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Moose Manor Farms

Deck the Halls!

12/9/2020

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There were some snowflakes in the air this morning. Not many, but they are the first of the season for the DC area.  Although, it sounds like we’ll have a relatively warm month overall.  According to the Old Farmers Almanac, a white Christmas may be unlikely this year due to above-average temperatures we're going to have well into December.  Considering all the rain this year I’d be surprised if we didn’t get a bunch of snow over our coldest months.  I mean, if it’s going to be cold I sure would appreciate some snow if for no other reason than to dress up the mud… lol!

We look forward to seeing you on the 3rd Sunday, Dec 20th between 8am-2pm along with our good friends, Glory Fields for the last monthly market until March!

What's available this month (December 20th)


For Your Table:
Meat is reserved here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/meat.html

  • Pasture Raised Whole Chicken  - $4.50/lb
  • Pasture Raised Pork (Smoked Ham) - $5.00/lb
  • Pasture Raised Lamb  (Leg & Shoulder) - $12.00/lb

For Your Coop & Pasture:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
  • White Indian Runner pairs and trios: $50/pair or $95/trio  Reserve
Lovely slender and tall Indian Runners are available this fall.  We have several 4 and 5 month old ducks available which means the girls are at the Point-Of-Lay (POL).  One drake and one or two ladies to go with him.
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October is here!

10/14/2020

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Are you enjoying the nip in the air first thing in the morning?  It’s certain fall is coming on!  Those acorns conking me on the head tell me so… lol!
 
This week is supposed to give us a ton of sunshine and our most pleasant days of the year before it finally cools off for real.  Saturday night is supposed to be in the 30’s!  Brrrrr… but we’re hoping the sun warms us nicely on Sunday for our Monthly Market.  We look forward to seeing you this Sunday, Oct 18th (the 3rd Sunday) between 8am-2pm along with our good friends, Glory Fields with the last of their summer vegetables and beautiful flowers!
 
Our November Market will be adjusted to the 4th Sunday - November 22 - to accommodate fresh birds for your Thanksgiving table.  You can reserve them on our meats page for pick up on the Sunday before the big holiday.

What’s available this month (October 18):

For Your Table:
Meat is reserved here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/meat.html
  • Pasture Raised Whole Chicken  - $4.50/lb
  • Pasture Raised Lamb by the cut - $ Varies

For Your Coop & Pasture:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
  • White Indian Runner pairs and trios: $50/pair or $95/trio  Reserve
Lovely slender and tall Indian Runners are available this fall.  We have several 4 and 5 month old ducks available which means the girls are at the Point-Of-Lay (POL).  One drake and one or two ladies to go with him.

What’s available for your Thanksgiving table next month (November 22):

  • Pasture Raised Broadbreasted White Turkey - $4.50/lb
  • Pasture Raised Heritage Naragansett Turkey - $6.50/lb
  • Pasture Raised Heritage Duck - $4.50/lb
  • Pasture Raised Lamb by the cut - $ Varies
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Early Autumn Weather

9/18/2020

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What a beautiful September we're having in Southern Maryland!  It feels like autumn is coming early... no complaints here!

We're slated to have an absolutely gorgeous weekend so we look forward to seeing you this Sunday (the 3rd Sunday) between 8am-2pm along with our good friends, Glory Fields with their delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers!

 What’s available this month (September):
 
For Your Table:
Meat is reserved here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/meat.html
  • Pasture Raised Whole Chicken  - $4.50/lb
  • Pasture Raised Lamb by the cut - $ Varies

For Your Coop & Pasture:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html

  • White Indian Runner pairs and trios: $50/pair or $95/trio  Reserve
Lovely slender and tall Indian Runners are available this fall.  We have several 4 and 5 month old ducks available which means the girls are at the Point-Of-Lay (POL).  One drake and one or two ladies to go with him. 
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Hurricane Season is upon us!

8/13/2020

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July and August are some wet months for us here in SoMD! You know when it gets so thickly humid outside that it feels like you're breathing through a wet blanket... that's when the rain comes again! 

