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

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bugs

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

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goats and sheep

Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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goats and sheep

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

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critter care

diatomaceous earth

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dogs and cats

Just checking in

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dogs and cats

Weird things cats have done

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wildlife

Wildlife at Wheaton Labs

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chickens

weird things chickens have done

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dogs and cats

Weird things dogs have done

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bugs

Post Cool Bug Pics

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

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bugs

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

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goats and sheep

Raising sheep only for wool

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nibblers

Horrors of sheet mulching

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honey bees

One Solution to the Crisis: Landrace Everything

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bugs

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

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goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

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ducks and geese

Help. Goose eggs too thick shell to candle?

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goats and sheep

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

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bugs

Small white moth ID?

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butchery

Stop wasting money by buying whole chicken and learning to break it down and use it all

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bugs

Gnats Gnats Gnats Gnats HOW DO I GET RID OF GNATS!!

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goats and sheep

Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

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pollinators

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

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pigs

Can Pigs add?

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chickens

Avian flu: When/if to freak out?

15 replies 14

wildlife

Making a net

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wildlife

Wind Blocks and Bird Deterrent

25 replies 4 14

chickens

Bad boy rooster!

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chickens

What do you grow for your chickens?

28 replies 1 4 11

chickens

Did your coop design change after you got chickens?

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rabbits

rabbit farmer's vent: neurological problem in young bunny

17 replies 11

wildlife

Scat Identification Thread

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goats and sheep

Sheep nomenclature

5 replies 7

rabbits

Is rabbit meat too lean?

15 replies 1 9

honey bees

African bees don't like me; lost cause?

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cattle

Milk: Share your Knowledge

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dogs and cats

Itchy Dogs - Treatment Ideas

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goats and sheep

favorite sheep breeds

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

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Post Cool Bug Pics

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ducks and geese

How to maintain a duck pond and what to plant?

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ducks and geese

Noisy new ducks, waking up the neighbours

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goats and sheep

Journey towards sheep holistic grazing

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dogs and cats

Just checking in

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chickens

Brooding 4 week old chicks

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bugs

earwigs destroying the garden

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honey bees

Rehoming a Honey Bee Hive

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dogs and cats

Observation: My dog eats mulberry leaves

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wildlife

prairie dog removal?

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wildlife

wild turkey nest 2026 northern Minnesota

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bugs

I think I've got an alien.

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chickens

8 Common Mistakes Farmers Make When Feeding Broilers (And How to Fix Them)

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rabbits

how many times per day can a male rabbit buck breed?

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honey bees

Native bees are the answer

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honey bees

Did I kill my bees?

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chickens

Help! Bantam has a sore mouth

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chickens

Growing your own chicken food.

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cattle

Milk Cow is testing my patience - the kicking must end!

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dogs and cats

The (Un)Official Permie's Dog Picture Thread

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chickens

Broody Hen Considerations

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chickens

Chicken garden bed rotation

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wildlife

Tadpoles, mosquito larva and alternatives

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chickens

Extra shell

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chickens

How often do you add new hens to the flock?

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quail and pigeons

A book about quail

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pigs

New piggies may 2026

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chickens

What brand of incubators do y'all recommend?

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goats and sheep

Sheep nomenclature

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predators

European Wall Lizard; friend or foe?

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wildlife

Scat Identification Thread

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nibblers

Are these slug eggs?

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horses, donkeys and mules

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

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rabbits

Is rabbit meat too lean?

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goats and sheep

raising lamb over the summer

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wildlife

Bird call identification

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bugs

Perch wires for dragonflies

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pollinators

Carpenter Bees

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chickens

Meat chicken tractor turf removal

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honey bees

Hive body shape.

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goats and sheep

Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

4 weeks ago 19 replies 37

ducks and geese

Mulberry as fodder for poultry, etc.

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cattle

Shetland Cattle now in USA

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