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Food for thought: It's the government that has outlawed local farm stands. When I was a kid, there were at least FIVE different farm stands in my local town, all on about 1-2 acres of land, and they had vegetables, fruits, eggs, and honey for about 9-months out of the year. And EVERY town in my state had farm stands. Ridiculous and expensive government regulations made these small farms un-economical, even though they existed for decades before that. If you want more farms and more wilding, then tell the government to stop making it ILLEGAL.
Rewilding, the 'green' agenda etc., is all part of 'United Nations Agenda 21'. Research it, you won't enjoy what you discover but at least you'll know what's 'coming down the road' and what's really been taking place worldwide for the past 2 years. Your farm is excellent, you and your good lady have put a lot of thought and hard work into it, I hope it thrives into the future. However, our world has a few battles on the horizon to contend with first.
Quick thought: big pond at the top and then broadly winding down ditches. Collecting everything at the bottom pond where you can harvest the nutritious mud.
We raised ducks for years, here at Downeast Thunder Farm in Maine, USA. We sold duck eggs to a selective market but would donate any excess (not sold) eggs to a local food pantry. Once while making a delivery to the food pantry, a local patron there asked me what "those" (huge eggs) were. I told him they were duck eggs. He asked me: What do you do with them?" I replied: "Eat them." He then asked: "How do you do that?" I replied: "I use a fork."😁
Hahaha, must be weird for him to use fork on egg. In the Philippines, we use bare hands to crack boiled duck egg and swallow the whole thing in one gulp. It’s a delicacy we call “balut”.
Lol! 😂😂😂 for sure! It's funny and sad how people are so disconnected to the food... They have no idea where food is coming fromand how is raised! Great job!
Asian communities love duck and quail eggs. They were my best customers when I lived near the city and they were always so happy to have found them offered! Always good to reach out to communities that use them in traditional dishes! My Indian coworker would drive 2 hours one way to get lamb meat once a month because it was only available in two cities in our state. Marketing is definitely key when offering niche products!
While the farm has faced its challenges in creating a niche business, they have been able to overcome them with their innovative ideas and perseverance. One example of this is the use of duck eggs as an alternative to chicken eggs. While ducks require less maintenance and are more resilient to predators, the owner of Parc Carreg found out the hard way that he was allergic to duck eggs after raising them for a year. However, this did not deter him from continuing to explore different methods of regenerative farming and finding the perfect combination of animals and crops to create a sustainable system.
The first time I ate duck eggs I thought to myself, my god, this is the Rolls Royce of eggs. I couldn't find a better way to describe it. It was absolutely delicious, rich, complete, and way way better than any chicken egg I've ever had. Duck eggs rule.
I made scrambled duck eggs unknowingly once for my granddaughters. My daughter in law asked why they were so yellow, and when we figured out I'd used duck eggs, my granddaughter said they were the best eggs she'd ever had. LOL
My niece from El Paso, Texas came to visit last year. My brother , her dad, ( we are in the So. Ca. desert) has been eating the duck eggs for about a year. They had some for breakfast, and she and her sons were hooked!!! My SiL made a cake with them and the cake over flowed the cake pan!!! I had told her if the recipe calls for two chicken eggs , just use ONE large duck egg!!! When my niece comes to visit she always takes some back with her to Texas.
I've never had duck eggs, but I do regularly get duck fat to add to the rendered bacon fat to fry or scramble my chicken eggs, or to cook veggies. So delicious. Can't wait to try duck eggs for the first time.
I thought I was allergic to chicken eggs, too. It turns out, I'm allergic to the junk you get at the supermarket. I eat 2 eggs over medium with my wife's awesome sourdough toasted every other day or so. There are plenty of free-range, organic-fed chicken eggs available in my area. I'm in a number of 'free stuff/trading' groups on Facebook and can often trade 10-20 cartons for a dozen. Unwashed, they'll keep for weeks.
There's a wine which is unique in that it contains no sulphites; the insecticide used on the vines and yes, the preservative in most wine. The winery uses running ducks that eat the bugs, and the result is wine without (much) headache. Perhaps these ducks could be sent out to forage for bugs on the crops of other farmers as an organic service.
All those ducks running out of their tunnel into the open field was one of the cutest things I've seen in a while. I love ducks. They're so adorable and hilarious.
Ducks definitely can be an integral part of regenerative agriculture. They are usually an important feature of creating and maintaining permaculture food forests. For example, after clearing out some of the unwanted trees, you can bring in goats to clean everything up and clear out to underbrush. After them, you can bring in the ducks and they will further clean things up and also take care of all the unwanted and potentially dangerous pest like certain slugs, caterpillars, beetles, etc. All the while, with each purposeful migration of animals through the tended area, they're all urinating and defecating on the ground, fertilizing it and feeding the beneficial microflora in the soil and making it more robust.
I don't know what it is, but there is something just profoundly charming about a flock (herd?) of ducks running onto some fresh forage. I have three runner ducks that spend most of the year in my vegetable garden on 'slug patrol' and picking the bugs and larva off of potatoes and brassicas. It was a revelation to me when I realized they could exist inside a vegetable garden without destroying everything like chickens! We also let the ducks run around on the lawn and they are basically local celebrities in the neighborhood. Thanks for sharing this video.
Duck eggs are delicious, high quality and incredibly rich, and I love how happy everyone is. It’s win win for humans, animals, landscape, community, biodiversity and balance.
@不是我的信息，不是我的能量，不是我的問題。請太陽給能量，請上帝看天書，解決案主的問題。對不起，謝謝。 God put animals here for a reason. Deal with the fact its okay to harvest for use not as trophy or non-use
It’s a dream of mine to have a much smaller scale version of this kind of farm; one that produces just enough to feed myself and those dear to me, as well as a small amount of excess to gift to neighbors. What a beautiful and inspiring farm!
What a great film. I loved hearing Josh talk about both the ecological benefits of this style of farming, and the difficulties they face in finding a market for their product.
Very cool. There have been recent studies that show. Regenerative farming puts enough carbon into the ground to off set any methane produced by ruminat animals. Some of the studies even prove the carbon sequestered from regenerative grass raised cattle and other animals almost eliminate the carbon produced by diesel tractors on the farm. Continuing to prove that farming and the eco system can be done hand in hand. Like it was done for centuries before industrial farming.
