 2 34

chickens

Do you actually need a chicken coop?

19 replies 22

chickens

Bad boy rooster!

24 replies 21

wildlife

The (Un)Offical Permie's Wildlife Picture Thread

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rabbits

Rabbit farmer's vent: neurological problem in young bunny

19 replies 14

chickens

How should you triage/treat a sick chicken?

14 replies 1 22

wildlife

I think I messed up... Antagonizing paper wasps

15 replies 1 7

goats and sheep

Sheep nomenclature

8 replies 8

horses, donkeys and mules

How to deal with a uncastrated stubborn mini donkey that isn't mine

18 replies 14

rabbits

Is rabbit meat too lean?

15 replies 1 9

goats and sheep

What should be in every ad for goats for sale.

8 replies 1 12

wildlife

Dealing with deer

16 replies 2 11

goats and sheep

favorite sheep breeds

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honey bees

Did I kill my bees?

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fish

Fishing

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predators

The mighty scarehawk

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honey bees

Wild bee hunting??

1 day ago 13 replies 3

dogs and cats

cats pooping on my carport roof, any advice?

1 day ago 57 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 50

honey bees

How to Attract Bees?

2 days ago 8 replies 6

pigs

Buckwheat and light coloured pigs

3 days ago 1 reply 3

chickens

How should you triage/treat a sick chicken?

3 days ago 14 replies 1 22

wildlife

prairie dog removal?

5 days ago 18 replies 11 5

wildlife

Drying sunflower heads for wild birds?

5 days ago 15 replies 9

wildlife

The (Un)Offical Permie's Wildlife Picture Thread

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chickens

Northern Fowl Mites (Ornithonyssus sylviarum)

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pollinators

Carpenter Bees

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nibblers

Squirrels - how to grow food you actually get to eat?

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chickens

Chicken Molting

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dogs and cats

Cat Litter - We must resolve this!

1 week ago 20 replies 3

dogs and cats

Indoor/Outdoor Cat - Breakaway collar?

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chickens

Chicken Manure and Litter

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chickens

How do you keep chickens and a garden working well together?

1 week ago 8 replies 4

dogs and cats

Permies Poll: Do you walk your dog regularly?

1 week ago 15 replies 1 11

chickens

Red mites and compost/mulch

1 week ago 3 replies 4

dogs and cats

Smart LGD. Beksi, the Anatolian.

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chickens

Coop remodel 2.0

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wildlife

Well - hello there, Mr. Copperhead....

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chickens

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

1 week ago 5 replies 1

bugs

diatomaceous earth

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dogs and cats

Mollison's anti-cat discussion

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bugs

Janice the jumping spider

1 week ago 3 replies 2 7

bugs

The Flies that You Actually Want to Have

1 week ago 13 replies 8 12

pollinators

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

1 week ago 64 replies [ 1, 2 ] 82 21

chickens

ideas for protecting amendments and mulch around perennials from chickens

2 weeks ago 6 replies 7

bugs

Post Cool Bug Pics

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wildlife

Dealing with deer

2 weeks ago 16 replies 2 11

dogs and cats

Itchy Dogs - Treatment Ideas

2 weeks ago 56 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 29

chickens

Interest in a Southern New England Landrace Collaborative?

2 weeks ago 9 replies 2 4

cattle

I'm falling in love with cows

2 weeks ago 8 replies 3 9

dogs and cats

Car safety Seats for Dogs

3 weeks ago 2 replies

pigs

New piggies may 2026

3 weeks ago 19 replies 32 26

chickens

Chicken Coop Door Too Big

3 weeks ago 4 replies 6

fish

Our Aquaculture Venture

3 weeks ago 24 replies 28 14

rotational grazing

Rebecca Hosking talks about her holistic-grazed coastal farm in the UK (video)

3 weeks ago 6 replies 1 3

chickens

What is happening to my chickens?

3 weeks ago 4 replies 5

bugs

How to minimize mosquitoes?

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