Larsen Poultry Ranch - homesteading journey

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

There's also a commercial nursery nearby that is open to the public, they sell bare root first week of January. Hard to believe that's just a month away.

I feel like time is stuck in fast forward. I don't have any Christmas gifts complete. Starting to freak out a little.

 

[Baymule]

Our Christmas will be small this year. Gifts for the grand kids, White Elephant gifts for Christmas day at my sister's and that's all.

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

The Halloween hatched Coturnix quail are starting to lay, and the boys are getting obnoxious. I need to cull a bunch of the boys so the girls can have some peace and quiet.

Hubby was able to pick up my package at the post office yesterday finally, they sure make it hard to get stuff that won't fit in your box if you work normal hours. It was the evergreen huckleberries I ordered. They don't seem too bad after spending an extra 4-5 days at the post office. Pretty sure they arrived at the post office late Sat or on Sun. Not much root growth beyond the little plug and the pots were completely dumped out in the box but I was able to pot them up. I even found a worm in one of the plugs, so I'm pretty confident they will be ok. These will go in the driveway area once they get a bit bigger and I'm confident they will survive the deer. They will hopefully make a nice screen to block the neighbor's view and provide fruit. Penny supervised the unpacking of the box.

We buckled down and finished the floors in the master bedroom last night, now we just need to install the base boards and we can move in. We need to buy some transition pieces to put in the doorway for the bathroom and hall. Once we move our stuff into the master bedroom and out of bedroom 2, we can start that room but I think we need another roll of underlayment.

 

[Mini Horses]

Floor looks good.

 

[Bruce]

I ordered a gazillion plants, I hope I can keep them alive.

And find time to plant that many!!! I bet it will look GORGEOUS when they are all in and flowering.

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

And find time to plant that many!!! I bet it will look GORGEOUS when they are all in and flowering.

And fruiting! Most were chosen because they are fruit bearing. I need to learn how to can food. And get hubby to build a bigger pantry.

 

[Baymule]

And fruiting! Most were chosen because they are fruit bearing. I need to learn how to can food. And get hubby to build a bigger pantry.

I can help you out on that. I can lots of stuff. I slaughter old laying hens, can the meat and make broth and can that too. This year I had so many tomatoes that I canned sauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, Italian pizza sauce, even 2 different recipes of BBQ sauce. I have a 9 try Excalibur dehydrator and I dehydrate proceeds from the garden.

You NEED this!

All American 921 Pressure Canner

I finally quit wishing and ordered the pressure canner that I've been wanting for 3 years. I canned green beans and chicken broth today. I canned chicken backs and feet for the dogs yesterday, and the broth from simmering the feet-for us! This thing is heavy. Real heavy. I love it! I have used a...

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The All American pressure canner is the ONLY one made in the USA. it is top quality and I love mine! I named it The Beast.

Here is a link to the dehydrator I have.

https://www.sufficientself.com/threads/i-just-ordered-a-

excalibur-3900-dehydrator.13401/

I'll be happy to help you all I can. Join the sister sites www.SufficientSelf.com and www.TheEasyGarden.com I'm Baymule there too.

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

I can help you out on that. I can lots of stuff. I slaughter old laying hens, can the meat and make broth and can that too. This year I had so many tomatoes that I canned sauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, Italian pizza sauce, even 2 different recipes of BBQ sauce. I have a 9 try Excalibur dehydrator and I dehydrate proceeds from the garden.

You NEED this!

All American 921 Pressure Canner

I finally quit wishing and ordered the pressure canner that I've been wanting for 3 years. I canned green beans and chicken broth today. I canned chicken backs and feet for the dogs yesterday, and the broth from simmering the feet-for us! This thing is heavy. Real heavy. I love it! I have used a...

www.sufficientself.com

The All American pressure canner is the ONLY one made in the USA. it is top quality and I love mine! I named it The Beast.

Here is a link to the dehydrator I have.

https://www.sufficientself.com/threads/i-just-ordered-a-

excalibur-3900-dehydrator.13401/

I'll be happy to help you all I can. Join the sister sites www.SufficientSelf.com and www.TheEasyGarden.com I'm Baymule there too.

We received a dehydrator as a wedding gift, we still haven't had a chance to use it yet. We don't have any canning supplies yet, at least not much beyond a few jars and lids. I'm hoping if the pandemic calms down in the spring we'll find something at yard sales.

 

[thistlebloom]

Those little eggs are beautiful! And good job on the floor, it looks great.
You're getting a lot done.
Your hucks look fine, they'll rebound and do well. We have wild huckleberries around here. They don't grow under 4000' elevation, but it's nice to know there are varieties for the home landscape.

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

Those little eggs are beautiful! And good job on the floor, it looks great.
You're getting a lot done.
Your hucks look fine, they'll rebound and do well. We have wild huckleberries around here. They don't grow under 4000' elevation, but it's nice to know there are varieties for the home landscape.

Yeah, I think they will start growing just fine. That's interesting the ones in your area don't grow at lower elevations. This type of huckleberry is native to the west coast, I think. We are at about 1200' elevation here.