Yes! the old ways are what work, plus C02 is just food for plants it makes them grow, people pump it into their greenhouses, and there actually is no greenhouse effect from my research, it's just a big fear campaign to ultimately take control of food, energy, everything and get humans off the land and into the "smart" cities. W E F - A g e n d a 2 1
Moscovy ducks are my favorite, they'll eat the pests before you can notice them. Smart, hard for predators to get and they're not loud talkers. My grandma has a thriving flock and I'm definitely sure the males are more then 15 pounds. They eat well but once the weather warms up you really don't have to feed them, they love to forage. I definitely think people are missing out if they are squeamish of trying out duck eggs. Also great to make noodles and other things
@brooke7464 Muscovies are also my favorite ducks. They are great for raising their own ducklings. Great source of meat, in combination with Khaki Campbell which are best egg layers, that good combination for raising 2 breeds of ducks
@@vladimirpopovic8136 its a pity they don't lay eggs all year or my grandma would only have ducks. Lately we've caught large fat raccoons but nothing will take on my grandma's ducks. That and we need to find males who are not related to the flock. We cut down since my grandma has a loyal customer who loves to cook them
@@donnahudson4813 that i would not know, the most feather-loss is when the drakes fight each other. As for your other statement I do view Moscovies to be true ducks, they're just ancient prehistoric version of duck. Either way I adore my grandma's flock and I think they view me similarly as they've never been agressive or ill tempered
What an amazing and uplifting video to watch, I raised a small flock of Pekin ducks, my cholesterol count was over 5,5. After eating 2 duck eggs on toast for a few months my cholesterol count went down to 4,5. I did not make any other dietary changes! Warms my heart to watch your video!
Very interesting. We’ve got 30 ducks, 50 chickens and 12 geese. The geese are so easy to look after. They are great grazers and guards for the others. We much prefer duck eggs to chicken ones. In fact I think we only got the chickens because, well, it’s taken for granted that people have chickens on their land. We didn’t just got them automatically. We use them for clearing scrub and woodland areas but they seem more interested in trying to sneak into our house and explore. One thing about geese is the noise. You’ll never get complete peace and quiet. Our mistake was having them too close to the house. The ducks however are relatively easy to keep. We’ve got 2 natural ponds we alternate them on and as long as you keep them clean it’s simple. We don’t have the poultry for meat, we are lucky in that we’ve another business that supports us. we just sell the eggs and let them all live their days out in peace.
I absolutely loved this film. I have Silver Lace Appleyard ducks. They truly are a joy to me and everyone who sees them. They are great foragers, and love the rain, and snow. They lay lovely eggs. Thank you again!!
This is a great video. Love the fact that they started out knowing nothing about it, and were able to morph into their home business and lifestyle. Great to see and be great to see more of it, which I believe is the way things are heading. I love ducks, they are such characters. I previously had a self sufficient home garden by myself (I am in Australia) with chooks, ducks, sheep and goats. I also had the natural wildlife active in the yard. Kookaburras for snail patrol along with my runner ducks, Magpies for the cutgrubs and to play with my dogs, Maremmas for protecting the stock, goats to keep the overgrowth under control, sheep for the freezer, chooks for the eggs and some for meat and some just for fun, chickens also to dig the newly dug garden beds before planting and also for spider control (funnel webs) and snake alarms (tiger snakes). Organic vegie garden chickens forbidden but ducks allowed for snail and slug patrol (a big issue there). This also accompanied by a myraid of native birds like lorrikeets, galahs, king parrots, tiny finches, lots of bees, etc. The entire setup was on under 1 acre, fully sustained and totally organic. I absolutely loved it, and the runner ducks were rulers of the roost. A daily source of amusement and eggs. Well done to you, I love your set up. 👍👍🙏🙏❤️
Parc Carreg farm’s approach to producing sustainable food from the land is truly inspiring. Their method of combining ducks and blueberries is a perfect example of how nature can work together to create a self-sustaining system. By allowing the ducks to forage in the blueberry fields, they naturally control pests and fertilize the soil, which in turn helps the blueberry bushes grow. This not only provides nutritious food for the ducks but also produces high-quality blueberries without the use of harmful pesticides.
It's not sustainable as the amount of land required to feed billions of ppl would be enormous if not for efficient industrial practices. he required 10 acres of land to farm 500 ducks. How much land would be required to farm a billion ducks in this way?
@@justicedemocrat9357 So where exactly will the feed be grown for a billion CAFO ducks? Not on hilly marginal land I think. How much pesticide to grow the GMO crops for the CAFO ducks? And how much fuel will it take to grow and haul that feed to the duck CAFO's? And to get rid of the sloppy duck manure? Who will want to live downwind of the duck CAFO's? And last of all, where would you rather work, the pretty farm with the intricate web of species, or the monoculture GMO fields or the CAFO?
Some really interesting topics and ideas. I find this channels content so motivating, it is great to see people making positive decisions for their own well being and that of the environment.
What a great little video. As another South African who is living in the UK ( technically, a Brit who returned to the isles if you're fussy) , it's great to someone making a go of it. Land is eye-wateringly pricey if you go to the UK and try to buy.I dream of making a living from a small mixed farm business one. My PDC and agroforestry certification will have to come first. Keep up the great stuff, Huw!
I absolutely love ducks and have raised as pets, 200 hundred or so. We were fortunate to have swamps on our land. Their eggs are exceptional for baking, especially sponges. They are good eating which took me quite a while to slaughter simply because they were pets. Asian market is a good suggestion. Thanks for sharing.
So Interesting! Thank you and may every success come your way with your goals. I have a farm in USA Minnesota. Lots of ducks and wild geese and cranes hang out at the farm and as a sustainable farmer I am glad to have these birds stop by. I love watching your ducks set off from their night time enclosure. I feed 60 wild turkeys in the winter for 4 months.
Thank you so much for this fascinating and inspiring film. I've only eaten duck eggs once! I recall that they were delicious but not widely available. Now that we've moved to the Tregaron area in Wales I can order Parc Carreg eggs from Watson & Pratts, who now supply us our weekly organic veggie box. We'd love to support this kind of agriculture that puts biodiversity up there alongside earning a profit!
