Hi everyone!
Just found this site thanks to a link from Tristrin on the BYAP forum site, so am very excited to discover it!
Have 12 Ducks (4 Drakes, 8 Ducks): Started with 6 Ducklings - 2 x Pekin, 3 x Cayuga, and 1 Khaki Campbell (Drakes ended up being 1 of the Pekin and 1 Cayuga). I incubated a heap of eggs and got a Pekin Duck, and 5 Pekin/Cayuga crosses which are gorgeous(might be biased). All black with white chests. Out of these we ended up with 2 Drakes (2 of the crosses). Were supposed to be food but hubby is still coming to terms with having to do the deed!
Have 5 Hens - 3 x Rhode Islanders and 2 x Barnevelders (were supposed to be pure but arent!)
Have 8 Roosters - One is the Hens mate, The others are supposed to be for meat...see above.
Knows he has to do it - dont blame him tho, cant see myself doing it either (except when one of the roosters goes into attack mode)
Also have 2 mini lop bunnies for kids but would love to try meat rabbits, 4 finches, a red rump grass parrot, a cat, 2 dogs, will have fish in a couple of months, and am now looking at putting some fencing up for a couple of goats and geese.
We are on 65 acres of citrus, but have no lemon tree... yet
We use biodynamic principles when possible and our property is full of worms, and healthy green growth that needs to be slashed regularly to keep it under control. we also have avocados and mangos but only enough to give away not market (hubby and I cant stand them, but we do barter them when we can!)
Have just planted some bare rooted fruit trees in our kitchen garden which is surrounded by the chook/duck sheds. These are 1 pear, 2 apple, 1 blood plum, 2 peach, 1 peachcott, 1 pleach, 1 triple grafted nectarine and a guava.
Out the front we have terraced beds full of herbs, lavender and roses. I am very interested in medicinal and unusual herbs so we have some pretty interesting ones. (to us anyway)
Our next project is the 4th side of the house that hasnt been touched yet. all the old useless not very pretty trees will be replaced with big fruit trees and edibles like cherry and mulberry as well as stuff like elder, bay, oh and would love to see if I can get a chocolate pudding tree growing here!Sorry to rattle on but love what we are doing - have no other life really!!!