We've been a little insane the past two months and working outside in the pouring rain seems to be a regular thing these days.  At least I don't need to water the vegetable garden... lol.

We still look forward to seeing you between 8am-2pm on the 3rd Sunday this month along with our good friends, Glory Fields with their delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers!

What’s available this month (August):
 
For Your Table:
Meat is reserved here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/meat.html
  • Pasture Raised Whole Chicken  - $4.50/lb
  • Pasture Raised Lamb by the cut - $ Varies

For Your Incubator $45/dozen:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
  • At this time we can do an assorted dozen from the following breeding yards:​
    • Golden Cascade
    • Ancona
    • Indian Runner (Assortment from our Saxony, White,  or Chocolate yards)
 
For Your Coop & Pasture:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
 
We have  drakes available at this time $10 each from the following breeds:
  • White Indian Runner
  • Saxony Indian Runner ​
  • Black Ancona (split to chocolate)


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It's Finally Acting Like Summer

6/8/2020

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We've had a long and glorious spring this year with much cooler than normal temps and low humidity, it really has been so beautiful outside!  Until this week when were hit all of the sudden with a whopper of our normal 98* with 98% humidity... I don't think anyone was really "ready" for it tho!  Steamy is about the right description... oof! Southern Maryland!

While I loved our long spring, I'm having a hard time getting my melons and squash to germinate in the garden.  Due to the cooler air temperature the soil temp hasn't quite reached the optimal warmth for most of those seeds to put up shoots.  I did  plant a few early squash varieties that are growing gangbusters so we'll have that if nothing else.  And the summer bugs are getting a late start along with the heat so I'm not gonna complain about that one bit.
Out in the garden the erratic cabbage looper moths have made their annual appearance and I started to see some chewed up cole crops so I decided it was time to harvest "the big bed" of kale before there wasn't any left for us.  I took out a 4x9 foot bed that came in at 40+ lbs!

The bulk of that kale is going into our Breville to make green juice for super macro nutrients.  I'll really miss gathering all my salad greens for dinner fresh from the garden! There's a little gleaning I can do in that bed before I turn it over and I do have a bit of Simpson lettuce and some crunchy greens that continue to thrive but won't give us that overflowing salad bowl.  I'll plan better next year! 

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We're also excited about the first Poultry Swap of the year! Erin hosts the June swap at her Green Hill Farm in Sharpsburg, MD.  We had to cancel both April and May swaps due to COVID but we're going forward with June!  The June swap will be split into back to back Saturdays to keep the crowds and vendor levels lower than normal.  So head up to Sharpsburg, MD on June 20th and/or June 27th.  We will be hosting our home market in Accokeek on the 21st so expect to see us at Green Hill Farm on the 27th!  All the details are on Erin's website at ghfarm.org.

What’s available this month (June):
 
For Your Table:
Meat is reserved here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/meat.html
  • A limited amount of our hand crafted Kombucha "aMooseBooch"
  • Pasture Raised Whole Chicken
  • Pasture Raised Lamb by the cut

For Your Incubator $45/dozen:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
  • A selection of rare waterfowl & landfowl based on what is collected that morning. Breeds available are the same you see below.
 
For Your Coop & Pasture:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
 
Rare Ducklings $12 ea:
  • Indian Runner Assortment (may be a selection of Penciled, Emery, White, or Saxony)
  • Golden Cascade
  • Black Cayuga
  • Ancona
 
Heritage Chickens $12 ea:
  • Black Copper Marans
  • Light Sussex

Other Chickens $10 ea:
  • Transylvania Naked Neck
  • Frizzle/EE
 
Meat Makers Available Now:
Get them here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html#Lamb 
  • Polypay Lambs to grow for your freezer: $100 ea.  Lambs are just weaned and ready for your pasture! Raised naturally on their mother's milk while out on our pasture, a wonderful multi-purpose breed known for their exceptional flavor profile and "non-gamey" taste. 
 
