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We added muscovie ducks last fall
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We now have some adults for sale

  We decided to raise rare heritage breed poultry when we found so many of the old breeds were on the verge of extinction.   Many of these breeds were very popular at one time and were exellent multi purpose breeds that were used for eggs, meat, and show as well as being useful backyard flock birds because of their versatility.
   The breeds that we raise are known for being good egg layers as well as being very good meat birds. They are also nice show birds and we will be selecting for birds that conform to the NPA standards as well as birds that lay well as it is felt that good show animals should and can be productive also.
 
  We have added ducks to the farm this past year, Muscovys and Buff ducks, so will have them available also.  We have some adult Muscovys available now, as we will be keeping some youngsters to replace them with.  They are very productive birds  and should have some young birds available a bit later after we decide who to keep.
















One of our nice Houdan roosters
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Houdans
 
  Houdans come in 2 varieties: white & mottled.  We have the mottled variety as they are a strikingly beautiful and unusual looking bird. 
 The houdan is an old french  breed with five toes on each foot, a crest of feathers on the head and a beard of feathers on the underside of their neck.  Keeping these 3 qualities along with the correct mottling pattern will be quite the challenge and we look forward to raising them.  They are also known for having a delicious succulent meat.  They lay large white eggs.
 
   We have found the houdans to be very lively, curious and playful birds and the hens can be quite friendly and talkative. They are also very good foragers out on pasture. They are hardy birds also with very few health troubles.
We have also found them to be exellent laying birds.
 
   We will only offer Houdan chicks 3 months of age or older as we want to be able to sell quality birds. They still need a lot of work to bring them up to standard quality so we will be raising as many as possible and culling heavily. 
 
If you are interested in ordering some of these birds let us know and we will put you on our waiting list.  A deposit is required to hold birds for you. 
  Due to us culling very hard this year and keeping only the very best we came up with a much smaller number of good quality birds than expected so will not have any available until the spring of 2006.
 
FAVEROLLES
  
  The faverolles come in 2 varieties : white & salmon. Weve chosen to raise the salmon variety because of the beautiful coloring. These are also a unusual, unique french breed that also have five toes on each foot , have a beard and muff, and their most unusual feature;  the rooster is a completely different color than the hens. 
 
BUFF ORPINGTONS
 
 
MARANS
 
 We are no longer  raising Marans. We have 3 hens and a rooster left in the marans and they are for sale for $20 for them all. 
















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