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February 25, 2012 in Ducks, Just Talking, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy
Should you help ducklings out of their shell? No! Well…in my case….YES! (Here is why) I wouldn’t normally help a duckling out of its shell. They should be able to get out on their own; HOWEVER, my donar incubator, Chippy Chip Chipster the Chippiest of Chippy Chickens, decided to reject the little peeps beneath her. It [...]
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February 23, 2012 in Chickens, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy
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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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
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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February 13, 2012 in Gardening For Food, Grains, Making Bread, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy
This is on the top of my list this spring. I want to grow wheat and make my own flour for my family of four! I have wanted to do this for years and now I am a point in my life that it just makes sense. I have been making bread twice a [...]
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February 10, 2012 in Home Made Cleaners, House Cleaning, Money Saving Tips, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy
I got this “recipe” and adapted it from Harrowsmith Country Life magazine. First you want to get a good laundry soap bar. Buy a 2 pack. …I use Sunlight. I smell fresh and lemony! Now you want to grate BOTH bars. I use my food processor with the grater attachment to make things go faster. This is NOT [...]
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February 8, 2012 in Canning, Canning, Recipes, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy
I love fresh peaches! What a wonderful thing it is to experience the taste of fresh peaches in the middle of a January blizzard. I’m not talking about that canned crap you get at the grocery store. I’m talking about the freshly picked off the tree flavour…and you can’t taste that unless you can them [...]
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February 7, 2012 in Canning, Canning, Recipes, Self Sufficiency, slide show recipes, slide show self sufficient by Cathy
I sold this Marmalade at the Farmer’s Market this last summer. It is so refreshing and a real treat!!! Print Add this recipe to ZipList! Lime Marmalade Ingredients2 whole Lemons 3 whole Limes 1 whole Grapefruit 2 Tablespoons Bottled Lemon Juice 8 cups Sugar ½ cups Orange Juice – Or Juice From 1 Orange ½ [...]
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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
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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January 17, 2012 in Just Talking, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient, Turkeys by Cathy
Well we finally decided that this spring we are going to try our hand at raising domestic turkeys for the Thanksgiving and Christmas table. Now this has me a bit on edge as they are much larger (and stronger) than the meat chickens I’m used to. I have to say I’m excited about it in [...]
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January 7, 2012 in Gardening For Food, Just Talking, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient, Vegetable Gardening by Cathy
I have been a fan of Jamie Oliver for some time now. Aside from his obvious talent as a down to earth chef and tv personality he has inspired millions to pay attention to the nutritional abuse that is happening in schools across Europe and North America. I am in awe of his determination, his humanity, his [...]
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January 7, 2012 in Chickens, Just Talking, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy
Okay so here’s the deal… This year we slaughtered our meatbirds ourselves. I was a little nervous I must say. I had meatbirds when I was a wee lass growing up on my parents hobby farm back in the 70′s (am I showing my age?..eek). If you lived in the country back then you probably [...]
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