Breeding season! I’m working on two breeding programs. I’ve mentioned the Ancona chickens, but I’m also doing something with my Muscovy Ducks. My chocolate ducks are great, but a little undersized, so I’m breeding them with some larger ducks. Still Muscovy, but these are Black, instead of Chocolate. I picked up a male and a [...]
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She Built A Fun New Coop March 31, 2012
Posted in Ducks, Gardening, Rabbits on April 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
She Started Rearranging March 15, 2012
Posted in Ducks, Locavore on March 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I let a Muscovy hen hatch out a clutch late last year…silly me. So today we butchered them. I’m excited to butcher them during a little slower time of year. In the fall all the butchering happens at once and there is so much to process and so much else to do, canning, closing down [...]
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 Remembered Something About Ducks May 26, 2011
Posted in Ducks, Family cow on May 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Ducks are creatures of habit. This is what makes them easy to care for, and it is also what makes them very hard. If they get in a routine that works for you, too, ducks are almost too easy to keep. Let them out in the morning. Feed them around dusk, shut their door. So [...]
She Found Ducklings May 25, 2011
Posted in Ducks on May 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
All three Muscovy Hens have attempted to hatch a clutch, this Spring. The first Hen hatched 3 of 14, the second hatched 0 of 14 and the third hatch 11 of 13, with one not making it out of the shell all the way, for total of 10. Last night I saw she had hatched [...]
She got you caught up April 23, 2011
Posted in Ducks, Extended Season Gardening, Garden, Gardening, Locavore, Rabbits, sourdough on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What a week…or so! I got very tied up with work. I’m running a sale, and over the weekend had a show…oops. Didn’t think that through. The upside is that I managed to do both, pretty well, I just had to drop everything else. But I’m back to life as usual…whatever that might be. What [...]
She Made Rabbit and Spring Veggie Pizza April 13, 2011
Posted in Ducks, Locavore on April 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure where I got the idea, but I did, and had to try it. I know it came from my own brain, but not sure what inspired it…I think it was the radishes. Did you know that if you cook radishes they loose their bite and sweeten? First I made some sourdough pizza [...]
She Ate a Local Breakfast April 3, 2011
Posted in Ducks, Locavore, Rabbits on April 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This morning we herded the kids out to the car…yes, little girls, not goats, “yet”. We headed to Kittery Maine for a breakfast that was hosted by Slow Food Seacoast and Tidewater School. What a great time. The food was an impressive spread of all local ingredients, yes all local! Buttermilk Pancakes made with Buttermilk, [...]
She Got A Cold, So She Needed Soup March 11, 2011
Posted in Ducks, Locavore on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We are a very healthy family. It’s rare we succumb to “What’s going around”. I credit our diet, high in whole foods, proactive use of herbal remedies, and raw milk. I believe all these things really boost the immune system. However, we are all sick. All of us, have this annoying tickle in the throat [...]
Happy New Year!! January 9, 2010
Posted in Ducks, Knitting, Rabbits on January 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Wow! It's been a while, folks. I've missed you. Things have been busy around here, and I haven't been in the place of taking pictures and writing things down. But I think I'm back now. I guess time will tell. What has happened… I got all my Christmas Crafting done. Knitting: Shawl for mom, Sweater [...]
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