Dr. Strange Duck or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Broody
Hatching duck eggs is pretty easy when with an incubator. Even easier if the incubator as an auto-turner. But once ducklings hatch you need to brood them, usually...
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Wry Neck in Ducklings
Torticollis commonly known as Wry neck (a.k.a. crookneck or stargazing) is a symptom that affects many poultry species, and if not treated can be fatal. Wry neck...
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How to: Matching Eggs to Hens
As I mentioned previously, I have a duck on meds, whose eggs cannot be eaten for 6 weeks after her last dose. This is somewhat problematic, since this means that even...
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Who’s Laying?
This morning I realized that it’s 2017, and I really need to think about hatching plans for the coming months. I’ll be trying to take better notes as my...
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Swarming Bees
Just about 2 weeks ago Jay and I were in the yard taking care of the maple tree that we had chopped down behind the house, when we heard an amazing amount of buzzing...
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Tuesday night I came home for work and set about with my usual chores. Dogs go outside, Check duckling food/water, turn eggs, start oven for dinner, let dogs in etc....
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Heroux Potager
‘hɜru pɔ.ta.ʒe
What the heck is Heroux Potager? Well a potager is French for Kitchen Garden. Heroux is the name of the dead end street the homestead is on, and so we have Heroux Potager.
We are more than just a kitchen garden, of course, but the kitchen (and my stomach) was really what has dictated what we keep and grow.
What we have: Bees, ducks, and a little over an acre of land.
What we're planning: A 800+ sqft garden, meat rabbit setup and a few espaliered fruit trees.
What we'd have if Michaela had her way: A few pygmy goats and maybe an Alpaca for fiber.
Where we are: We're located in Northern Rhode Island, an area that saw a large influx of French - Canadian immigrants starting back in the mid-19th century. A population which in nearby Woonsocket is still the largest ethnic population in the city.
Heroux Potager is a member of the Livestock Conservancy, and is committed to the preservation of heritage breeds.