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BARNYARD & BACKYARDS(11)

December 16, 2011

It’s also been awhile since I posted pictures of our little barnyard menagerie. Besides, our critters are more popular than the Urban Homesteaders themselves.

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DORA DORA DORA


Posted by Anais Dervaes | March 22, 2011

From day one, the blonde bombshell of our chickendom exhibited some of those doranesque traits so we had felt that name was truly befitting her. Or so we thought.

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CITY POULTRY RX


Posted by Anais Dervaes | March 10, 2011

I have a habit of just watching the girls for a few minutes, to see if I can detect anything odd or unusual. It’s these little signs that could point to a larger problems in the long run.

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SPLENDOR FROM GRASS


Posted by Anais Dervaes | February 28, 2011

In winter, when surplus greens are scarce, we supplement our backyard poultry’s diet with wheatgrass.

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EGGS!


Posted by Anais Dervaes | January 19, 2011

We are eggstastic (sorry, just had to put that pun in!) that our chooks and ducks are back in the egg business (sorry no extra’s). For some reason, this winter (could be because of old age or extreme weather conditions) we weren’t getting any eggs

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GOODBYE OL’ CLEM 2002-2010


Posted by Anais Dervaes | November 9, 2010

The matriarch of our homestead and poster chicken for urban homesteading, Miss Clementine, quickly and peacefully passed away in Jordanne’s arms on Friday afternoon.

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EGG-UCATION


Posted by Anais Dervaes | October 14, 2010

With the front porch farm stand’s customers numbers growing on a daily basis, one thing I’ve learned that there’s still much to be done in educating the public about seasonal produce and eggs. Our modern, convenient eating habits are no longer defined by season and place. Food routes and patterns are forgotten, thanks to the advent of supermarkets.

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RAISING POULTRY, NATURALLY


Posted by Anais Dervaes | July 30, 2010

Raising chickens naturally and holistically has been a passion for Jordanne these last nine years. During those years she’s acquired a lot of knowledge and know how which is now available to help you naturally boost your backyard flock.

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BATHING BEAUTIES


Posted by Anais Dervaes | February 7, 2010

Actually I’ve come to dread going into the animal yard with a camera.  Why?  Because I end up with like a bazillion photos.  These guys, er gals, are just too fun to be around. So this time around Jordanne took the camera into her possession and snapped a few photos You just saw synchronized preening [...]

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AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD pt 2


Posted by Anais Dervaes | December 2, 2009

They always say a picture is worth a thousand words and that would mean this entry must be worth 32,000 words! So without wastin’ any more words,  here’s another pictorial post of stuff and happenings around the urban homestead these past couple days. Oh, and if you are enjoying these picture post as much as [...]

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