These animals and products are currently available at the farm.
LAMBS
Lambs and/or hoggets are available as lawn mowers, or for meat. $230.00 per lamb: $275.00 for hoggets(usually 1/3 more the size of lambs).
We welcomed 10 new lambs in April, 2024
Four of these lambs are available.
In 2025, we are expecting 3-4 lambs, as we are phasing out lamb production, and breeding for replacement only.
*Hoggets are 1/3 larger (as they are older), the taste is a little stronger than early lambs, but we band (castrate) the ram-lambs their first week so there is no testosterone in their systems, and the flavour is the same for both ewes and wethers (castrated males).
If buying for meat, add butcher's fees (around $160.00/lamb).
Half a lamb may be purchased for half the scaled costs + $10.00 + 1/2 butcher's fees.
Standard cuts include; chops, rack, stew cuts, and leg and shoulder roasts.
INDIAN RUNNER DUCK EGGS
The duck girls laying!
During laying season, we collect, on average, 8-10 eggs/day, so contact us a few days ahead and we will reserve a dozen for you..
Duck eggs keep for up to a month, unrefrigerated and unwashed, and up to three weeks in the referigerator if washed.
**Refridgerated eggs MUST be washed before refrigerating.
If left in their naturaly-laid state, it is recommended they be rinsed off before cracking. :-)
Indian Runner Ducks
We will be incubating ducklings again in Spring, 2025.
We are planning to enlarge our flock and gene pool in 2025 We will have fertilized Runner duck eggs available for $30.00/dozen for those wishing to incubate their own.
Because we are incubating some imported eggs this spring, we may have some of our older ducks available for rehoming.
Please message us for more information.
We can also incubate eggs for others. Cost is $200./incubation, prepaid and non-refundable Incubation period is 30 days, and ducklings may be pickd up on day 3 from hatch.
Minimum incubation is 20 eggs, and likely hatch will be around 12 ducklings.
Fleece
We will have 7 wool fleeces available again in late spring or early summer, 2025.3 are MerinoX, 3 are MerinoXShropshire, 1 is full Shropshire.
We also have a good number of hair/Shropshire fleeces that can be used for rough insuation, mulching and holding moisture at the bottoms of planters.
The $18.00asking price is our cost for shearing.
The fleeces are raw --if you would like them skirted, then please add $25. for the hour it takes me to do that.
There are several mills where fleeces can be sent for processing.
At last check, the cost of processing was approximately $20./454g (one pound), with shipping costs additional.
Shipping cost would likely be between $30-$50 for a single fleece. Small orders might take over a year to get processed.
Orchard Fruit
Weather and polinators willing, we will have a good crop Apples and Dansom Plums in 2025. Fruit becomes available in September/October.