Summer is Here Folks

Just a few hours old...her's sleepy...

Welcome to summer.  Some plants and people seem to do well in this heat and others do not.  Ron and I are determined to get the job done, hot or hotter although now that the heat is here, we must do better at coming in when it gets hot and not trying to push our way through it.  We work and we work hard.   The sun was hot and high when we finished a larger pen to move chicks, ducklings and goslings in.  Butterfly nets aren't just for butterflies, they are also great for catching feathered babies.  They are happy in their new digs.    Our incubator never stops running.

Plants are looking great; along with planting for sprouts and micro-greens, we are busy planting seeds in flats for outside planting in September...yes, September is just around the corner. Outside we are still planting as well, plants that don't mind so much the heat, i.e., beans, Seminole pumpkins, etc.

Please contact us for chicks, ducklings and guinea keets.  Pre-order early as our incubator is always full.  Information and Prices:


Day Old Chicks - Large breed egg layers.  Mixed flock of Americauna, Barred Rock, Rhode Island Red, Buff Orpington, French Copper Maran, Black Giant, Sex-Link, and more.  These chicks my be purebred Rhode Island Reds, Americaunas, or Barred Rocks.  $3 each (10 or more $2.50 each)

Day Old Ducklings - White Layer Duck - This is a hybrid duck, it is created by crossing different purebred ducks with the best egg laying abilities.  These ducks are egg machines, they happily lay an egg nearly everyday.  Seven eggs per week per duck for weeks and then she'll skip a day or two.  Their molting time is short, seems to be every few months for a few days.  Heat, Cold doesn't seem to matter.  ... Hence the name Layer.  This is the second generation so I don't know if these babies will lay as consistently as the original, I'm sure they're egg laying capabilities will not disappoint.  If I had to mention a downside to this breed it would be that they may not be the best as backyard city ducks.  the hen....she talks and talks and talks...always got something to say....loudly...   $10 each (10 or more $7 each)

Day Old Guinea Keets - Mixed flock of colors!  These birds produce a large number of colors from regular speckled, to purple, tan, grey, pied; I'm always anxious to see what new color is popping out the shell!  Great bug eaters and security alarms.  $8 each (10 or more $6 each).


We thank you for your support of our Farm and our Mission.

Ron and Annette Layton
Little Eden Heirloom Farm
Crawfordville, Florida 
850/274-7690
Email:  littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/littleedenheirloomfarm
Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/littleedenheirloomfarm/

Guinea Keets wondering about the new sights and sounds.

Hatchings - Guinea Keets and White Layer Duck - just a few hours after hatch!

Too Many Roosters

Anyone need a young rooster or two? We have a mix breed flock of large egg layers ranging in egg color from white to pinks, blues, browns and chocolates. Some are purebred Barred Rocks.

Two are about 3 months old - Barred Rock (crosses?) - $6 each
Five are 4 1/2 months old - Barred Rocks (crosses?), New Hampshire Red cross, Buff Orpington/Barred Rock cross - $10 each.

Total of seven available, buy one or all.

Located in Crawfordville, three miles from the Wakulla County Courthouse.

Call (850-274-7690), personal message us or email at littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com.

If you are interested in any tonight, they are still in the pen from their photography session I took just prior to dark, they are less stressed if moved at night but will happily catch the one(s) you want in the daylight.

FYI - We also take debit and credit cards.

Thanks!

Ron and Annette Layton
Little Eden Heirloom Farm
850/274-7690

Squash Bug Season

So how many squash bugs and leaf footed bugs did you kill today? I killed about 300 or so...mean devils plus numerous eggs. I put on thick gloves and mash the stinky (literally) critters. I spray the ground under each plant with a mixture of garlic, cayenne, castile soap and oil....they come running from their hiding places....and then I get'em. 

Yes, it's squash bug season here in the south.  We grow many different kinds of squash and some of the butternut, pumpkin, acorn, spaghetti, zucchini, yellow squash and other squash plants are not affected but some are. Building and improving our soils along with help from our resident ducks, chickens and turkeys is helping but we still share with the bugs and that is indeed no fun.  

Shhh, they haven't been hungry enough to bother the cucumbers yet....and we won't tell them where they are either!

Butternut Squash - Little Eden Heirloom Farm

Butternut Squash - Little Eden Heirloom Farm

Muggy the Mugrat - Little Eden Farm and Gardens Movie Clips

Good help is hard to find ... or is it? ... Muggy, a little "tail" of the ultimate Farmers' helper.