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2018 Totals

After looking at the logs for 2018, we came up with some fun numbers. 1) We butchered 12 roosters, 1 rabbit and 5 ducks Totaling...

Award Winning Eggs

Whoops, never got this posted! We have had quite the accomplishment on the farm. Labor day weekend was the Socorro County Fair. We...

Apple Cider Vinegar

This is a great video on the benefits of using Apple Cider Vinegar around the farm. Like most things, I like to do a little research...

Easter Eggs

Since Easter is just around the corner, I thought I would do a post with some of our different eggs. Enjoy! Cyuga Duck Egg Turkey Egg...

Brooder How TO

With chick days upon us, I thought I would do a blog post talking about how to set-up a brooder. A $5 rubbermaid tub or a horse water...

Swapping, it's like selling right?

So, my husband might be getting a little annoyed with me. Have you all ever heard the story of how a man became a millionaire by trading...

Finding Eggs

While we were clearing land, we found a huge stash of duck eggs. Apparently my Cyuga mamma isn't as much of a freeloader as we thought....

Duck Lot #2 - Projects, Projects, Projects

We have a new duck lot. Hooray! You have probably seen my post about the other ducks that we got, 7 Indian runners and 11 pekin babies....

Breed Highlight - Indian Runner Ducks

So now I have 7 Indian Runner ducks on the farm. I am pretty excited about these guys because they look so fun! How they get their name...

New Ducks on the Farm

At the farmer's markets we now have quite a few people buying duck eggs from us, so Kyle and I decided to expand the duck empire. We were...

Some days are rough...

It's been a sad 24 hours on the farm, some days are just like that. It finally got cold and my animals are having a hard time adjusting....

Wet Plucking

Tonight we processed a few roosters and decided to do wet plucking. I had tried before with no luck, but I thought I would give it...