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Life on the Farm

The Chickens

The Chickens

Our chickens are our family, and we treat them to the best life we know how. They sleep in a clean, cozy coop carpeted in hemp hurd bedding, and they free-range our property on most days of the calendar year. When the weather is not cooperating, our spoiled chickens spend their days lounging on organic straw bales in their huge outdoor run. In the depths of winter, we supplement our chickens’ diet with live insects, arugula, blueberries, grapes, and herbs. In their nesting boxes, our girls lay their eggs in a bed of soft, luxurious flax bedding that is mixed with our homemade dried herb blends that they enjoy pecking at as they lay. Every chicken has a name, which they recognize and respond to, and each one has its own special story. When you eat our eggs, you know they come from the happiest, most doted on chickens in Norfolk County!

The Bees

The Bees

Our on-site apiary of 15 hive colonies was established in 2019, and it is buzzing with activity for many months of the year. Our satellite apiaries in Haldimand-Norfolk consist of 12 hives in total. We source our nucs locally, and year by year, our hands-on beekeeping expertise grows. We offer swarm removal of bee colonies in trees in the Haldimand-Norfolk area. Our honey is raw and unpasteurized, so it retains all of its natural goodness. On our property, we do all that we can to support our bees as they forage, providing them with a wide variety of native plant pollen and nectar sources, including the white Dutch clover that we have over seeded into our lawn. While we don’t name all of our bees, we do maintain the highest respect for the work they do on our planet. All of our bee products are made with 100% Ontario wax. Go bees, go! Want some bee hives on your property? Contact us for information on becoming a Fancy Farmerettes satellite apiary.

The Garden

The Garden

Growing raw food brings us joy, and we love sharing our bounty with our community. Though our patch is small, we pack as many fruits, vegetables, and flowers into it as we can. Looking for heirloom tomatoes? We’ve got them! Never tried a cucamelon? Let us introduce you! All of our fruits and vegetables are grown naturally, without the use of any pesticides or fertilizers. The soil in our gardens is fed regularly with our compost, made up of chicken manure and food scraps, and amended with worm castings and biochar. We also use the spent hemp hurd from our chicken coop as mulch in some of our garden beds. Being a micro farm, we aren’t set up to produce large quantities of any particular product, but we aim to offer an appealing variety of garden goods. We hope our food stand will provide delightful surprises each time you visit. Our property farm stand is open from July 1st to September 30th. Come check us out!

Meet Our Fancy Flock

Many beautiful animal souls have come and gone on our micro farm. A few lost to predators. A few too sick to bounce back even with medical intervention. And some from natural causes. But a few have stayed with us a while longer. And we keep loving them. Here are all the current members of our adorable and happy flock.

Broadway

Broadway

Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hen, 4+ years old

Broadway is our alpha hen and the oldest of our girls, and she lays light pinkish-brown eggs. She moves slow like molasses and has a steady, calm temperament. Broadway is our pickiest eater and takes her sweet time mulling over options when offered a treat. At night on the perches, she likes to remind her bedmates that she is boss by pecking them in the eye or mischievously pulling on their earlobes.

Chelsea

Chelsea

Lavender Orpington hen, 4 years old

Chelsea turns heads with her trendy lavender feathers and gorgeous eyes. She spends her days hanging out with Broadway (our alpha hen) Because of her voluminous feathers, Chelsea does not enjoy our hot summers and can be found lounging in the shade, drinking ice water and eating watermelon. She lays light brown eggs.

Ellen a.k.a. Ellie-Bellie

Ellen a.k.a. Ellie-Bellie

Splash Copper Marans hen, 3 year old

Our one and only Marans hen, Ellen lays the most beautiful chocolate coloured eggs. We love watching her feathered feet as she runs with the flock to the next best spot on our property. She is named after an amazing woman (EAB) in our personal lives.

Frida

Frida

Deathlayer hen, 3 year old

Frida’s subtle distinguishing feature is the small dimple in her comb. Frida is swift and active, joining with the flock in whatever adventures are scheduled for the day. She is our loudest hen when we are late feeding the flock. Frida's eggs are white in colour.

Laverne

Laverne

Ameraucana hen, 3 year old

Laverne is a former Fancy Farmerettes Christmas card model, now retired. After being featured in what she feels is the best Christmas card photo in the history of Christmas card photos, Laverne now prefers to spend her days wandering around with a wet beard that needs blow-drying before bedtime in winter. She lays blue eggs and has the fluffiest cheeks that puff out when she is huddled on the perch at night. Sadly, she lost her twin sister Shirley (also a Christmas card model) to illness.

Heidi

Heidi

Silverudd Isbar hen, 3 year old

Named after a family friend who went the extra mile for us during a time of need, we hoped our Heidi would remind us of the importance of generosity and kindness. Unfortunately, she prefers to spend her days pecking others and grabbing treats from our outstretched hands. This girl is a work in progress. At least she lays nice green eggs.

Ingrid

Ingrid

Silverudd Isbar hen, 3 year old

Ingrid has beautiful mottled grey feathers and an adorable floppy comb. Independent and free spirited, she insists on jumping on Veronica’s shoulder every night as she makes her way onto the perches. Like her sisters, she lays green eggs.

Ruby

Ruby

Ameraucana bearded hen, 2 year old

Curious yet cautious, Ruby trills loudly when face-to-face with a camera. While she hasn’t yet developed the puffy cheeks and beard characteristic of Ameraucanas, she has already decided to pursue a career in modelling and take Laverne’s place in next year’s Christmas card photo.

Maggie

Maggie

Whiting True Green hen, 2 year old

Maggie has the sweetest little face and is fiercely independent. She has the best white coloured earlobes. Maggie knows quite a few words and commands.

Rosie

Rosie

Whiting True Green hen, 2 year old

Is it wrong for us to wish for Rosie the Riveter, reincarnated in the body of a chicken? Rosie is very strong minded (stubborn) but pretends to not know her name when we call out. Something to do with selective hearing.

Manhattan a.k.a. Hattie

Manhattan a.k.a. Hattie

Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hen, 2 year old

The Carrie Bradshaw of our group. With layers of beautiful white lacing in her feathers, Manhattan already stands out as a style icon, ready to turn heads as she struts her stuff in the coop. Give this girl a pink tulle skirt!

Macy

Macy

Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hen, 2 year old

Just as pretty as her sister, but with much more brown in her feathers, Macy is shy and elusive. She reminds us of our cherished first BLRW hen Brooklyn, who we lost a few years ago. Macy is an eye stopper!

Ni hao

Ni hao

Silver Laced Cochin hen, 2 year old

Ni Hao is a foodie! She can be found searching for treats among the biggies every day. Ni Hao loves eating! Because her name means “hello” in Chinese, we hoped she would be friendly and kind. But Ni-Ni likes to eat alone and reminds the younger ones to keep their distance.

Dumpling

Dumpling

Silver Laced Cochin hen, 2 year old

Little Dumpling used to cause a ruckus in the brooder by jumping on top of the huddled group of chicks, mosh pit-style. Now she can be found competing for treats with her sister Ni Hao. The two are inseparable. This one is trouble!