Quackquaponics
Ducks are very messy. But totally worth it for year round egg laying. And we are now selling at the farmers market with a co-op of 16 other farmers, so […]
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The Khakis
It is no secret that I happen to love ducks (and can legally sell them as food in NC). My Khaki Campbell ducks lay better than any chicken! But the […]
Ducks and Ducklings at Clarjo
A lot has been going on at Clarjo farms recently. Butchering, processing, packaging galore! But we managed to get a shipment of Pekin ducklings o. Thursday. 25 of them to […]
Ducklings! Buff and Khakis
I got my new dual purpose heritage breed ducklings, the Buff duck. They are good for meat (take 12 weeks instead of 8-9 weeks for the Pekins), and lay a […]
Processing Day
I got an order of raw pet food that I needed to fill. 10 lbs worth of duck, and 10 lbs worth of rabbit (one whole prey). Magicians kits were […]
Juvenile Ducklings get their Color
My juvenile Khaki Campbell ducklings are starting to develop their adult colorations! They are also getting in their drake feathers. I have at least three males (dark head).
Hatchlings
Six more khaki Campbell’s were born this last week. They were added to the group. This is the new hatchings next to the week old ducklings. What a difference the […]
The Hatching Things
Well, the 80+ bobwhite quail eggs that i set a few days ago are starting to hatch. So far, I got 10 of them out. I also have 8 khaki […]
Introducing Huey, Duey, and Louey
It is oppressively humid tonight, and I can see lighting flashing across the Western sky. Anyways, I wax poetic from time to time, but things are humming along on the […]
Hatched Quail and Hatching Ducks
Well, the quail hatched a day early (Friday, 4/17) meaning my temp is just a wee bit too high. I have a variety of colors and sets, a Texas A&M, […]
General Homestead Update
It has been pretty quiet on the homestead. There have been no new babies born since Saturday, even though Butters the guinea pig looks like she will pop any minute. […]
Epic Wedding Present: Herding Ducks
I love taking my dogs Banjo and Pocosin herding. But, we can’t practice sheep every day, because we don’t live on a farm that has them. Ducks are a viable […]
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