Thankyou for your story It's real nice seeing and hearing how you are working with the ducks and nature . Seeing this makes the world feel that bit softer. Thankyou Love Australia
This video is so inspiring, I was just looking about duck farm in other country as I have 300 ducks in my farm, a layer duck that ready to produce eggs. Every day in the morning I harvest the eggs. About the market, of course it's not easy as duck eggs is more expensive than chicken eggs, but here in Indonesia we make duck eggs to salted eggs, and it's pretty common to eat salted eggs in here.
Refreshing to hear a common sense ,truly natural perspective that doesn't demonize humanity's presence in caring for and managing lands. Great presentation. No dead time!
The views the gent had towards the end were enlightening. His views were maybe no different from most others in the world. We ARE part of the circle of life and the is NO reason to not integrate ourselves into the wider concepts. Methane is a much misunderstood gas. Bring it on.
Explain more about your methane comment please? I don’t see everyone’s fascination with it personally, from what little I know it came about the public’s attention along with the misinformation about global warming and is one of those bingo buzzwords. There has been many many millennia where animals of all kind have existed and I’m sure in larger quantities than the present and the Earth didn’t need saving at any point.
My family is considering getting ducks eventually, we live in Alaska and a LOT of differences in how to care for ducks will have to be done. We’re still trying to figure out the planning of everything before taking the plunge, we jumped into chickens a while back without fully having everything we needed for them, and we struggled to keep them going before we had to move and sold them. We don’t want to repeat that mistake again, so even if it takes 3-5 years to get a good duck setup I think we’ll get a good system going!
I had a couple of ducks before they fell prey to a coyote. I have 16 chickens right now, I loved the ducks but in conditions like Alaska they'd be challenging they need fresh water enough to wet their bills.
this is so inspiring! one thing that cant be stressed enough is what a great way to spend your life. in touch with animals, feeding people and learning learning learning.
it`s a fairy tale kind of farming. it looks great, but it is simply not enough to feed millions of people. in a perfect world, this kind of farming would be enough, but i am afraid that we need an even more industrialized kind of farming than we have today, to feed more and more of us. this th-cam.com/video/x5QTyxZW040/w-d-xo.html is more what we need today, to feed the masses. you can produce all year long, with just a fraction of the water and soil than you need today. combined with meat from insects, this would help a lot, but i am not there yet, to eat an insect burger^^ .
@@hawaiianseaturtle009 not to forgett,, placing more and more troops right at russias borders. i am sure, the russians like that. but hey, lets blame russia for our ever growing military presence next to russia, it`s only russias fault. i have no clue how they could possibly be angry about that 🤣
Thank you very much! We are keeping ducks and geese because they can survive the harsh winters here in AB, Canada. They need a predator proof shelter for the night and also patches of straw on the snow when they are outside during the day otherwise they would freeze their feet. We also give them a kiddie pool to play in when it's not too cold.
I totally agree we him, we are not separate from the natural world this is only a perception that we are ,perpetuated by linear thinking rather than thinking in wholes.
th-cam.com/video/ivRZqiJ0Zbc/w-d-xo.html “No matter what problem you look at, every ecological problem comes from this illusion that we are separate from nature.” ~ Vandana Shiva
What an absolutely inspiring production! I am personally amazed and impressed! I cannot thank you enough for your efforts, as I’ll forever dream for such an opportunity!
Duck eggs are easier to be marketed in areas with a large Asian population. Now most large cities in the West have it. You could also make the fermented duck eggs Asians use. I like your geese they look like not being noisy.
I once had silver Welsh harlequins … their eggs are perfect, not nearly as “meaty” as other duck eggs, more like chicken eggs. So, way more palatable in general I think…, and they’re just gorgeous. I would have them again. The eggs are also perfect! for baking (all duck eggs are).
Huw, thanks for showing us another example of regenerative farming. This seemed like a good balance of animals and plants and it is located in a beautiful setting.
Good job describing the integration of the lifestyle, the natural setting and the business. Josh comes across as a modest, sympathetic actor to be appreciated and cheered on. I also learned a lot about ducks.
Ducks are amazing creatures. They are adorable and personable, and they're fantastic foragers of pests. That being said, they are EXTREMELY messy, especially compared to chickens. They need water to eat and clean their beaks and feathers. You can fill a tub with clean water and ducks will dirty it and the surrounding area within minutes. The abundance of water required to maintain a small flock costs much more than it would a large flock of chickens unless you live near a body of fresh water.
I had ducks growing up, they make wonderful pets. And the eggs are so rich, just delicious. They're larger than chicken eggs, so you have to know how to adjust your recipes. Totally worth it.
They are better in every way if you ask me. Bouncy sponge in cakes, higher amounts of nutrients because of the larger yolk. The flavour of the egg will in part be related to the duck’s diet...plenty of slugs and bugs means nice amounts of protein.
I have been trying to get people to embrace ducks and geese for awhile and I run into the same squeamishness problem. One thing that helped was to get miniature ducks which lay eggs quite close to chicken egg size. Seems weird but making it look closer to chicken eggs settled peoples minds
I started raising ducks but eventually moved to chickens and will never go back. Ducks are messier, smellier, louder, and more destructive. I'm sure they're more suitable for wetlands, but don't see why people would switch to them outside of market demand for duck meat or eggs. I'm glad I started with ducks, though. After ducks, chickens seem absolutely effortless to take care of.
Very impressive Who says you are first generation in farming What you explained in video was very sensible Would love to live a life like your to learn more about what mother nature bestows us with and experience all this before i die and at the same time to give back my little contribution back in this ecosystem 👌💐🙏👍
We were out of our own chicken eggs on baking day. I said to the youngsters, let us try our duck eggs. They made the creamiest yellow cake that we had ever had. From then on, cakes were made with the duck eggs. Convince the local bakeries, and that may help you on sales. Cheers, Ron from Illinois.
I raise ducks and we came to that realization too. I sold baked goods at farmer's markets and on the label, I put ducks eggs and the customers were weirded out at first then they said that most of my products were the best-baked goods they ever had.
I loved this film, this story, the music and images! This great couple are living out my fantasy farm life - blueberries, ducks and sheep! Duck eggs started to become a sought after ingredient in Australia about 10 years ago when people started hearing about the enhanced nutritional value of them compared to chicken eggs. So I'm wishing Josh and Abi the best luck and I hope they know that some of us are green with envy.
