Brouhaha Rabbitry & Heritage Poultry

Brouhaha Rabbitry & Heritage Poultry A page to talk about my heritage breed chickens, ducks & turkeys and post articles about sustainability & homesteading.

Raising heritage poultry & waterfowl in a natural, sustainable way.

06/10/2026

Busy gathering pollen.

Overwhelmed with how kind people can be. Today I picked up a stunning Salmon Faverolles rooster to keep my remaining hen...
06/07/2026

Overwhelmed with how kind people can be. Today I picked up a stunning Salmon Faverolles rooster to keep my remaining hens company, a nice cockerel chick & 2 dz faverolles eggs. Shortly after I got home, my brother arrived with 18 duck eggs from his friend at the fire house. We will rebuild the flock, it’ll just take a bit of time.

The coop has been repaired & reinforced and we have some additional measures in place to help keep the girls safe.

Grate for the rain too, it was sorely needed and everything is kicking off.

Sometimes the Universe hits you with a baseball bat. Last night a fox got into my chicken coop, that we affectionately h...
06/01/2026

Sometimes the Universe hits you with a baseball bat. Last night a fox got into my chicken coop, that we affectionately had called Coop Knox. A loose hinge was pulled out & he went under the door. My entire faverolles flock & laying hens and about 20 grow outs, gone. All I have left are 3 hens & a pair of ancient Swedish Blue ducks.

There will be no more chicks or eggs this year. If anyone I have sold faverolles to over the years is selling eggs or chicks I would be interested in buying some to rebuild.

This is going to be a tough day.

Cool & possibly stormy weather here today so indoor jobs are on the docket. I’m potting up herbs for my medicinal herb g...
05/16/2026

Cool & possibly stormy weather here today so indoor jobs are on the docket. I’m potting up herbs for my medicinal herb garden today.

Can you identify these two?

Living Dangerously this spring. Temps have been super stable, going to plant all my cool season starts out this week & j...
05/06/2026

Living Dangerously this spring. Temps have been super stable, going to plant all my cool season starts out this week & just cover with frost blankets. Cross fingers for me! And, my garlic is starting to break the surface!

My seed potatoes are here! If you live in Alberta I can’t recommend Eagle Creek Seed Potatoes enough. You have to order ...
05/04/2026

My seed potatoes are here! If you live in Alberta I can’t recommend Eagle Creek Seed Potatoes enough. You have to order early because they sell out fast but always great to deal with.

12 wk old Silver Fox/Rex cross buck. Out of my beautiful Himi Rex doe & a gorgeous black Silver Fox buck. He would be a ...
05/03/2026

12 wk old Silver Fox/Rex cross buck. Out of my beautiful Himi Rex doe & a gorgeous black Silver Fox buck. He would be a great addition to a homestead meat program.

I also have an older proven buck of this cross if you need someone ready to go. PM for details.

Let’s talk about Shipped Eggs. So, full disclosure, I have never had amazing luck with shipped eggs. My friends and I jo...
05/01/2026

Let’s talk about Shipped Eggs.

So, full disclosure, I have never had amazing luck with shipped eggs. My friends and I joke that I’m semi-cursed. 😅 But after a wretched winter I decided to risk it to bring some new breeds onto the farm.

In my incubators right now I have Icelandics from BC, shipped from lower mainland. They were packed impeccably, double boxed, bubble wrapped & each egg individually wrapped in cartons. I let them sit undisturbed for 24 hours, then put them into my Brinsea. Air cells were all detached, not unusual for shipped eggs so turner was kept off. After candling last night on day 7, 10/18 are going strong. 8 were bloodrings (so started & quit). Honestly best result I have ever had. I will continue to update on them as we progress.

Shipped eggs are ALWAYS a gamble, even 50% development is a good result. So cross your fingers & toes for me because this breed has been on my wish list a long time.

The other breed is Partridge Chantclers, also from BC but from about 30 minutes away by car just across the border. Those are only on day 6 and they are in my Sportsman on the auto turner. They were also allowed to rest for 24 hours. Updates on those to follow.

04/28/2026

Devil Wears Prada gave me some adorable kits. I think one might be a broken fawn. ❤️

End of a very busy week. We had the North Peace Critter & Craft Sale on Saturday and met so many people & helped some pe...
04/26/2026

End of a very busy week. We had the North Peace Critter & Craft Sale on Saturday and met so many people & helped some people find new rabbits for their herds. Seed starting continues & had to do some emergency repair for one of my apple trees. This poor tree got hit by the moose and voles under the snow line. Made some diy grafting wax & sealed off the bark wound.

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