  • Mellow Mutton: $300 ea.  3+ year old pastured ewes that are ready for you to take to your butcher now.  The meat is a darker red than that of most lamb you see on the market. But it is also well marbled with a mild, yet distinctive flavor.  Grain finished.
 
Meat Makers Available for Pre-order:
Get them here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html#RedKing  
  • Broadbreasted White Turkeys: $8.50 ea.
    • Minimum order of just 3 poults. Reserve now for pick-up in July – perfect for your Thanksgiving harvest.

See you at our little market on Sunday, June 21st!
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Memorial Day Babies!

5/25/2020

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Well I goofed up!  Apparently, I set eggs in the incubator at the wrong time last month and hatched out babies that were just a little too late for the 3rd Sunday in May and much to early for the 3rd Sunday in June!

Looks like I'm gonna be hosting an impromptu market on Sunday, May 31st!
Please continue to wear your facemasks and maintain social distance... ya'll have been so very good at that for all my markets! Thank you for being so considerate! Plus, I love seeing all the creative, hand-crafted masks out there, what a great way to be unique :)

We have a nice selection of baby ducks and oh so many white Indian Runners! But they really are the sweetest babies in the bunch... such little loves who enjoy snuggles the most. 

We also have a small selection of baby chickens.  Most notably, we have 3 Fabulous Frizzles available.  All of them are large fowl, they hatched from colored eggs, and the black one has feathered legs which will be super fun when fully grown!
Here's a fun video I took today... all their cuteness!
What’s available this Sunday (May 31):
 
For Your Table:
Meats can be reserved here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/meat.htm
  • A limited amount of our hand crafted Kombucha "aMooseBooch"
  • Chicken or Duck Eggs
  • Pasture Raised Lamb by the cut
  • Whole Roaster Chickens

For Your Incubator $45/dozen:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
  • A selection of rare waterfowl & landfowl based on what is collected that morning
 
For Your Coop & Pasture:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
 
Ducklings $12 ea:
  • Indian Runner, White
  • Golden Cascade
  • Black Cayuga
  • Ancona

  Chicks $10-$12 ea:
  • Fabulous Frizzles
  • Light Sussex

Meat Makers Available Now:
Get them here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html#Lamb 
  • Polypay Lambs to grow for your freezer: $100 ea.  Lambs are growing fast and ready for your pasture! Raised naturally on their mother's milk while out on our pasture, a wonderful multi-purpose breed known for their exceptional flavor profile and "non-gamey" taste. 
 
  • Mellow Mutton: $300 ea.  3+ year old pastured ewes that are ready for you to take to your butcher now.  The meat is a darker red than that of most lamb you see on the market. But it is also well marbled with a mild, yet distinctive flavor.  Grain finished.
 
Meat Makers Available for Pre-order:
Get them here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html#RedKing 

Broadbreasted White Turkeys: $8.50 ea .Minimum order of just 3 poults. Reserve now for pick-up in July – perfect for your Thanksgiving harvest.

See you Sunday!  ~Dana
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Crazy May!

5/12/2020

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What a busy month this has been... I turned around twice and it was mid-May! And our weather feels like early April.  My humblest apologies for getting this newsletter out so late.... I had a few balls in the air lately.

So, in the interest of saving us all time, I will cut to the chase: our monthly market is on for the 3rd Sunday (May 17) 8am-2pm but will be super tiny since we're still practicing social distancing and wearing our facemasks.
Our May farm market will be super small and we'll be hosting an equally small number of hyper local vendors, most within a stones throw from us,  direct from our own neighborhood:

Longview Farm will be here with their humanely raised heirloom pork products.  I believe Pennelope even has her amazing artisan salami available now!

Mina of EWBA Arts will be here with her Good Vibes artwork and hand screened T-shirts.  She might also make some of her amazing stew that's been flying all over our neighborhood lately!

Glory Fields will be joining us to rejoice in the positive stewardship of the land with a few varieties of kale, some salad mix, and plenty of cilantro.  I can't wait til the flowers are ready!

