Finding Happiness
Raising pastured poultry offers many experiences, some good, some sad, some very dirty but it also asks a riddle. What do sweat, chicken pooh, grumbing helpers (children), chicken pooh - did I mention that one - and being outside first thing in the morning have in common? They equal Happiness! My sweet son and I decided to let Sissy and Daddy sleep in while we took care of the 'critters'. Chickens do get up rather early and demand food and water, kind of like our children. There is a lot to do in the mornings to move the chicken tractors, clean ...
Chicken Processing
All the equipment is in place for our pastured poultry to be 'harvested' as I like to call it, or processed as others may think of it. We have recently upgraded to all Featherman Pro equipment for our poultry processing and could not be happier with it. The chicken plucker is a terrific piece of engineering. Quality equipment makes poultry processing much easier. We have chosen to do custom slaughtering of chickens as long as the birds are for personal use by the individual with the chickens. This keeps us in compliance with the regulations for on-farm poultry processing. When we began raising pastured ...
Homemade Laundry Soap Recipe shared by Joyful Noise Acres Farm
At Joyful Noise Acres Farm, we are always looking for easy ways to save money and reduce chemical usage. Working outside with chickens can get a little messy at times so with the rise in costs of laundry soap, I went looking for an alternative. I found a simple recipe to make our own laundry soap for around $2.00 for 10 gallons - yes, you read that right, $2 for 10 gallons of soap. Laundry Soap Recipe 1 bar of Fels Naptha Soap Washing soda (Arm and Hammer) Borax (20 Mule Team) 5 gallon bucket and lid Grate the bar of soap and put ...
Pastured Meats
Harvest DaysTo everything there is a season … last week we harvested / processed the season’s...
Chicken ProcessingAll the equipment is in place for our pastured poultry to be ‘harvested’...
Humming and hammering the sounds of Pastured Poultry in GeorgiaAs the pastured poultry business in Georgia grows, so does the hammering. We (mainly...
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Homemade Laundry Soap Recipe shared by Joyful Noise Acres FarmAt Joyful Noise Acres Farm, we are always looking for easy ways to save money and reduce chemical usage. Working outside with chickens can get a little messy at times so with the rise in costs of laundry soap, I went looking for an alternative. I found a simple recipe to make our own laundry soap for around $2.00 for 10 gallons – yes, you read... [Read more of this review]
Roasted ChickenNothing goes to waste when I cook a pastured chicken so I wanted to share a few of my techniques: I love to roast my birds by bathing them in olive or coconut oil then putting salt, pepper and granulated garlic on the skin. I put a carrot, stalk of celery and quarter of an onion in the cavity along with a handful of fresh rosemary, oregano and/or thyme.... [Read more of this review]
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