June 13, 2009 at 5:47 pm (chickens)
Tags: black, bones, cemani, chicken, hmong, mcrae, meat, phoenix, skin
So the new project begins. I got a start with hens from my good friend Toni Marie Astin. She provided me with 3 nice cross hens of 1/2 cemani and 1/2 phoenix. I will be crossing these with my Black McRae stock for a while to get something different than the most common hard feather birds like the Thai that the Hmong culture has right now. I thought creating something closer to the Ayem Cemani Bird would be more exciting. Right now it’s a bit hot in the season to work on the project so i’ll be waiting for fall to put breeding pens together, however since this is such a short entry have provided a few shots of the hens. I’ll be getting a nice picture of the McRae stock soon i hope..slightly frisky bird and hard to get good shots..lol!
black meat/skin hen
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January 15, 2009 at 3:22 pm (Uncategorized)
I’ve enjoyed these dogs for a few years now. I started out by rescueing and then fostering them from mostly non-working farms. It amazes me still that people don’t understand the capacity that these dogs possess. The have the strength and ability to work hard for you. Protecting and guarding is their nature. Whether it be you as a master or your livestock, they can prove to sound out outstanding behavior. I now raise hybrids, mixes of anatolian, great pyranese and komondor mostly. I’ve found that mixing the breeds make better dogs by getting all traits rolled into one. They are most usually born right in with the chickens and goats, living like that until they are ready to go to new homes. I leave mine with the mother until they are 8 weeks old as i feel they gain better social skills from her. My older dogs do most of the “teaching” and I will work them on a small basis. If you choose to get one of these magnificent animals, I suggest you have a working farm and have the time to devote to them as well. They sleep mostly during the day and do their work at night, so if a barking dog bothers you, then maybe this particular breed is not for you.
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January 14, 2009 at 5:53 pm (About, Gardening)
Tags: chickens, Gardening, growing, living, natural, organic, pigs
At Crowing Hills Farms, our mission is to incorporate various farming methods in an attempt to replicate Nature’s Way of growing the many things we cultivate. Aside from pure Organic farming methods, our goal is to utilize processes that mirror Mother Nature’s ecosystem. We grow and raise everything here on a more whole and balanced basis, using no pesticides, growth hormones, preservatives, or any other artificial additives. It is our experience that these methods infuse more flavor in our meats, eggs, and vegetables without the constraints and bureaucratic aggravation that accompany the “organic” certification process.
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