Rootbound Farms will be here with their small & sustainable fresh greens, tomato & cucumber starts, and all-natural soaps.  If you ask Woody nicely you might even see some hand crafted kimchi ;)

Moose Manor Farms will have the following for reservation: Any item you reserve and do not pick up by 2pm will be made available for sale to folks at the market:

What’s available this month (May):

 
For Your Table:
A limited amount of our hand crafted Kombucha "aMooseBooch"

Pasture Raised Lamb by the cut reserve here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/meat.html

For Your Incubator $45/dozen:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
  • A selection of rare waterfowl & landfowl based on what is collected that morning
 
For Your Coop & Pasture:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
 
Ducklings $12 ea:
  • Indian Runner Assortment (may be a selection of Penciled, Emery, White, or Saxony)
  • Golden Cascade
  • Black Cayuga
  • Ancona
 
Adult Trio Saxony Runner Ducks (POL) $60:
 
Meat Makers Available Now:
Get them here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html#Lamb 
  • Polypay Lambs to grow for your freezer: $75 ea.  Lambs are just weaned and ready for your pasture! Raised naturally on their mother's milk while out on our pasture, a wonderful multi-purpose breed known for their exceptional flavor profile and "non-gamey" taste. 
 
  • Mellow Mutton: $300 ea.  3+ year old pastured ewes that are ready for you to take to your butcher now.  The meat is a darker red than that of most lamb you see on the market. But it is also well marbled with a mild, yet distinctive flavor.  Grain finished.
 
Meat Makers Available for Pre-order:
Get them here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html#RedKing  
  • Broadbreasted White Turkeys: $8.50 ea.
    • Minimum order of just 3 poults. Reserve now for pick-up in July – perfect for your Thanksgiving harvest.
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Happy Spring!

4/11/2020

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What beautiful weather we’re having here in Southern Maryland! We were surprised to be greeted with a cool and blustery Passover this year but I expect a sunny Easter.  I hope all the Seder Suppers were a splendid gathering of family - either in person or virtually; chag Pesach samech!  I hope for an Easter Sunday that's sunny and bright with family gathered in whatever way possible in these interesting times and, most of all, I wish that the miracle of Easter brings you perfect peace.
 
I’m so excited that it’s finally spring and I’m able to enjoy the colorful blooms and to watch the trees getting their pretty green leaves and buds.  The songbirds sound pleased as well!  Soon the hummingbirds will be at all the feeders and butterflies will be checking out my flower beds.  This newsletter is a little late because I was spending every available moment carving our 40' x 40' garden from scratch out of woods and lawn this spring!  Just one girl and a garden hoe 😊

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The peas, beans, beets, and lettuces are all planted in the garden while the tomato, pepper, and eggplant are bushing out under the grow lights in their little greenhouse.  The broiler chicks are zooming around in their little pasture and plumping up nicely in anticipation of a late May harvest. I’m so grateful to be blessed to watch all the possibility of spring unfold day by day!
 
As we’re abiding Gov Hogan’s stay-in-place guidelines, we’ve cancelled the April market hosted here on the farm that’s normally scheduled for the third Sunday of each month.  Instead, we request that you make an appointment to come out individually to pick up your pre-reserved chicks, ducklings, or hatching eggs.  We’re teleworking so we can be very flexible with our schedule at the moment. We also request that you come wearing a facemask and follow social distancing guidelines.
 
What’s available this month (April):
 
For Your Table:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/meat.html
 
I mention the next two items simply because I’m getting a LOT of phone calls: We expect to have pastured poultry for your table in May. I’m tentatively scheduling 2 harvests, one for the 3rd weekend in May and another for the last weekend in May.  We’ll see how the broilers are growing out next month and see if Mr. Fox minds the fence...
 
We are suspending table egg reservations for the next several weeks because we currently have pick-ups scheduled out to mid-May and there’s no telling what the girls will decide to give me when the weather warms and they start going broody. 
 
