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goats and sheep

Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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bugs

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

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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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goats and sheep

Raising sheep only for wool

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chickens

best perennial chicken feed

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critter care

organic war on fleas!

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llamas and alpaca

in search of natural clothing - especially winter gear

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honey bees

One Solution to the Crisis: Landrace Everything

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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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goats and sheep

"Backyard Dairy Goats" book

91 replies 18 57

dogs and cats

Just checking in

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chickens

making the best of raising cornish rock cross

91 replies 5 11

bugs

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

144 replies 18 34

butchery

If I ever teach butchery or dressing a carcass again

53 replies 43

llamas and alpaca

A book on designing a permaculture farm with a focus on Fiber?

48 replies 1 9 20

honey bees

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

261 replies 29 23 18

goats and sheep

bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

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goats and sheep

Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

103 replies 10 25 73

chickens

Neighbors removed chicken fence

54 replies 1 1 19

bugs

grasshopper season coming in

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ducks and geese

Making and filtering pond for 8 ducks

42 replies 1 5 22

honey bees

My Layens hive story…

48 replies 1 35 37

chickens

Commercial feed and egg production

36 replies 1 1 8

honey bees

Help me fact check and find the words to describe beeswax

16 replies 1 10 17

chickens

alternative feeds for chickens

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nibblers

Death to scale bugs - help me brew up some organic death spray to save my citrus trees

31 replies 1 4

dogs and cats

Should we get a cat?

88 replies 4 7 31

chickens

Encouraging free ranging for baby chicks raised indoor

34 replies 16 24

wildlife

Beavers, can they just all get along?

34 replies 2 8 16

pollinators

I need to make ladybug food

10 replies 15

dogs and cats

new shepherd pup! I must be nuts!

32 replies 15 33

goats and sheep

Brush clearing goats: fact or fantasy?

49 replies 1 3 20

bugs

Very surprising friend in my garden

33 replies 2 11

chickens

chickens - water vs mud

18 replies 1 5

pollinators

A problem with Pyrethrums?

20 replies 1 12

cattle

Hidden dangers of hay rings - learn from my experience

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chickens

Woods Fresh-Air coop build

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dogs and cats

Growing a Kelpie...

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dogs and cats

Livestock Guardian Dogs vs Mutts

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horses, donkeys and mules

List of pasture capable flowers that are friendly to horse/cattle AND bees/birds...

18 hours ago 11 replies 8 5

chickens

DIY Chicken Coops by John White

$25.00

22 hours ago 13

pigs

Gilt bred to brother by accident

1 day ago 7 replies

pigs

Separating young boar from his mates?

1 day ago 3 replies

goats and sheep

Automatic door for sheep that closes at night?

2 days ago 4 replies

dogs and cats

Puppy Pics - Great Pyr X Newfie

2 days ago 1 reply 9 3

pollinators

Where Should I Buy Honey Bees?

2 days ago 10 replies 3

pollinators

Bee Hotels: Design and Maintenance Questions

2 days ago 12 replies 2 6

goats and sheep

Questions for those with goat experience

3 days ago 14 replies 2 9

chickens

chicken security

3 days ago 28 replies 1 1 18

wildlife

Increasing the local frog population

4 days ago 12 replies 3 4 10

pollinators

I need to make ladybug food

4 days ago 10 replies 15

dogs and cats

Removing pet hair from furniture

4 days ago 6 replies 4

shelters and habitat

Creating a habitat for wildlife?

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paddock shift and rotational grazing

Natural Cheatgrass Management

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goats and sheep

barnyard babies

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chickens

Flock Metrics - Spreadsheet for tracking laying hens

6 days ago 2 replies 1 1

honey bees

Details for a hollow log hive

6 days ago 36 replies 2 25 25

dogs and cats

Dog attacking a donkey foal.

1 week ago 19 replies 2 1 16

goats and sheep

Please poke some holes in my goat project plan

1 week ago 10 replies 1

ducks and geese

Can I keep keeping geese?

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wildlife

chipmunks under house slab

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chickens

Can chickens count?

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honey bees

Misbeehaving...

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honey bees

Hive management - do you top-stack or bottom-stack?

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honey bees

Bee stings

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honey bees

Natural tendency to swarm - does it help if I leave an empty beehive close by?

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chickens

How to cure a chicken-killing dog?

1 week ago 8 replies 2

dogs and cats

Our Dogs Killed our Goats - Looking for Support

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goats and sheep

how to kill and butcher a goat

1 week ago 16 replies 1 4

honey bees

Moving, and changing a hive

1 week ago 4 replies

pigs

KuneKunes for homesteading

1 week ago 2 replies

honey bees

My Layens hive story…

1 week ago 48 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 35 37

pollinators

Honeybees huge Lobby, Stingless Bees "destructive" Lobby

1 week ago 5 replies 1 1

rabbits

Owl deterrent for a rabbit colony

1 week ago 1 reply 1 2

rabbits

Rabbit Bone Broth

1 week ago 1 reply 1 1

fish

function stacking - fish in animal trough?

1 week ago 4 replies 1 1

wildlife

Olive grove of old trees in South of Italy. How to even start?

1 week ago 6 replies 1 2

chickens

Chicken Egg orientation For Incubating

1 week ago 1 reply 1

cattle

Experimenting with Fencing: Semi-Permanent Electric Fence

2 weeks ago 16 replies 16 7

chickens

Truly no work, no smell chicken litter

2 weeks ago 21 replies 5

chickens

How I feed my chickens so they lay well in the winter.

2 weeks ago 3 replies

fish

14,000 gal system; Tilapia vs Trout

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