At Sucellus Farms we produce naturally raised meat and eggs.

POULTRY
We breed Ameraucana laying hens. They lay beautiful blue/green eggs. In the spring we have chicks and hatching eggs available. Sometimes adult birds are available for sale, as well. We also have pure Light Sussex heritage breed dual purpose birds. Our poultry are fed 'Whole Earth' brand layer pellets and oyster shell. They also have daily access to a large grassy yard. Their egg yolks are deep yellow to rich orange in colour.

We also have a few ducks, and hope to have some of these available for meat this season.

LIVESTOCK
Our goats and beef are raised on pasture with run in sheds, and enjoy lots of sunshine, fresh air and all the chemical free grass and weeds they can eat. They also occasionally get a grain ration containing no animal by-products which is more of a training aid than a regular ration. Rather than the traditional salt block, they have access to ancient, pure, mineral rich Himalayan sea salt. Our meat rabbits are raised in roomy cages using the deep litter system. Our animals do not receive any animal by-products, growth hormones, vaccinations, or routine dosage with antibiotics. Traditional remedies are preferred if required.

Haydn and Greg walking their goats.

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NEWS:
-November, 2012

- Well, another year is coming to a close, and things are winding down for the winter around the farm.

- I ended up with 10 Light Sussex hens after hatching and culling this spring. I did some crosses with the Rhode Island Reds and discovered that the white rooster over the red hens is not a sex linked cross (all chicks are red). A successful sex linked cross was had using the RIR roo over the white hens, which I gave my son to start his own little flock for eggs, along with a few other miscellaneous pullets. A Light Sussex rooster from this spring's chicks will be used for breeding next spring. He is really nice and big.

- The Rhode Island Red hens turned out to be wonderful producers, laying lots of large and extra large eggs. They are the best layers I've ever had. I will be using a Welsummer rooster and a 3/4 RIR X 1/4 Welsummer roo over them in the spring to increase my laying flock. I am hoping for darker brown eggs, just because I like how they look. There is a test hatch in the incubator now. I may also be breeding some pure Welsummers, as I have 2 Welsummer pullets to go with that roo.

- The blue X blue wheaton Ameraucana's have given me two more blue/splash hens and a nice splash rooster with minimal red in them. My first test hatch is also in the incubator. I will be working to get the red out in the next generation.

- My pair of New Zealand rabbits proved to have large litters, but not very frequently due to their age, so they have been sold. I have kept 4 young females, though, and obtained an un-related buck to go with them. I expect these does to be as prolific as their mother. Currently there are 6 fryers from the last litter still available for sale.

- We are waiting for spring to see if Ebony, my Dexter heifer, caught this year. Scruffy, the mini-hereford bull she's been with, is so docile that I don't know if he got down to business. He is now around 18 months old and for sale. I have a Jersey bull calf for service next fall, and am hoping they will give me a heifer calf, as I heard this cross makes a wonderful nurse cow for raising extra calves. It sure would be nice to have fresh milk, cream and butter come spring!

- Our goats produced 4 kids this year. We kept 1 very nice little 3/8 Boer doe and another Alpine X doe for breeding this fall. We also have a lovely 3/8 Boer X La Mancha buck that has been running with them who is now for sale.

- The Muscovy ducks produced only 1 little duckling that the cat ate. Violet tried hatching a second batch, but none of them made it to hatching. We've given up for now and sold all but Violet, who is currently for sale.

-Now that we have a new blog page, all our news will be posted there. This means my posts will be shorter, more frequent, and more informative. Check it out by clicking on the 'Blog' menu button.

- Check out our Livestock sale page for availability and pricing. See you in the spring!

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January, 2011, March, 2011, April, 2011, October, 2011, January, 2012,