The Backyard Chicken Farm and Apiary

09/21/2023

Hanging onto the last bits of summer with picking the last of my summer flowers🌺🌻

Did you plant any flowers this year for the pollinators?

09/20/2023

We have been busy with apples!🍎🍏 ..more apple products to come😉

09/19/2023

🔥Fire cider

We are getting ready for the winter! Our fire cider includes orange, lime, lemon, garlic clove, turmeric, onion, peppers, ginger root, horseradish root & apple cider vinegar 🍊🍋🍈🧄🧅🌶

Have you ever made your own? If so, what did you put in your concoction?
If you've never made it, but curious, message us & we will help! 🤗

***** If we were to start offering fire cider, would any be interested? *****

09/18/2023

Interested in kombucha? We have several scoby available to get you started.

Message to claim! Grab a scoby & I'll share my recipe!
$10/scoby

09/18/2023

Pulling pea plants to get our garden ready for fall plants. If any plants are safe to give to goats or chickens, we make sure they get them as a treats. It doesn't look like they mind🐐🙂

09/16/2023

Sweet Bobbie finally grew into her new pink collar🐐😍 and is loving her new hay feeder under cover to stay dry from the rain.

09/15/2023

Even though hornworms (to***co worms) are very destructive, they are cool to look at! As we were pulling our pepper plants to get the garden ready for the fall garden, we found several.

Does anyone know what the white "things" are on a couple of the hornworms? 🤔😏

09/14/2023

Hive inspections are soothing when the ladies aren't upset 🐝 😆 and they can be upset at this time of the year due to not many food sources.

Look at this frame of capped honey😍🍯

09/13/2023

We just love our lamancha gal🤣 Hershey's personality is one of a kind!🐐

09/12/2023

This past Saturday was the first 4H🍀poultry showmanship show of the season for the kiddos🐔🐔 Abbeville County is always a great show!

Ada won 🏆 1st in senior division & grand champ overall! John won 🏆 1st in junior division. 🤗 Can't wait for the next show in a couple of weeks!

Plum entered the costume contest as an autumn fairy 🍂🐔🧚‍♀️....don't think she was amused😂

09/11/2023

09/11/2023

Peppers, peppers 🌶 😋 tasbaco, pepperocini, poblanos & marconis

Our pepper plants are still producing. Decided to preserve more by canning them.

09/09/2023

If you've been following us for a bit now, you know we are 4H🍀 folks!

Curious about what 4H...reach out to your county agent or message us to help guide you! ➡️If you're in Spartanburg County, reach out to Laura Haddon. She is one of the best! 🤗

Know about 4H & ready to sign up? Here's the link! https://v2.4honline.com/

09/08/2023

Any guesses as to why Plum got a bath & is now getting pampered? 😏

Yep! Its 4H🍀 poultry 🐔showmanship season! 🤗

09/07/2023

➡️Homemade goat milk soap🐐🧼

♡Black Raspberry Vanilla is back!

$5/bar

📢For a full list of scents available, please visit the top of our page in the featured section.

09/06/2023

Packaged our harvest...

We kept a few turkeys whole for holidays, cut the rest into cuts for the grill. Our biggest turkey weighted out at 19lbs! 🦃

We always keep our ducks whole to keep in the most juices since duck can tend to be on the dryer side. 🦆

All of our chicken harvest was canned for easy meals. AND we made a chicken soup for this winter😋🐓 ..for our soup, we cooked the chicken to make a broth, added fresh celery, carrots, onion, rosemary, parsley, thyme, salt & pepper.

09/05/2023

We had our last poultry processing class for the year & it went great! Everyone learned how to properly & humanely dispatch, feather, & make cuts or keep as whole. Everyone had hands on from start to finish with one on one guidance. We harvest turkeys, ducks, & chickens. 🦃🦆🐓 We appreciate yall who attended!

If you're interested in learning how to harvest your own poultry, watch for class announcements for next year or message us for a private class!

09/02/2023

Life as a beekeeper😂🐝🍯

09/01/2023

This sweet girl went broody so we let her sit on a couple of eggs. She's a proud new momma🐔🐥😍

08/31/2023

Are you attending our poultry class this coming Saturday? 🐔🦃🦆

Check your messages for details! See you Saturday!

08/30/2023

Made some apple🍏🥃 juice to can.
We use all parts so there's no waste. The core, skin & leftovers were ground up & we will be fermenting to make apple vinegar. 🍎🍏 In making my apple vinegar, I use cane sugar & distilled or filtered water, gallon jars, coffee filter & rubber band.

Some people get apple cider vinegar & apple vinegar confused. The difference is apple vinegar is made from straight apples. Apple cider vinegar is made from apple cider...🤔

Anyone make their own apple juice? What else do you make with your 🍎 apples?

