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Title of discussion thread	Replies	Author	Start time	Last reply	Recs	Views
To all 'Rural/Farm Life' peeps, please check in	43	jannyk	Feb 2012	Apr 29	4	3960
If you are here for the first time - Please SUBSCRIBE!	0	jannyk	Feb 2012	Dec 2011	7	477
Old Rural/Farm group - for reference only!	0	jannyk	Feb 2012	Dec 2011	1	495
psst	12	mopinko	Friday	17 hrs ago	4	109
Question on a broody hen -	2	hedgehog	19 hrs ago	18 hrs ago	0	53
Also, I'm thinking about getting a cow this year, a Jersey. any thoughts? cow owners? dairy guys?	13	farminator3000	Mar 21	Monday	0	520
Anyone here experienced with Scottish highland cattle?	3	mainer	May 3	May 3	0	223
If you'd like some heritage breed chickens, but only want a few:	1	hedgehog	May 2	May 2	0	112
I just got my baby chicks in the mail!	12	hedgehog	Apr 8	May 1	2	277
my first born and bred chick-	5	mopinko	Apr 21	Apr 27	4	227
some pics (dialup warning)	12	ashling	Mar 15	Apr 26	4	283
Coyotes and a BB gun - I need advice	14	hedgehog	Dec 2012	Apr 20	0	903
Hey all - buying a horse	42	Aerows	Apr 2012	Apr 11	2	1893
We have a goose and a turkey hen laying eggs in November. I thought they would lay in the spring	3	jwirr	Nov 2012	Apr 9	0	326
Meet the Lumper! (the spud that caused the Irish famine)	2	farminator3000	Mar 21	Apr 4	3	190
I have a dog kennel to give away	1	tularetom	Mar 30	Apr 2	0	177
Cast Your Vote for The 1840 Farm Heirloom Seed Collection	4	ashling	Mar 15	Mar 19	1	245
Here is a video about farming in the city.	1	fasttense	Mar 7	Mar 7	0	145
How Millions of Farmers are Advancing Agriculture For Themselves	4	Viva_La_Revolution	Jan 2013	Mar 5	3	285
Farmer's Markets	2	supernova	Jan 2013	Feb 28	1	221
My DIL just saw a deer with a fawn outside her house near	1	hedgehog	Feb 2013	Feb 27	0	237
can you disarm a rooster?	12	mopinko	Jul 2012	Feb 2013	0	1084
Anyone want to talk about goats?	12	MuseRider	Nov 2012	Jan 2013	0	812
Cows Fed Flaxseed Produce More Nutritious Dairy Products	0	Viva_La_Revolution	Jan 2013	Jan 2013	1	168
name that weed	4	mopinko	Oct 2012	Jan 2013	0	468
Does anyone know where I can buy NON GMO seed (Corn and Soybeans)? I need to plan next years crops	7	Vincardog	Nov 2012	Jan 2013	0	493
DIY tractors and other cool stuff	0	gejohnston	Jan 2013	Jan 2013	1	211
Low Cost DIY "Honey Extractor" for small scale Bee Keepers	1	bvar22	Nov 2012	Jan 2013	3	1200
New film delves into the complexities of meat production	0	Viva_La_Revolution	Nov 2012	Nov 2012	2	201
Interesting Idea on Tenderizing Old Roosters and Hens	4	Redlo Nosrep	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	0	582
WSJ: U.S. closes antitrust investigation into seed industry, Monsanto.	4	proverbialwisdom	Nov 2012	Nov 2012	3	480
I have to face the fact that I cannot "let nature take its course"	6	EFerrari	Jan 2012	Nov 2012	0	1135
what's your favorite bean?	10	mopinko	Nov 2012	Nov 2012	0	614
It just seems so WRONG..... Harvesting Asparagus.	27	bvar22	Mar 2012	Nov 2012	41	3954
the trials of urban farming.	3	mopinko	Sep 2012	Oct 2012	2	543
Does anyone know where to find the market price for live adult geese. I could find what it costs to	2	jwirr	Oct 2012	Oct 2012	0	501
I love my crows!	1	hedgehog	Oct 2012	Oct 2012	2	372