I taught English in China for several years, the markets in China will stock duck eggs. My Chinese wife told me duck eggs have twice the fat of chicken eggs. I don't know if that is nutritionally relevant, or not? You have done a great job here. If the need ever arises for some way to deal with fleas and tick infestations, the Guineafowl is remarkable for all those small beings that irritate us can be gone with a surprisingly limited number of birds. Their blue eggs are tasty but the birds tend to hide their eggs and some time must be invested in finding a meal. They are a bit noisy but having no fleas or ticks on a farm is remarkable. Regardz!
Golden 300's are a hybrid that outlays Campbells by about 30%, and they are also an excellent forager. During laying season ours will lay an egg a day, sometimes 2.
Thank you so much Eve, many more projects on the way. I've always felt a great lack of online content teaching about great places like this so I seek to fill this gap.
Im not a farmer either, but a game keeper of sorts ( a ghillie?) here in the desert in So.Ca. desert, USA. My org. has ducks, we let the 4-H youth program and schools gather the eggs during breeding season to show kids about animal husbandry. They then release the ducklings at 7 weeks? into the wetlands and river bottom areas here in our valley. When I clean the duck pond out, their droppings are scooped up by some people ( after it dries out, organic farmers and gardners) who spread the duck poo on their soil for next season. Nitrogen rich .
This farm is amazing! Btw I used to travel a lot in south-east Asia, and had the chance to eat a lot of duck eggs there. That's really good! Western people should try it!
This Couple is so cool! So many good and successful ideas, because they just go with the flow, while they watch Nature. So clever! Working with it, rather than against it.
Josh, you tick all the boxes, informative,articulate,and interesting. I live on 7 acres in rural NSW and keep chickens, ducks and geese . The ducks are a mix of Campbells, Muscovies and Silver Appleyards . I would happily discontinue keeping chickens in favour of more waterfowl, my only reservation is that they are messier and water wasteful . I intend to install a pond which should improve the situation. Incidentally I much prefer duck eggs. Thanks very much for your posting and I will look forward to future videos.
What a wonderful and refreshing approach to land use. Especially when one reads of farms being taken out of food production and given over to nature. Of course we need to acknolwledge the natural world, indeed we must recognised that we are part ot it and farm accordingly; but farms are for feeding people. To do otherwise is, I believe, social and cultural vadnalism. I wish you every success
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Personal responsibility, community responsibility , looks like that is what you are doing well done and thanks for sharing. I will be looking into ducks now.
With new products you are often times better off selling smaller quantities such as 6 at a time. This makes it more of nostalgic cooking. Kids love the idea of trying something new. And parents want to have fun at the store also. Turns your product into a treat for both
What a brilliant life. Well done! What I find amazing that you can make a living off this small farm with less environmental impact when may (say, many dairy farmers) struggle to make a living with a massive herd of cows and major investment in their infrastructure. I’m a townie so am not judging here either side whatsoever. Im just slightly jealous you’re living the life my heart longs to live 👍👍👍👍. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Susanna. I would like to highlight that we are not yet profitable. I plan to do a video covering this in more detail one day. I do expect us to be profitable within the next two years (5 years in already!). Part of the reason for this is that our blueberry patch is not yet yielding fruit, and our veg operation is not yet full steam. We plan on putting an Airbnb / glamping site on the farm to help generate more income. Once we've managed to complete all of this we should be good. I often get people saying how jealous they are of us, and while I completely understand why (they see all the beautiful photos and videos), I always try to point out that it is much less romantic than it looks and it comes with a lot of financial stress and anxiety. One other thing to say is that dairy farmers are the hardest workers I've ever met, and I don't know how they do it. They are in a tough situation with the price of milk being so low. I expect milk to go up in price one day in the near future. Change has to come, it can't go on much longer like this.
Hm, my experience is that with chicken, you actually are dealing with rather primitive (still lovely) raptor dinosaur-like creatures, whereas ducks are basically a step-up in cognitive presence and behaviour. They are just more fun and the herding behaviour helps. Guinnee Fowl are somewhere in between and if you can deal with their incessant noise they are also an option for this type of semi-open farming.
I think ducks are probably more than one step above chickens... I've raised Khaki Campbells, Rouens, Pekins, Muscovies, and Cornish Cross hens. I'm always considerably less anxious and crabby dealing with any number of ducks of any breed than the smell, noise, and stupidity of even two chickens. Chickens are easier (especially if plucking) and (typically) faster to process. That, an allergy to duck eggs, and not wanting to deal with water and mud are the only good reasons to have chickens instead of ducks.
The past decades have had increase migration from rural to urban areas. But I keep running into the scenarios with the opposite effect. People with office jobs escaping the city. Love it ❤
I think ducks and geese are the real farming. they simply do really well on pasture. it's nuts how chicken focus people are. chickens are needed but the real future is ducks and geese, and turkeys. plus ducks and geese herd.
Chickens are only popular because they can drink from "nipple-waterers," be caged when raised, and they don't taste like anything, so everyone likes the flavor. Essentially: they can be factory farmed easier, and since *most* people have given up on raising their own food, chickens win. That, and it's harder to butcher a duck that you've raised, they be have more like pets...I can't ever wait to butcher the chickens...
@@gus473 I won't say "no problem." Ducks are significantly more cold hardy than chickens (especially if you don't want to provide *any* heat) but once you get below about -15°F for more than a day or so, the ducks *will* start dying too, unless they're in a *very* well insulated and heated coop.
So great to see you and your lovely family live such a natural, simple life as God intended it for us! Thank you so much for sharing! You are an inspiration for everyone who wants to live in harmony with nature!
There is something that my dad and Chinese eat which is salted duck eggs. While I've never eat it, it is something that you may want to look into, as it might look/smell terrible as it was always stored in some mixture of mud/salt, that I guess pickled it. Then it was steamed. You might see if the Chinese restaurants serve such dishes, try it and see it that is a market that could be potential for the asians in Europe.
I made some salted duck eggs a while ago from scratch. Long process, but tasted pretty good. Also for wgat its worth, I live in Germany, no Chinese restaurant ive been to had anything with salted duck eggs.
Hi Josh and Abi... greetings from Fiji 🇫🇯 Love your farm.. used to raise ducks in my farm but need to fence them from mongoose. I am interested on how you fence your property from ground hunters and hawks
My mother used to get duck eggs from Long Island when I was growing up, I grew to love them. They are incredibly rich. Being of Irish ancestry, with immigrant Irish grandparents, soft boiled eggs were a regular thing. I've had soft boiled duck eggs and they are utterly fabulous. Whenever I can get them, I do.
