Category Archives: Livestock
Raising Pastured Chickens for Meat: Part 3 (Harvest)
*** WARNING – THIS POST INCLUDES GRAPHIC IMAGES OF BLOOD AND DEPICTIONS OF ANIMAL SLAUGHTER *** It’s 12.5 weeks after we brought our tiny balls of fluff home from the hatchery, our freezer is now stocked with a year’s supply … Continue reading
Filed under Birdsong Farm, Chickens, Critters, Eating, Farming, Livestock, The Homestead
Raising Pastured Chickens: Part 1
This post is to be the first installment of a 3 or 4 part series. This year marks our third season raising our own chicken and the first raising a few extra to sell, so i figured it would be … Continue reading
Filed under Birdsong Farm, Chicken, Chickens, Livestock
All Wire Rabbit “Tractor” for Safely Pastured Rabbits
I raise New Zealand rabbits for meat, breeding stock, and participation in the occasional rabbit show. One of the most common misconceptions i run into from folks not used to rabbits as livestock is “aren’t they unhappy in wire cages?” … Continue reading
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Making Sausage!
Here at Birdsong Farm we raise pastured poultry and domestic rabbits. Our ducks are born on grass, live their lives eating grass, fermented grains and garden waste and entertain us with their beauty and silly tactics. Our chickens have never … Continue reading
Filed under Birdsong Farm, Breakfast, Chickens, Dinner, DIY, Ducks, Eat Real Food, Kitchen Tools, Livestock, Preserved Food, Rabbits, Tutorial
