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Home Grown Chicken Stock

October 11, 2012 in Chickens, Gardening For Food, Home Made, Main Courses, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Recipes, Self Sufficiency, slide show recipes, slide show self sufficient, Vegetable Gardening by Cathy

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I was was very happy to realize that my home made chicken stock this year was COMPLETELY home GROWN!! Onions from my Garden…..check!  Carrots from my garden….check!  Garlic from my garden….check!  Summer Savory dried from my garden….check! Oregano dried from my garden….check!!! Water from my well…..check!  My home grown chickens – the bones, legs and [...]

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Butchering Meat Birds……

October 1, 2012 in Chickens, Just Talking, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy

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I debated on wether or not to post about this.  It is not the most pleasant thing to talk about, however, if you want to be more self reliant it is a fact of life.  I have been very proud of how we raise our meat.  They have access to the great outdoors and are [...]

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When Food Is Cute

July 11, 2012 in Chickens, Just Talking, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency by Cathy

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Okay how can I EAT these little cute fluff balls of love? This year’s meat birds arrived and I wasn’t expecting them to be quite so adorable!!  Thank goodness they will turn into ugly blobby beasts because I wouldn’t be able to go through with “it” otherwise. Last year we decided to grow heritage birds [...]

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Should You Clean Fresh Farm Eggs?

July 9, 2012 in Chickens, Ducks, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency by Cathy

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Cleaning Eggs  To clean or not to clean…. THAT is the question! Well folks…. I clean them.  I have read many articles telling me that it is best not to clean your eggs.  Instead you are supposed to take the eggs straight from the coop and stick them in your fridge.  THEY say that by [...]

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How to Make a Home Made Egg Incubator!

April 17, 2012 in Chickens, Home Made, Just Talking, Money Saving Tips, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy

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I’m so excited today because my son and I  just made a home made egg incubator!! A nice guy that bought my Rooster from me on the weekend also brought me a dozen fertilized Americauna chicken eggs!  I also have a handful of fertilized eggs myself…. 2 Buff Orpington/Dorking cross (which I am the most [...]

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Thomas Wants To Claw My Eyes Out

March 29, 2012 in Chickens, Funny Farm, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show funny farm, slide show self sufficient by Cathy

Thomas the Rooster

Thomas wants to claw my eyes out. Thomas is the first rooster that I’ve ever let stay here. He is beautiful AND he is on the endangered list (rare Silver Dorking..but also endangered because we are out to kill one another). He used to be sweet and docile but then the warm weather came and [...]

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What’s With The Green Egg?!

February 23, 2012 in Chickens, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy

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Believe it or not green eggs are good for you…. Well they are if they come from an Ameraucana chicken.  When we first got our chickens I decided that I didn’t want just any chickens.  I wanted them all to be different and unusual so I found Performance Poultry.  I was able to get an assortment of [...]

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Poultry 101 – The Deep Litter Method – video

February 20, 2012 in Cathy's Videos, Chickens, Chickens and Duck Videos, Ducks, Farm and Garden Videos, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient, Videos by Cathy

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Learn what “The Deep Litter Method” means when freshening up the chicken coop and how it helps to keep your poultry warm during the winter months. :)

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Meet Rosie Our Stupid Chicken

February 15, 2012 in Chickens, Funny Farm, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show funny farm by Cathy

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Meet Rosie….our stupid chicken.  Ya I know they are all stupid but this one is exceptionally daft. You see chicken’s hate snow.  They hate walking in it, they hate looking at it, they hate it, they hate it, they hate it. “Look Ladies it’s snow, YUCK!….hey where’s Rosie?” Hmmm where is Rosie?  Oh ya….she’s here…stuck [...]

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Chickens, Ducks and Dog – video

February 7, 2012 in Cathy's Videos, Chickens, Chickens and Duck Videos, Ducks, Farm and Garden Videos, Just Talking, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient, slide show videos, Videos by Cathy

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Here is a typical morning at Heritage Hollow! I show you some of my duck and chicken breeds and the different coloured eggs they lay…including green!

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Breakfast at the Farm with Heather Porrill! – video

January 16, 2012 in Buffalo, Camelids, Chickens, Donkeys, Llamas, Poultry, Rabbits, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show videos, Submitted Farm Videos, Submitted Videos, Videos by Cathy

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Meet Heather! Heather is one of my bestest online buddies! She shows you what a typical morning is like on her farm in Northern Alberta, Canada.  See her Llamas, Donkeys, Rabbits and Pet Buffalo enjoying their breakfast (and the camera)…tee heee.. Heather will also show you how to properly cook (but not flip) 2 farm [...]

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How It All Started

January 7, 2012 in Chickens, Ducks, Funny Farm, Just Talking, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency by Cathy

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I’m very lucky…My husband is quite the handy fellow…AND…he really does ALOT for me (even when he doesn’t want to).  It can’t be easy living with me…. I get bored very easily and I’m always dreaming up something. For example: Me: “Hon, I think we should get another dog” Buddley (his nickname since high school) : “No” [...]

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