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Dodge Lodge Farm -
Tuesday November 30, 2010 - By Mike Causey
Local Milk Sale & EGGNOG & butter & ice cream -- made in Guilford County, NC by HOMELAND CREAMERY. Location: Greensboro Downtown Farm Market, 505 N. Greene St., Greensboro, NC 27401 (336) 210-194 Hours: 9:00am - 6:00pm Mon...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Thursday November 19, 2009 - By Emily
We have had the pleasure of raising bobwhite quail for over a year now. They are tiny little birds with big voices and toy-sized eggs which hatch into bumblebee-sized chicks. They are kept in one of our portable "tractors," a fully...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Friday June 12, 2009 - By Emily
Today was a first. Although we've hatched hundreds of chicks this spring and a good number of ducklings and geese, we've never hatched quail before. This morning I had 2 in the hatching tray of the incubator. They are so small! The...
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Foxhollow Poultry Farm -
Wednesday April 15, 2009 - By Tai
Yes we are buried under pullet and quail eggs and yes here is still another recipe for pickled quail eggs. Like all other sequels it might be redundant, but have had a lot of requests and you gotta do what you gotta do. It follows. Got our facebook page set up...
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Re Rustica -
Saturday April 11, 2009 - By fullofbeans
Every morning, one of our neighbors (a nice couple of Quails) steps out for their promenade. Mr. and Mrs. Quail live in our fence, which is not your usual barbed wire contraption. It is a lean-to of large tree branches and small sticks, and...
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Foxhollow Poultry Farm -
Monday April 06, 2009 - By Tai
Our quails are finally hatching. Here is a photo. Even though they only take about 18 days to hatch it still seems like a long time to wait. They are dark brown with yellow and black stripes down their backs kind of like a chipmunk's stripes. Adorable. If you...
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Foxhollow Poultry Farm -
Wednesday April 01, 2009 - By Tai
I delivered some quail eggs to Mojo's yesterday, Mojo's is a super nice restaurant . I talked with the chef and he told me he was going to "antique" them. The process is simple, but produces a nice hardboiled or pickled quail egg for charcuterie,...
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Foxhollow Poultry Farm -
Wednesday March 25, 2009 - By Tai
Eggs everywhere!!! The birds are in high production with the increased natural daylight. Spring! Easter is coming and boy do we have eggs. There are eggs, and more eggs. Our new flock of Animal Welfare Approved laying hens has started producing their first...
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Foxhollow Poultry Farm -
Monday March 09, 2009 - By Tai
We finally started working on our website. It was an easy process although it is not finished. The main problem I have is trying to get google to index it and list it. I have submitted the Url for their perusal and made sure that it was search engine...
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Foxhollow Poultry Farm -
Tuesday March 03, 2009 - By Tai
I made a batch of pickled quail eggs last week and my husband decided to share them with some friends at work. Our friend requested this recipe, so here it is. This will work with hard-boiled chicken eggs as well. These are a dilled pickled...
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Wingshadows Hacienda -
Saturday January 17, 2009 - By Lynne & Bruce
We are blessed! While the majority of the U.S. is buried in snow or temperatures so low that breathing is difficult, here we are with 80 degree days. Unbelievable!
Every living thing is bursting with life in this magical weather. The trees are in bud,...
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Foxhollow Poultry Farm -
Wednesday January 07, 2009 - By Tai
Happy New Year to all! Hope everyone had a beautiful holiday season.
The start of a new year brings the promise of a new beginning. I can imagine abundant crops blooming, chicks hatching, ducklings digging in the mud, and turkey poults following...
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Wingshadows Hacienda -
Thursday November 06, 2008 - By Lynne & Bruce
Two weeks ago we planted the second of the 3 Winter Gardens. In just a few days the vegtables were poking their little heads through the soil. Excitement abounded! Today we discovered that the wild birds have made a feast of the new seedlings. Disappointment...