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Gardening Tips · July 17, 2018

How to braid garlic: Illustrated

How to braid garlic: Illustrated

You carefully planted your garlic last fall. You cared for it all spring: watching its water, fertilizing a few times, weeding the patch well. Sometime around July you harvested a bundle of gorgeous bulbs and dutifully hung or laid them somewhere to cure before long term storage... Wait, you did do …

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News · June 20, 2018

Sale Rabbits June 2018

Sale Rabbits June 2018

Update: These animals are all sold. Please send me a message to be added to my list for upcoming litters available soon. I have some gorgeous juniors right now, including compatible pairs. Add blue to your New Zealand flock and meet me at the show table in October. Buck DBZ is compatible …

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On The Farm · June 6, 2018

Low-tech mowing

Low-tech mowing

Some of you already know that Miranda is a scythe enthusiast... but did you know she also employs tiny little munching mowers? Inside this rolling 'tractor' live the "Three Little Pigs" (a trio of rescue cavy, aka guinea pig sows). They are pretty efficient little workers! No blade of grass …

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On The Farm · May 18, 2018

Moving Day

Moving Day

Our Freedom Ranger chickens are 3.5 weeks old and ready to move outside! They're brooder has had the lights off for around 3 nights and the manure was steadily building up despite fresh pine shavings scooped in daily.... they're happy to be on fresh grass and out of the stinky barn! We handle …

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On The Farm · May 18, 2018

Pasture Raised Chicken: Part 2

Pasture Raised Chicken: Part 2

In part one of this blog series we discussed some of the reasons we raise our own meat, how much it costs, bringing home your new chicks and setting up their brooder. Part two will discuss keeping the birds on pasture in a tractor, briefly touching on some improvements and part three will discuss …

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Recipes · May 1, 2018

Pumpkin Nut Bread

Pumpkin Nut Bread

Last fall I purchased several gorgeously sweet winter squash from Sunbow Farms in Philomath. I baked them down and froze the cooked pumpkin in 2 cup portions. Zoom ahead to duck egg abundance season and I'm baking lovely breakfast breads that taste a bit like fall and are perfect for chilly spring …

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On The Farm · April 18, 2018

Raising Meat Chickens: How to brood healthy chicks

Raising Meat Chickens: How to brood healthy chicks

This post is the first installment of a 3 part series written in 2017, our third season raising our own chicken and the first raising a few extra to sell, so i figured it would be a great opportunity to document the project. Introduction: When my husband and i purchased this property, we …

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Recipes · April 10, 2018

How to spatchcock a chicken + Recipe for the perfect roast bird

How to spatchcock a chicken + Recipe for the perfect roast bird

Roast chicken is the perfect meal to serve to guests. Or bring to a potluck. Or cook on Sunday to enjoy leftover for lunches all week. What is my favorite part of a perfectly roast Freedom Ranger chicken? The crispy skin, the dark red thigh meat, the plump breasts and the flavorful drippings..... …

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Recipes · February 28, 2018

Duck Breast Fajitas

Duck Breast Fajitas

There are not many cuts of meat as delicious as a well prepared pan-seared duck breast. It's so good that i usually serve it simply: sliced, with a side of greens and potato over a rich deglazed sauce. But i also LOVE spicy, Mexican inspired food. I mean, who doesn't love a good taco or fajita?  I …

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Recipes · February 27, 2018

How To Boil Duck Eggs

How To Boil Duck Eggs

Firm, protein packed whites. Rich, creamy, BIG yolks. DUCK EGGS make the BEST egg salad and devilled eggs, but first you must boil the perfect egg! Because duck eggs are so much larger than chicken eggs, the timing is essential to get a fully cooked yolk. I find that duck eggs peel much more easily …

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How to spatchcock a chicken + Recipe for the perfect roast bird

How to spatchcock a chicken + Recipe for the perfect roast bird

Pumpkin Nut Bread

Pumpkin Nut Bread

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21375 Gage Road
Monmouth OR 97361
503-949-0610
BirdsongFarm.OR@gmail.com
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