Herbal Maid Farm

06/03/2026

I got all the goslings moved to a larger, higher, dryer pen... just a few left in the incubators yet. Kind of a big job today, but they have a breezy shady shelter now with a couple of Adult Brown Chinese to keep them company. LOL

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06/01/2026

every stopped to listen to your birds at feeding time? Ever wonder why some birds are omnivores and some are more vegetarian? Now listen to those vocalizations and amplify. Imagine that bird higher than your head. I may have to go to this presentation... just for fun. LOL

05/29/2026

Available this weekend from the farm near Rosebud:

1 American Bresse pullet - red comb, white feathers, blue legs GREAT dual purpose chicken. Will start laying soon. -15

1 Canadian Chantecler pullet - super winter hardy with a low rose comb. Good layers year round. Will start laying soon. - 15

Box of 6 Muskovy ducklings/ SR - super hardy. Great layers of large eggs, Great setters.... will set on anything. Self sufficient, so low maintenance. Predator-proof when grown. Quiet . Excellent meat producers too. Friendly. I have enough to put together 3-4 starter boxes. No heat required... just protection while they feather out. - 20/box

1 Brown Chinese Gander 2 years old. Make great babysitters for other goslings. Not aggressive. - 75

1 young/feathered out Khaki Campbell female- 25

Giant Dewlap Toulouse goslings (greys only) SR - 100 ea

This week's Hatching eggs: English Orpington (chocolates), American Bresse, Naked Necks

05/29/2026

I have Muskovy ducklings if anyone is interested in a small starter flock. Muskovy aka the Barbary duck is very different from other domestic breeds of ducks. and in fact, are genetically closer to a goose than a duck. They are super hardy. Great setters. Self sufficient and quiet (no quacking). I leave mine loose on the farm to clean up spilled grains under cages and around feeders. This is part of my rodent control plan and very effective. They lay alot of large eggs and are prized as a meat source. This makes them an ideal dual purpose homestead animal, costing you little and giving you much. They also make great pets since they tend to be social. Because they can fly (but never fly away) they will roost high at night, making them safe from predators.

05/26/2026

I found Cookie's American Beltie (mini) papers today. She was born in 2009 and purchased at 4 mo of age. That would make her going on 18 years of age. Her last calf was 3 years ago and that is ok. She is a very special cow and has earned her retirement here. No visit to the farm is complete without saying hello to Cookie.
Cookie, her daughter Biscuit behind and her granddaughter

05/23/2026

This program was helpful to me in the past, when I had to buy hay.

05/18/2026

Crazy day on the farm with all this rain and power was out for hours. More on the way it seems. Ducks and geese are happy with all the water puddles. Driveway trashed AGAIN. Had incubators on my power station. Goslings hatching . Pea chicks in. Hope all my farm friends are staying safe and alert to all the weather changes.

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05/15/2026

Bielefelder hens were put with my old BF rooster. Let's see what happens....

Next, I will find the right spot for the Delawares.

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05/15/2026

Check out the interesting flowered pattern (and the legs!) on this juvenile Indio Gigante cockerel. .. just feathering out. Hoping to grow him out and put him to work maybe by fall.