For Your Coop & Pasture:
All photos & descriptions are at http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html
 
Pilgrim Geese:
  • This is the only American goose breed which is auto-sexing. We aren’t offering goslings or goose hatching eggs this year while we’re carefully evaluating our offspring for future breeding selections. That means we have to grow the goslings out to fully feathered.  So this year we’ll be offering juveniles and adults only.  This month we have a small selection of juvenile geese and, in order to encourage you to take a pair (which is much better for the geese), we’re keeping prices much lower than normal for juveniles and offering pairs for $80.  Individual juvies my be purchased for $55 ea. and Adults are $85 ea. 
 
Ducklings $12 ea:
  • Indian Runner Assortment (may be a selection of Penciled, Emery, White, or Saxony)
  • Golden Cascade
  • Black Cayuga
  • Ancona (sex-linked only)
  • White French Production Muscovy
 
Chicks $12 ea:
  • Light Sussex
  • Black Copper Marans (feather legged)
  • Transylvania Naked Neck Turken (may be Frizzled or Smooth)
 
Meat Makers Available Now:
Get them here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html#Lamb 
  • Polypay Lambs to grow for your freezer: $75 ea.  Lambs are just weaned and ready for your pasture! Raised naturally on their mother's milk while out on our pasture, a wonderful multi-purpose breed known for their exceptional flavor profile and "non-gamey" taste. 
 
  • Mellow Mutton: $300 ea.  3+ year old pastured ewes that are ready for you to take to your butcher now.  The meat is a darker red than that of most lamb you see on the market. But it is also well marbled with a mild, yet distinctive flavor.  Grain finished.
 
Meat Makers Available for Pre-order:
Get them here: http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/livestock-for-sale.html#RedKing
  • Red King Heirloom Broiler Chickens $3 ea.
    • Minimum order of just 5 chicks.  Reserve now for pick-up in May and/or June.
 
  • Broadbreasted White Turkeys: $8.50 ea.
    • Minimum order of just 3 poults. Reserve now for pick-up in July – perfect for your Thanksgiving harvest.
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Grow Your Own Meat!

3/19/2020

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I hope this newsletter finds you well both physically and spiritually/emotionally.  These have been a chaotic and peculiar couple of weeks for America and our global neighbors.  Our  dearest wish for you is that you find calm in the chaos and hope in the midst of the storm. 

Mike and I have taken this recent social distancing to telework from our gov't office jobs in DC, and rather than be frustrated with restricted bandwidth on overcrowded network drives I find opportunity to flex my office work schedule to hours when it's inconvenient to be outdoors (exempt of those pernicious conference calls, of course!).  This lends itself to greater opportunity to spend time outside gardening or taking care of routine animal chores during the beautiful weather we're having now.  So, before the sun comes up and after the sun sets,  while the animals are all secured in their barns... and the bulk of our coworkers are offline... I can be online working "the daily grind".  Life is about learning to be flexible and taking opportunity  to make hay while the sun shines!

So, rather than looking at the news, we're out looking into the faces of our livestock as we prepare for spring.  We're cleaning the barn to put compost on the garden, we're hatching baby ducklings & chicks and getting them off to a good start. We're enjoying the beautiful spring buds and blooms while sneezing into the new grass that's greening up our small world here!

MARCH AVAILABILITY

Just as every year, this month we have Red King Broilers available for pick up right now and Broadbreasted Turkeys for July reservation  for those of you homesteading or any who are interested in self-reliant food-security.
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Red King Broilers

$3 ea.  If you want a bird that’s an easy keeper, super healthy, has excellent feed conversion, and reaches a consistent processed weight of 5.5 - 6 pounds in 10 weeks the Red King is your bird!   With the Red King I don’t have the array of health issues that plague the Cornish-cross or the inconsistent harvest weights of the Freedom Rangers.  These active meat chickens enjoy lots of bugs and grasses
in addition to  the  grain you feed them which means more meat and less feed cost for you.  Even though they take a little longer long to grow out, I find that these birds cost me the same amount in feed as the Cornish-X because they actually forage.