All farms can be like this. All farms *used* to be like this. Then they convinced everyone that rural folks were stupid and that all the smart, fashionable, rich people lived in the city. And now we see the result of a century of that idiotic thinking.
Personally not a fan of that. There's enough farm land about. Bringing farms into dense urban areas is a great way for zoonotic viruses or bacteria to happen. Crop farming, fair enough. But animal... Maybe not
I love what y'all are doing and how you're doing it. Best of luck to you in your business and be thankful for the beautiful lives you've been blessed and blessed yourselves with.
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How often do you need to clip feathers?
I know nothing about duck farming
Food for thought: It's the government that has outlawed local farm stands. When I was a kid, there were at least FIVE different farm stands in my local town, all on about 1-2 acres of land, and they had vegetables, fruits, eggs, and honey for about 9-months out of the year. And EVERY town in my state had farm stands. Ridiculous and expensive government regulations made these small farms un-economical, even though they existed for decades before that. If you want more farms and more wilding, then tell the government to stop making it ILLEGAL.
Rewilding, the 'green' agenda etc., is all part of 'United Nations Agenda 21'. Research it, you won't enjoy what you discover but at least you'll know what's 'coming down the road' and what's really been taking place worldwide for the past 2 years.
Your farm is excellent, you and your good lady have put a lot of thought and hard work into it, I hope it thrives into the future. However, our world has a few battles on the horizon to contend with first.
Quick thought: big pond at the top and then broadly winding down ditches. Collecting everything at the bottom pond where you can harvest the nutritious mud.
We raised ducks for years, here at Downeast Thunder Farm in Maine, USA. We sold duck eggs to a selective market but would donate any excess (not sold) eggs to a local food pantry. Once while making a delivery to the food pantry, a local patron there asked me what "those" (huge eggs) were. I told him they were duck eggs. He asked me: What do you do with them?" I replied: "Eat them." He then asked: "How do you do that?" I replied: "I use a fork."😁
Lol some people are just dumb. Change one tiny thing and they feel like their whole world is upside down
How do the ducks cope with Maine winters? I'd love to raise ducks but right on the Penobscot I'd be scared they'd all decide to run/fly/swim off
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Hahaha, must be weird for him to use fork on egg. In the Philippines, we use bare hands to crack boiled duck egg and swallow the whole thing in one gulp. It’s a delicacy we call “balut”.
Lol! 😂😂😂 for sure! It's funny and sad how people are so disconnected to the food... They have no idea where food is coming fromand how is raised! Great job!
Asian communities love duck and quail eggs. They were my best customers when I lived near the city and they were always so happy to have found them offered! Always good to reach out to communities that use them in traditional dishes! My Indian coworker would drive 2 hours one way to get lamb meat once a month because it was only available in two cities in our state. Marketing is definitely key when offering niche products!
That is just great advice. I hope that Josh sees it! Seriously.
Aren’t the ducks also used for pest control in the rice fields?
While the farm has faced its challenges in creating a niche business, they have been able to overcome them with their innovative ideas and perseverance. One example of this is the use of duck eggs as an alternative to chicken eggs. While ducks require less maintenance and are more resilient to predators, the owner of Parc Carreg found out the hard way that he was allergic to duck eggs after raising them for a year. However, this did not deter him from continuing to explore different methods of regenerative farming and finding the perfect combination of animals and crops to create a sustainable system.
What state doesn't offer lamb meat?
This is not America, this is Wales in Britain which is like 98% White. The whole world is not America!
The first time I ate duck eggs I thought to myself, my god, this is the Rolls Royce of eggs. I couldn't find a better way to describe it. It was absolutely delicious, rich, complete, and way way better than any chicken egg I've ever had. Duck eggs rule.
Very true, I think they are too rich. I make a 3 egg omelette, one duck egg, two chicken eggs.
@@joerivas9847 I agree, very rich, very gamey in a way. But enjoy them in complete dishes, but not by themselves with toast.
@@coltoncyr2283 I knew they were too damn rich! lol.
Agreed
Yum duck eggs
There is something about the shots with an ocean of ducks that brings me immense joy 😊
I made scrambled duck eggs unknowingly once for my granddaughters. My daughter in law asked why they were so yellow, and when we figured out I'd used duck eggs, my granddaughter said they were the best eggs she'd ever had. LOL
They're delicious. Also, they're way better for baking cakes than chicken eggs.
My niece from El Paso, Texas came to visit last year. My brother , her dad, ( we are in the So. Ca. desert) has been eating the duck eggs for about a year. They had some for breakfast, and she and her sons were hooked!!! My SiL made a cake with them and the cake over flowed the cake pan!!! I had told her if the recipe calls for two chicken eggs , just use ONE large duck egg!!! When my niece comes to visit she always takes some back with her to Texas.
@@Aeronaut1975- Yes! They add an almost buttery, richer flavor. The best.
@@Aeronaut1975 Absolutely right! Thanks for sharing!
I've never had duck eggs, but I do regularly get duck fat to add to the rendered bacon fat to fry or scramble my chicken eggs, or to cook veggies. So delicious. Can't wait to try duck eggs for the first time.
As a person who is allergic to chicken eggs, I am very grateful of the duck egg producers. I love to bake, so happy to have duck eggs available.
They are fantastic for baking much richer than chicken eggs
I thought I was allergic to chicken eggs, too. It turns out, I'm allergic to the junk you get at the supermarket. I eat 2 eggs over medium with my wife's awesome sourdough toasted every other day or so. There are plenty of free-range, organic-fed chicken eggs available in my area. I'm in a number of 'free stuff/trading' groups on Facebook and can often trade 10-20 cartons for a dozen. Unwashed, they'll keep for weeks.
Duck - the “slug slayer” and an “egg layer”.
Any way, great content right there, it’s heart warming to hear such care for the environment. Well done!
There's a wine which is unique in that it contains no sulphites; the insecticide used on the vines and yes, the preservative in most wine. The winery uses running ducks that eat the bugs, and the result is wine without (much) headache.
Perhaps these ducks could be sent out to forage for bugs on the crops of other farmers as an organic service.
All those ducks running out of their tunnel into the open field was one of the cutest things I've seen in a while. I love ducks. They're so adorable and hilarious.
I never considered ducks as a sustainable and holistic part of raising things. Thank you for the insightful advice and quality upload
Really like you all...awesome!
