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An Australian family trying to go a little greener

ducks

Skinning A Duck

October 14, 2013 by Darren

What do you do with a misbehaving drake? Around here, you invite him to dinner!

Posted in: Keeping Animals, Preparing Food, Recipes Tagged: butchering, dog, ducks, fox, jamberoo, meat, recipe, slaughtering

Small Critters Butchery Workshop

May 28, 2013 by Darren

On Friday night I attended a workshop to learn how to bone out rabbits, ducks and chickens.

Posted in: Preparing Food, Video Tagged: butcher, chickens, ducks, Gerringong, meat, rabbits

Record Temperatures And Bushfires Everywhere

January 9, 2013 by Darren

The highest average national temperature ever recorded for Australia!

Posted in: Illawarra Organisations, Science and Technology Tagged: Australia, Bureau of Meteorology, bushfires, chickens, dog, ducks, Kiama, rabbits

Rubbery Egg

October 17, 2012 by Darren

One of the ducks laid a rubbery egg this morning!

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: chickens, ducks, eggs, fox

A More Secure Chicken Pen

January 23, 2012 by Darren

I’ve now fortified the chicken run, so hopefully we won’t have any more trouble with foxes!

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: backyard chickens, chicken coops, chickens, construction, dog, ducks, fox, muscovy duck, predators

Indian Runner Ducklings

October 30, 2011 by Darren

Eight Indian Runner ducklings join the growing menagerie!

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: backyard poultry, ducks

Chicken Massacre

July 14, 2011 by Darren

Foxes broke into our chicken pen and killed everything in sight. Don’t read this post if you’re sensitive!

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: chickens, chooks, ducks, fox, muscovy duck, predators

Muscovy Ducks Arrive

May 3, 2011 by Darren

We welcomed two new residents to the homestead this week – a pair of 4-month-old white muscovy ducks named Sir Francis and Louie.

Posted in: Frugality, Keeping Animals Tagged: Australia, backyard poultry, birds, dam, ducks, homestead, meat, muscovy duck

An Assortment of Duck and Chicken Eggs

January 12, 2011 by Darren

You get a lot of variations in the size, shape and colour of eggs between different breeds of chickens and ducks. There’s a fair bit of natural variation within a breed, and even with eggs from the same bird. Here’s a lineup of some recent eggs we’ve collected.

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: barnevelder, brahma, chickens, chicks, ducks, eggs, ISA brown, pullets

Backyard Veggie Patch Workshop in Jamberoo

June 15, 2010 by Darren

A few weeks ago I attended another Sustainable Illawarra workshop – “Starting a Backyard Veggie Patch” at Jamberoo Primary School. Megan then attended the repeat of the workshop a week later. It was great that we were both able to do effectively the same workshop without need to organise child care! The workshop was delivered … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Permaculture Tagged: chicken manure, chooks, compost, ducks, garden beds, gardening, home gardening, jamberoo, lucerne, organic gardening, Permaculture, seedlings, Sustainable Illawarra, vegetable garden, vegies, workshops
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