Elect an organic farmer to Congress!	0	hedgehog	Sep 2012	Sep 2012	0	243
Persimmons !!	1	eppur_se_muova	Sep 2012	Sep 2012	1	352
chicken question -	15	hedgehog	Aug 2012	Sep 2012	0	1354
Anyone here had experience getting rid of a skunk visitor?	7	jwirr	Sep 2012	Sep 2012	0	679
Craig's list, WOW!	1	hedgehog	Sep 2012	Sep 2012	0	522
"Hen pecked", "pecking order", "get your hackles up", how about	1	hedgehog	Sep 2012	Sep 2012	1	396
I added 10 older hens to my flock last night -	4	hedgehog	Sep 2012	Sep 2012	0	676
Early Honey Bounty in Central Arkansas!	8	bvar22	May 2012	Sep 2012	7	1352
Anyone planning to downsize or eliminate their hobby flocks/herds due to drought and feed costs?	3	Denninmi	Jul 2012	Aug 2012	0	602
Sweet sounds of summer - the hens wandering around making their little	1	hedgehog	Jul 2012	Jul 2012	0	348
yeah!!	3	mopinko	Jul 2012	Jul 2012	1	357
the chicken master	2	mopinko	Jul 2012	Jul 2012	1	476
what can you teach a chicken?	7	mopinko	May 2012	Jul 2012	2	1006
any good and i mean good woodchuck recipes	5	loli phabay	Jul 2012	Jul 2012	0	645
I think I found a stone tool on Sunday	11	EFerrari	Jun 2012	Jul 2012	0	1089
Attack of the feral bunnies!	9	EFerrari	Jun 2012	Jul 2012	0	1032
Robotic milkers	3	47of74	Jul 2012	Jul 2012	0	744
Happy 4th... I planted my Victory Garden today	2	FirstLight	Jul 2012	Jul 2012	0	537
chickens are getting big.	3	mopinko	Jun 2012	Jul 2012	1	533
A crow question -	2	hedgehog	Jun 2012	Jun 2012	0	434
My daughter's little farm is growing. The baby turkeys are getting big. The eight geese are out of	2	jwirr	Jun 2012	Jun 2012	3	614
Are artichoke plants thorny enough for the horses to leave them alone?	2	EFerrari	Jun 2012	Jun 2012	0	564
Those of you in the north east and upper midwest - (Poll)	11	hedgehog	May 2012	Jun 2012	0	959
Happy Birthday to Blossom the Rescue Fawn.	12	bvar22	Jun 2012	Jun 2012	7	1148
i love these chickens!	7	mopinko	May 2012	Jun 2012	3	771
meet the falcon	1	mopinko	Jun 2012	Jun 2012	0	570
I'm thinking of building a llittle greenhouse	7	EFerrari	Jun 2012	Jun 2012	0	857
Got a reprieve.	1	Rittermeister	Jun 2012	Jun 2012	0	464
please like me on facebook.	10	mopinko	May 2012	May 2012	5	1100
Dumb chicken question from someone who has raised them for 25 years:	3	hedgehog	May 2012	May 2012	0	776
chickens!	5	mopinko	May 2012	May 2012	0	884
Growing beans against a wood fence?	4	TNDemo	Apr 2012	May 2012	0	929
Wendell Berry... still...	2	handmade34	May 2012	May 2012	3	579
Having lost a puppy to an eagle I need to know if predators like eagles are a threat to other animal	11	jwirr	Feb 2012	Apr 2012	0	1186
Nothing prettier than a newly planted field	3	NNN0LHI	Apr 2012	Apr 2012	0	737
Anyone have new ideas for an old, intractable problem?	11	LWolf	Mar 2012	Apr 2012	0	1309
multi-variety fruit trees.	5	mopinko	Apr 2012	Apr 2012	0	734
I picked up 33 baby chicks at the Post office this morning -	4	hedgehog	Apr 2012	Apr 2012	1	987
IIIIII WWWIIINNNNNNN!!!!!	3	mopinko	Apr 2012	Apr 2012	2	815
Oh, the joy of Spring...	8	handmade34	Mar 2012	Mar 2012	1	999
Spring is here, and our bathroom is FULL of Babies!	19	bvar22	Mar 2012	Mar 2012	8	2269
buy heirloom seeds	5	handmade34	Feb 2012	Feb 2012	5	851
how much room do 2 dozen chicks need?	13	mopinko	Feb 2012	Feb 2012	0	1629