Tag Archives: Chickens

Food Storage Friday- Garden Monday- This and That Post!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Wow, its been a crazy busy week, filled to the brim with great things but by the time I get done, I am crashing into bed and sleeping the dead LOL While this is offically a Food Storage Friday, its … Continue reading →

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Got my Grumpy Face on.. Respect me or Else!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Got my back to the wall, got my bedding, and as many eggs as I can cover and the urge to be a momma is ruling me..  Try and take my eggs and I will peek you.. Don’t even look … Continue reading →

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Fire Grilled Quail Recipe with instuctions on how to spatchcock it first..

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I think I will start with the finished dish and the recipe first then show how to do the spatchcock afterwards.. I know that this picture does not do this justice but I promise you this got a five out … Continue reading →

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Herbed Quail on a Bed of Root Veggies

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

As quail are such tiny little birds, I would recommend one for each person in your dish, keep in mind that each will give you right around the perfect meat portion, but you will need to bring the rest of … Continue reading →

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Farmgal’s Roasted Chicken Sandwhich.

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

Well, I would love to tell you that this is a quick and easy recipe and to point it is… when its put together.. This could be made with any good quality bread, I made mine with baking powder biscuits, … Continue reading →

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Composting for the Feb Challange

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

This month on the sustainable eats Urban farm Handbook year long gardening challange, it was soil buiding.. Ok, so the photo does not look like much but when we got that amazing spring snap of weather at the first part … Continue reading →

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Food Storage Friday 02/24/2012

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

This weeks fresh food buy came out to a today of 8.88, it included a small purple cabbage, a med to large green cabbage, a bunch of banana’s (6), two chinese pears, one large box of mushrooms and one english … Continue reading →

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The Fresh Egg Cookbook by Jennifer Thompson

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

I love my chickens for many reasons, getting a few layers was one of the very first things we did when we moved to the farm. Is there anything better then fresh eggs?  The chickens do so much more than … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Food Storage 2/12/2012

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

What a week its been for food storage, I can see signs of spring on the farm, the snow has melted around the big tree’s, the chickens are busy under the rabbit hutches and in the compost piles, I watched one … Continue reading →

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They are early! New Pullets First Eggs..

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Remember this little tikes from late last fall, a nice mix of slower growing laying hens for my coming flock for 2012? Well they were to start laying in March.. but look what was in the nest box’s. Our first … Continue reading →

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