Proper breeding…my goal for this year with the Ancona. I’ve mentioned it before, but I think it’s super important to share information about good breeding of animals, in general, especially chickens. There is a huge surge in backyard chickens which is awesome, and I’m not of the opinion that everyone who has chickens should breed [...]
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She Created a Love Nest March 23, 2011
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She Committed to Hatching Some Eggs February 24, 2012
Posted in chickens on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There is nothing to the replace proper tools for the job. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a yankee, I can get behind Red Green’s motto, “Any tool can be the right tool”. I’ve done some serious jury rigging, to get the job done, but… Over the past 3 years my canning buddy, Jessica, and I [...]
She Cooked up a Spatchcock Ancona February 22, 2012
Posted in chickens, Locavore, recipe on February 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
This summer we will be offering chicken processed in an old fashioned way. We are dedicated to breeding and raising the Rose Comb Ancona Chicken. It is an endangered breed, and one that has so much history and potential, it would be a shame to lose it. We procured our original stock from Yellow House [...]
She Enjoyed a Blog and Settled the Pigs February 12, 2012
Posted in chickens, Heritage Pigs on February 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I was looking for pictures of my Ancona chickens to send to the ALBC (American Livestock Breeds Conservancy) because they were asking for some. I was looking through old posts on here, and came across several that really amused me. In particular the recounting of the Muscovy Broody Poop incident of April 30, 2010. I [...]
She Bonded with Nellie June 3, 2011
Posted in chickens, Ducks, Family cow, Just stuff on June 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The bad news first. My experiment with the two sister rabbits didn’t go as I’d hoped. The one with three left had her nest box full of litter and all the babies were dead. Not sure if it was an issue with them sharing a space, or if she’s a bad mom, or what, but [...]
She Picked Fiddleheads and Hope She Likes Them April 26, 2011
Posted in chickens, Foraging, House Project, house projects, Locavore, Rabbits on April 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Spring farm work has begun! I took down the growing pen for the chickens by myself, so I can move it somewhere other than under my bedroom window. That was a bad idea, since they start crowing long before they are ready for butchering. The upside to that location was the ease in which I [...]
She picked up Chicks April 25, 2011
Posted in chickens, Locavore on April 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Mom and Dad are raising their own meat birds this year, but they needed a little help getting started. This help came from me. I was resigned to not raise chickens this year. We are enjoying rabbit so much, and we have the Muscovy Ducks that are wonderful, so I really was all set. But [...]
She Canned Fun Stuff! October 20, 2010
Posted in chickens, Gardening, Locavore, Putting Food By, Rabbits on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I wouldn't have picked to be doing "fun" canning today, as I have a list of not as fun things, that really need to get done, but it was necessary. I have pears and tomatillos that need to be processed before they go bad, and I had specific things in mind. I didn't know if [...]
She Spent the Day in the Kitchen with Irma and some Tough Ole’ Hens October 9, 2010
Posted in chickens, Locavore, Putting Food By, Rabbits, sourdough on October 10, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I finally did something with Irma. I've been feeding her, but have not made anything with her for a while now, besides an occasional batch of sourdough crepes. But today I pulled her out and used her to make a batch of sourdough Cheese Crackers, English Muffins and some oatmeal muffins! Everything came out great. [...]
She Enjoyed a Spatchcocked Chicken August 12, 2010
Posted in chickens on August 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My friends harvested some young Ancona Roosters, which is not an easy task to do, in a traditional way. The body cavity of a 14 week Heritage bird, especially one with a smaller frame than a standard Multi-purpose bird, is very small. It could be done, but time consuming, especially for a small meat yield. [...]
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