Ducks definitely can be an integral part of regenerative agriculture. They are usually an important feature of creating and maintaining permaculture food forests.
For example, after clearing out some of the unwanted trees, you can bring in goats to clean everything up and clear out to underbrush. After them, you can bring in the ducks and they will further clean things up and also take care of all the unwanted and potentially dangerous pest like certain slugs, caterpillars, beetles, etc. All the while, with each purposeful migration of animals through the tended area, they're all urinating and defecating on the ground, fertilizing it and feeding the beneficial microflora in the soil and making it more robust.
What a great family. Never stop having high ideals and lead the way for others to follow!
I don't know what it is, but there is something just profoundly charming about a flock (herd?) of ducks running onto some fresh forage. I have three runner ducks that spend most of the year in my vegetable garden on 'slug patrol' and picking the bugs and larva off of potatoes and brassicas. It was a revelation to me when I realized they could exist inside a vegetable garden without destroying everything like chickens! We also let the ducks run around on the lawn and they are basically local celebrities in the neighborhood. Thanks for sharing this video.
Lovely ☺️
I call mine “an amuck of ducks” 😊
A rookie with absolutely NO experience becoming a humble master!……. Life doesn’t get any better…….lots of love Josh & Abi!
Duck eggs are delicious, high quality and incredibly rich, and I love how happy everyone is. It’s win win for humans, animals, landscape, community, biodiversity and balance.
why do they always make me have nausea?!
sometimes they smell very bad
@@ff-ti7nj I always had problems with chicken egg but never with duck eggs. just choose what is suitable for you
@不是我的信息，不是我的能量，不是我的問題。請太陽給能量，請上帝看天書，解決案主的問題。對不起，謝謝。 God put animals here for a reason. Deal with the fact its okay to harvest for use not as trophy or non-use
@@garyblubaugh2517 Little known fact: He actually put us here for the consumption of fungi.
I eat both chicken and duck eggs since my childhood. IMO, chicken eggs are more delicious.
It’s a dream of mine to have a much smaller scale version of this kind of farm; one that produces just enough to feed myself and those dear to me, as well as a small amount of excess to gift to neighbors.
What a beautiful and inspiring farm!
Those sheep have full bellies and are already in a new range with fresh grass. That's the life they live for - from a former shepherdess.
Beautiful farm.... we need more people like you in the world. best wishes for continued success
Amen!
Always good to see this kind of business model, with a wide diversity of yields. It's really encouraging to see so many innovative new models.
love your content! You're the guy who said Muscovy ducks should have access to water. You're the man!
@@mattbuszko thanks!
What a great film. I loved hearing Josh talk about both the ecological benefits of this style of farming, and the difficulties they face in finding a market for their product.
Very cool. There have been recent studies that show. Regenerative farming puts enough carbon into the ground to off set any methane produced by ruminat animals. Some of the studies even prove the carbon sequestered from regenerative grass raised cattle and other animals almost eliminate the carbon produced by diesel tractors on the farm. Continuing to prove that farming and the eco system can be done hand in hand. Like it was done for centuries before industrial farming.
I would love to feature a source for this in a permaculture blog post. Are you willing to share a source I could refer to?
@@aprilnicolae9359 yes. Let me find the articles again.
@@aprilnicolae9359 How do I get ahold of you to forward articles once I find them?
@@aprilnicolae9359 Google Gabe Brown.
Yes! the old ways are what work, plus C02 is just food for plants it makes them grow, people pump it into their greenhouses, and there actually is no greenhouse effect from my research, it's just a big fear campaign to ultimately take control of food, energy, everything and get humans off the land and into the "smart" cities. W E F - A g e n d a 2 1
Moscovy ducks are my favorite, they'll eat the pests before you can notice them. Smart, hard for predators to get and they're not loud talkers.
My grandma has a thriving flock and I'm definitely sure the males are more then 15 pounds. They eat well but once the weather warms up you really don't have to feed them, they love to forage.
I definitely think people are missing out if they are squeamish of trying out duck eggs. Also great to make noodles and other things
@brooke7464 Muscovies are also my favorite ducks. They are great for raising their own ducklings. Great source of meat, in combination with Khaki Campbell which are best egg layers, that good combination for raising 2 breeds of ducks
@@vladimirpopovic8136 its a pity they don't lay eggs all year or my grandma would only have ducks. Lately we've caught large fat raccoons but nothing will take on my grandma's ducks.
That and we need to find males who are not related to the flock. We cut down since my grandma has a loyal customer who loves to cook them
Muscovies have a great many good points. Especially ease of plucking compared to true ducks.
@@donnahudson4813 that i would not know, the most feather-loss is when the drakes fight each other. As for your other statement I do view Moscovies to be true ducks, they're just ancient prehistoric version of duck.
Either way I adore my grandma's flock and I think they view me similarly as they've never been agressive or ill tempered
What an amazing and uplifting video to watch, I raised a small flock of Pekin ducks, my cholesterol count was over 5,5. After eating 2 duck eggs on toast for a few months my cholesterol count went down to 4,5. I did not make any other dietary changes! Warms my heart to watch your video!
It's spelled Peking Duck. I like the crispy beef as well, which is no.32.
@@andrewmoonbeam321 Pekin is the breed of ducks. Peking is the name of an Asian dish.
@@pattybowden506 So if you use Pekin duck in the recipe is it known a s Pekin Peking Duck?
What a informative film. Farmers like these can keep our food clean and plentiful. Wonderful job.
Very interesting. We’ve got 30 ducks, 50 chickens and 12 geese. The geese are so easy to look after. They are great grazers and guards for the others. We much prefer duck eggs to chicken ones. In fact I think we only got the chickens because, well, it’s taken for granted that people have chickens on their land. We didn’t just got them automatically. We use them for clearing scrub and woodland areas but they seem more interested in trying to sneak into our house and explore. One thing about geese is the noise. You’ll never get complete peace and quiet. Our mistake was having them too close to the house. The ducks however are relatively easy to keep. We’ve got 2 natural ponds we alternate them on and as long as you keep them clean it’s simple. We don’t have the poultry for meat, we are lucky in that we’ve another business that supports us. we just sell the eggs and let them all live their days out in peace.
I absolutely loved this film. I have Silver Lace Appleyard ducks. They truly are a joy to me and everyone who sees them. They are great foragers, and love the rain, and snow. They lay lovely eggs. Thank you again!!