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Broadbreasted Turkeys

 $8.50 ea. These are tender, juicy, and delicious meat birds and it’s why they’re called the “Cadillac” of table turkeys.  Highly disease resistant, excellent feed conversion, and a very ethical grower - there’s no better meat turkey anywhere. White feathers give the birds a neat appearance when dressed.  Properly managed, I can guarantee that this will be the juiciest and most flavorful turkey you've ever eaten! Available in July for a Thanksgiving harvest.

Building resiliency by providing high-quality food for your family year-round takes foresight and planning, plus healthy doses of commitment and follow-through.  Don’t be afraid to start small and build gradually toward food self-sufficiency.  A good starting goal might be to grow 10 meat chickens and 3 meat turkeys and assess your family need for what you've produced and what you can manage to harvest in a season. Perhaps you'd like to harvest 10 chickens every other month to make it work for you... every other month is what works for us too which is why we have Red Kings available every other month during the season. 

 At this time the birds listed above are the only we have available.  Reserve today and avoid the rush.
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New Year New You!

1/11/2020

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Happy 2020 Ya'll!

This month launches a brand new decade - a new Roaring 20's - and I'm excited to see what it brings.  Here at the farm we're finally moved into the new farmhouse, getting our new garden ready for this spring, and getting the animals situated in our new woods.  There's still SO MUCH to do to get whip this property into shape but we're attacking each project with gusto!
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Our newest New Year change is how we're structuring our hatchery sales.  Previously, each January we would evaluate our breeders, do some math to determine our estimated seasonal throughput for each breed, then post an order form on the website with the total number we expected to hatch between April and September.  Our customers would make their reservations online and I would send an them an email when they were next in the queue for their babies, then we'd schedule a pick up date and time.  

The main stumbling block with this process is that, based on a first-come-first-served model, it could take a few months for some customers to come to the top of the queue for the breeds they'd reserved and often they would get tired of waiting so I would be greeted with silence when I notified them that their babies were ready to be picked up.  I would, of course, give them a week to get back to me before moving to the next customer in the queue.  And it went on like this until the ducklings were really big and no longer day olds.  It was an amazing amount of time lost, both in our administrative burden and on the customers end... someone out there was really, really waiting for their babies and I had to sort through all the non-committed folks to find them.  In this world of Amazon Prime nobody wants to wait for their stuff but Mother Nature has her own timeline!
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I decided to switch hatchling reservation over to our meat reservation model... for over a decade we have been wildly successful with our meat sales because folks reserved their meat, I harvested it, and they could pick it up less than a month from the time of initial reservation.  So I decided to re-rack all farm sales to a once monthly market where I would make all-of-the-things available on one  day for folks to come to the farm and pick up the products they'd reserved.  Those type of market day sales didn't cause me the same kinds of prolonged stress or the insane administrative burden that the hatchling reservations were causing... and customers were ultimately happier on the meat side of the house so why not?

So we're launching a new system which I expect to make it so much easier for everyone to get exactly what they need from us without me staying up until midnight after working my 9 to 5 in the city all day, then doing farm chores all evening, then to double-check reports and lists, and email invoices, and try to schedule customer pick-ups... and on and on.  This way, everyone knows what to expect and if you can't make it on that 3rd weekend you can try again next month.  And if folks are no-shows (which is sooooo frequent) I can sell those hatchlings to other customer at the market rather than letting the babies hang out in the brooder for an untold amount of time.  Even though I will now have to post a newsletter once a month instead of once in a while this is still going to be a time saver.

If you want to know what we'll have available each month you can check back here on the blog or you can sign up for our newsletter to be notified via email.  
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I'm looking forward to trying out this new system for the New Year, I foresee joy all around!
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    Small town Calif. farm-girl leaves the ranch behind for many years of adventure at sea, travels the world, then moves to Washington DC in 2007 where she finds the perfect homestead to settle down: acres of secluded Southern Maryland woods where she goes granola by raising her quality of life, Mastiffs, ducks, chickens, and tomatoes {& one Bengal kitty}... sustainably.


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