08/29/2023

Entertainment at its finest😂

08/28/2023

🌶🌶Tabasco peppers🥵 and this is only one plant! 😳

Pint basket, only $5! Check out our self serve farm stand! 🌶

08/26/2023

Our pepper plants are growing & supplying lots of peppers!🌶🫑 why not can some & ferment some😏

We still have baskets daily of peppers on our porch farm stand for yall to grab what you need😁

08/25/2023

Our kombucha is ready for it's second fermentation for flavoring & carbonation. We bottled it in these wonderful bottles from Fermentaholics.

I made cream soda🥤 & lemonade 🍋
.yep, we are plain janes over here😂

📢Get your immune system ready for cold & flu season! I have a few scoby available if you're interested in making your own kombucha. I will also share my recipe 😀

08/24/2023

I see sprouts 🌱🤗

See us this fall for all your fresh winter greens! ...collards, Swiss chard, cabbage, radish & turnip greens

08/23/2023

Baby Bobbie vs her daddy (Steve) on the ramp in the barn...🐐🐐 there must be something about his blood line😂

08/22/2023

Yum! 🍉 we don't usually focus on growing watermelon. I haven't had the best luck down here, but this one didn't disappoint! 😋

Did you grow any watermelon? 🍉 if so, how did yours do?

08/21/2023

🔥hot summer day= goats🐐 summer 🛁

Every year we give all our goats a good brushing, hoove trimming & flea/tick spray. Some love the attention, one usually doesn't 🤪😂

08/19/2023

🐐Goat milk soap🧼

♡Espresso is ready! Great smell to get your morning going!

$5/bar

●To see a full list of scents available, please see tagged post at the top of our page🤗

08/19/2023

Morning yall! Stop by TSC Farmers Market in Spartanburg & see us! We will be here til 3pm!

08/18/2023

Herbs...we have expanded our lists of herbs we grow each year. Some are for pleasure to spice up a drink or dish & for medicinal uses.

Our list is basil, oregano, parsley, lambs ear, thyme, cilantro, lavender, lemon balm, peppermint, lemon Verbena, spearmint, chamomile, sage, dile, rosemary, saint johns wort & lemon grass.

I harvest, let dry either from hanging in my kitchen (which smells awesome!) Or use my instant pot racks.

Do you have herbs? If so, which ones are your favorite & how do you use it?

08/17/2023

4h🍀

08/17/2023

Remember a few weeks again, I said we were looking for ways to save freezer space? Here's another trial & error with sweet bell peppers. Slice thick, dehydrate, store in a canning jar & rehydrate when ready to use!

Our kiddos like to eat fresh, crisp straight from the garden to dip in ranch. When you freeze peppers, there's not an option for crisp peppers anymore.

08/16/2023

4h🍀 poultry🐔 showmanship season is right around the corner. We hatched this gal at the beginning of the year & John has chosen her as his backup.

He is having trouble naming her....comment👇 your suggestions!

08/16/2023

📢We will be set up with lots of our goodies at Tractor Supply this Saturday, 19th from 10am-3pm.

TSC
2091 East Main Street
Spartanburg

Stop by & see us🤗

08/15/2023

📢Mark you calendar 📆 for our next poultry processing class! A few spots left!

This class will include turkey, duck & chicken.

Our processing classes are HANDS ON, not just watching the processing. You'll get the chance to watch, ask questions & then get hands on with chicken.

☆September 2 @ 10am
Turkey, duck & chicken - - cull, pluck, dress, portion, package. Start to finish process.
$40/person, spouse $20 additional (children under 16 years old free)

**Children welcome, but must stay with parents at all times, no exceptions.
**Safety waivers required upon arrival on the day of class
**$15 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit to hold your spot, deposit goes towards total of class. Venmo recommended for faster payment & ensure your spot.
**Questions encouraged throughout each class & afterwards! A handout will be provided.

08/14/2023

🍯🐝Honey! Raw & local🐝🍯

$13/lb squeezable bottle

Certified SC Product!

The left comes from our hives in Greenville, right is from our backyard in Inman!

🍯Do you know the health benefits of raw honey?
🐝Immunity & energy booster
🐝Soothes minor burns & sore throats
🐝Anti-fungal
🐝Sleep aid
🐝Promotes growth of beneficial bacteria
🐝Skin moisturizer
🐝May lower cholesterol
🐝May reduce allergies
🐝Good source of antioxidants

08/14/2023

📢Self serve stand! We are super excited to offer to our wonderful customers!

No appointment needed! Stop by & grab honey & fresh produce! 🍯🌶🫑

🎉Stand open 930am-7pm daily

Please be sure to read the price list!😁