Category Archives: Turkeys
Turkey progress report
This year I decided to get both kinds of turkeys available: broad breasted white and broad breasted bronze. The white turkeys are your garden variety turkey that is in the stores at thanksgiving. The broad breasted bronze are direct descendants … Continue reading
Filed under Animal issues, Turkeys
Of ice and hens
A friend of mine from New Zealand asked me the other day why I stay here, when there are much easier places to farm–I’m beginning to wonder that myself! The night before last, it started snowing; it looked like Mother … Continue reading
Filed under Chickens, Ducks, Eggs, Ethical farming, Goats, Learning to Farm, Sustainable Farming, Turkeys
Butchering days are over!
Yesterday, with the help of my friend Clarence, I finished butchering the last of my turkeys. Clarence, who grew up on a farm and has continued to keep animals his whole 83 years of life, had never seen, let alone … Continue reading
Filed under Butchering, Chickens, Turkeys
How deep is your l’eau?
We are bilingual in Canada, or so the theory goes. I don’t claim to be, at least not in our two official languages. However, I do remember a few words from my elementary school days, or what my mother affectionately … Continue reading
Filed under Chickens, Ducks, Goats, Sustainable Farming, Turkeys
Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to work experience I go
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to have some junior high school kids come and spend the day with me–doing ‘work experience’. One of the high school classes had come and toured the farm in previous weeks; … Continue reading
Filed under Animal issues, Chickens, How to..., Turkeys
Notice: turkey plucking photos added to Poultry in motion
I’ve added a couple of new photos to the Poultry in motion post. They are of me using the turkey plucker if you are interested in seeing them, click here.
Pressure canning meat and poultry
This post is at special request of Jo at Little Ffarm Dairy. This past week and weekend, I completed a marathon butchering fest. In total, I butchered 27 chickens, 2 ducks and 4 turkeys which may not sound like much, … Continue reading
Butchering days are upon us
I’m back from the hunting, but now engrossed in my ‘down-sizing’. Going to butcher a few ducks, some of the turkeys and all of the roosters over the next few days. Will get back to more regular postings next week. … Continue reading
Filed under Preserving the harvest, Turkeys
Poopy-bum patrol
I have just gotten back from a few days hunting trip, without my buck. While I was away, fifty new baby chickens arrived and were snuggled into the nursery part of the barn by the OTT. I got home later … Continue reading
Filed under Animal issues, Chickens, How to..., Turkeys