I loved this glimpse into another regenerative farm, and the focus on biodiversity and integrating land, animals, plants, and humans.
That must the best looking and cleanest duck farm I've ever seen !
This is a great video. Love the fact that they started out knowing nothing about it, and were able to morph into their home business and lifestyle. Great to see and be great to see more of it, which I believe is the way things are heading. I love ducks, they are such characters. I previously had a self sufficient home garden by myself (I am in Australia) with chooks, ducks, sheep and goats. I also had the natural wildlife active in the yard. Kookaburras for snail patrol along with my runner ducks, Magpies for the cutgrubs and to play with my dogs, Maremmas for protecting the stock, goats to keep the overgrowth under control, sheep for the freezer, chooks for the eggs and some for meat and some just for fun, chickens also to dig the newly dug garden beds before planting and also for spider control (funnel webs) and snake alarms (tiger snakes). Organic vegie garden chickens forbidden but ducks allowed for snail and slug patrol (a big issue there). This also accompanied by a myraid of native birds like lorrikeets, galahs, king parrots, tiny finches, lots of bees, etc. The entire setup was on under 1 acre, fully sustained and totally organic. I absolutely loved it, and the runner ducks were rulers of the roost. A daily source of amusement and eggs. Well done to you, I love your set up. 👍👍🙏🙏❤️
This sounds absolutely beautiful
Parc Carreg farm’s approach to producing sustainable food from the land is truly inspiring. Their method of combining ducks and blueberries is a perfect example of how nature can work together to create a self-sustaining system. By allowing the ducks to forage in the blueberry fields, they naturally control pests and fertilize the soil, which in turn helps the blueberry bushes grow. This not only provides nutritious food for the ducks but also produces high-quality blueberries without the use of harmful pesticides.
It's not sustainable as the amount of land required to feed billions of ppl would be enormous if not for efficient industrial practices. he required 10 acres of land to farm 500 ducks. How much land would be required to farm a billion ducks in this way?
@@justicedemocrat9357 So where exactly will the feed be grown for a billion CAFO ducks? Not on hilly marginal land I think. How much pesticide to grow the GMO crops for the CAFO ducks? And how much fuel will it take to grow and haul that feed to the duck CAFO's? And to get rid of the sloppy duck manure? Who will want to live downwind of the duck CAFO's? And last of all, where would you rather work, the pretty farm with the intricate web of species, or the monoculture GMO fields or the CAFO?
Some really interesting topics and ideas. I find this channels content so motivating, it is great to see people making positive decisions for their own well being and that of the environment.
Thank you so mcuh Amy, that is our exact goal, to share inspring and motivational people and projects! :)
A thorough non-sugar coated discussion by the farmer regarding market potential, diversity, and inputs and outputs.
What a great little video. As another South African who is living in the UK ( technically, a Brit who returned to the isles if you're fussy) , it's great to someone making a go of it. Land is eye-wateringly pricey if you go to the UK and try to buy.I dream of making a living from a small mixed farm business one. My PDC and agroforestry certification will have to come first. Keep up the great stuff, Huw!
They say when you put little in any senses of a person doing great. you are belittling that person his are hers accomplishment. #slick hate🤷🏾♂️
Recognised the accent 😍 may your venture be well rewarded .
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Ducks are past, present, and future. Ducks are life
I absolutely love ducks and have raised as pets, 200 hundred or so. We were fortunate to have swamps on our land. Their eggs are exceptional for baking, especially sponges. They are good eating which took me quite a while to slaughter simply because they were pets. Asian market is a good suggestion. Thanks for sharing.
Asian grocery store will scoop up everything you have. They love duck's eggs which is hard to find for them.
So Interesting! Thank you and may every success come your way with your goals. I have a farm in USA Minnesota. Lots of ducks and wild geese and cranes hang out at the farm and as a sustainable farmer I am glad to have these birds stop by. I love watching your ducks set off from their night time enclosure. I feed 60 wild turkeys in the winter for 4 months.
Hello fellow Midwesterner. I'm in MI but the political climate is awful. Thinking of escape to Ohio.
Thank you so much for this fascinating and inspiring film. I've only eaten duck eggs once! I recall that they were delicious but not widely available. Now that we've moved to the Tregaron area in Wales I can order Parc Carreg eggs from Watson & Pratts, who now supply us our weekly organic veggie box. We'd love to support this kind of agriculture that puts biodiversity up there alongside earning a profit!
Thankyou for your story
It's real nice seeing and hearing how you are working with the ducks and nature .
Seeing this makes the world feel that bit softer.
Thankyou
Love Australia
This video is so inspiring, I was just looking about duck farm in other country as I have 300 ducks in my farm, a layer duck that ready to produce eggs. Every day in the morning I harvest the eggs. About the market, of course it's not easy as duck eggs is more expensive than chicken eggs, but here in Indonesia we make duck eggs to salted eggs, and it's pretty common to eat salted eggs in here.
Refreshing to hear a common sense ,truly natural perspective that doesn't demonize humanity's presence in caring for and managing lands. Great presentation. No dead time!
The views the gent had towards the end were enlightening. His views were maybe no different from most others in the world. We ARE part of the circle of life and the is NO reason to not integrate ourselves into the wider concepts.
Methane is a much misunderstood gas. Bring it on.
Explain more about your methane comment please?
I don’t see everyone’s fascination with it personally, from what little I know it came about the public’s attention along with the misinformation about global warming and is one of those bingo buzzwords.
There has been many many millennia where animals of all kind have existed and I’m sure in larger quantities than the present and the Earth didn’t need saving at any point.
My family is considering getting ducks eventually, we live in Alaska and a LOT of differences in how to care for ducks will have to be done. We’re still trying to figure out the planning of everything before taking the plunge, we jumped into chickens a while back without fully having everything we needed for them, and we struggled to keep them going before we had to move and sold them. We don’t want to repeat that mistake again, so even if it takes 3-5 years to get a good duck setup I think we’ll get a good system going!
Good luck, and get in touch if you have any questions.
I had a couple of ducks before they fell prey to a coyote. I have 16 chickens right now, I loved the ducks but in conditions like Alaska they'd be challenging they need fresh water enough to wet their bills.
this is so inspiring! one thing that cant be stressed enough is what a great way to spend your life. in touch with animals, feeding people and learning learning learning.
Wow! We need more farms like this... this might be the best way of farming
it`s a fairy tale kind of farming. it looks great, but it is simply not enough to feed millions of people.
in a perfect world, this kind of farming would be enough, but i am afraid that we need an even more industrialized kind of farming than we have today, to feed more and more of us.
this th-cam.com/video/x5QTyxZW040/w-d-xo.html is more what we need today, to feed the masses. you can produce all year long, with just a fraction of the water and soil than you need today. combined with meat from insects, this would help a lot, but i am not there yet, to eat an insect burger^^ .
@@generalsaufenberg4931 good thing the government’s are pushing Covid to reduce the population then 😂
@@hawaiianseaturtle009 not to forgett,, placing more and more troops right at russias borders. i am sure, the russians like that. but hey, lets blame russia for our ever growing military presence next to russia, it`s only russias fault. i have no clue how they could possibly be angry about that 🤣
Thank you for your pragmatic critical thinking! My country could have really used true leaders like you. Kudos!
Such a brilliant example of the freedom of going into agriculture without a background in it.
On the side, that accent sounds very Zimbabwean.
Thank you very much! We are keeping ducks and geese because they can survive the harsh winters here in AB, Canada. They need a predator proof shelter for the night and also patches of straw on the snow when they are outside during the day otherwise they would freeze their feet. We also give them a kiddie pool to play in when it's not too cold.
I totally agree we him, we are not separate from the natural world this is only a perception that we are ,perpetuated by linear thinking rather than thinking in wholes.
Beautifully put Stephen!
th-cam.com/video/ivRZqiJ0Zbc/w-d-xo.html “No matter what problem you look at, every ecological problem comes from this illusion that we are separate from nature.” ~ Vandana Shiva
What an absolutely inspiring production! I am personally amazed and impressed!
I cannot thank you enough for your efforts, as I’ll forever dream for such an opportunity!
Duck eggs are easier to be marketed in areas with a large Asian population. Now most large cities in the West have it.
You could also make the fermented duck eggs Asians use.
I like your geese they look like not being noisy.
I once had silver Welsh harlequins … their eggs are perfect, not nearly as “meaty” as other duck eggs, more like chicken eggs. So, way more palatable in general I think…, and they’re just gorgeous. I would have them again. The eggs are also perfect! for baking (all duck eggs are).
Huw, thanks for showing us another example of regenerative farming. This seemed like a good balance of animals and plants and it is located in a beautiful setting.
Good job describing the integration of the lifestyle, the natural setting and the business. Josh comes across as a modest, sympathetic actor to be appreciated and cheered on. I also learned a lot about ducks.
Ducks are amazing creatures. They are adorable and personable, and they're fantastic foragers of pests. That being said, they are EXTREMELY messy, especially compared to chickens. They need water to eat and clean their beaks and feathers. You can fill a tub with clean water and ducks will dirty it and the surrounding area within minutes. The abundance of water required to maintain a small flock costs much more than it would a large flock of chickens unless you live near a body of fresh water.
and they trample your plants so dont keep them in the garden or veg patch!
And they wiggle their fluffy tails because it makes them really good dancers
I had ducks growing up, they make wonderful pets. And the eggs are so rich, just delicious. They're larger than chicken eggs, so you have to know how to adjust your recipes. Totally worth it.
Geese being able to digest vegetation is great information thanks and by the way bakers tend to prefer duck eggs at least in Punjab Pakistan.
They are better in every way if you ask me.
Bouncy sponge in cakes, higher amounts of nutrients because of the larger yolk.
The flavour of the egg will in part be related to the duck’s diet...plenty of slugs and bugs means nice amounts of protein.
You and Abi have built a beautiful farm, well done. I really enjoyed the video, thanks!
I have been trying to get people to embrace ducks and geese for awhile and I run into the same squeamishness problem. One thing that helped was to get miniature ducks which lay eggs quite close to chicken egg size. Seems weird but making it look closer to chicken eggs settled peoples minds
Totally stupid. Just because the eggs arent brilliant white or something.
@@joerivas9847 yeah wtf? Never knew people had this "problem". These people would starve if they couldn't buy packaged bullshit
I started raising ducks but eventually moved to chickens and will never go back. Ducks are messier, smellier, louder, and more destructive. I'm sure they're more suitable for wetlands, but don't see why people would switch to them outside of market demand for duck meat or eggs. I'm glad I started with ducks, though. After ducks, chickens seem absolutely effortless to take care of.
Very impressive
Who says you are first generation in farming
What you explained in video was very sensible
Would love to live a life like your to learn more about what mother nature bestows us with and experience all this before i die and at the same time to give back my little contribution back in this ecosystem 👌💐🙏👍
We were out of our own chicken eggs on baking day. I said to the youngsters, let us try our duck eggs. They made the creamiest yellow cake that we had ever had. From then on, cakes were made with the duck eggs. Convince the local bakeries, and that may help you on sales. Cheers, Ron from Illinois.
I raise ducks and we came to that realization too. I sold baked goods at farmer's markets and on the label, I put ducks eggs and the customers were weirded out at first then they said that most of my products were the best-baked goods they ever had.
@@TastingculturewithNathan Thank you for your reply. Keep on ducking !
French pastry chefs discovered that trick years ago.
I loved this film, this story, the music and images! This great couple are living out my fantasy farm life - blueberries, ducks and sheep! Duck eggs started to become a sought after ingredient in Australia about 10 years ago when people started hearing about the enhanced nutritional value of them compared to chicken eggs. So I'm wishing Josh and Abi the best luck and I hope they know that some of us are green with envy.
Thank you for sharing! Duck eggs are delicious. They are also extremely rich in vitamins and minerals and much more digestible than chicken eggs.
I taught English in China for several years, the markets in China will stock duck eggs. My Chinese wife told me duck eggs have twice the fat of chicken eggs. I don't know if that is nutritionally relevant, or not? You have done a great job here. If the need ever arises for some way to deal with fleas and tick infestations, the Guineafowl is remarkable for all those small beings that irritate us can be gone with a surprisingly limited number of birds. Their blue eggs are tasty but the birds tend to hide their eggs and some time must be invested in finding a meal. They are a bit noisy but having no fleas or ticks on a farm is remarkable. Regardz!
Agreed about the guineas eating ticks. Ducks are also really good tick eaters, and so do chickens somewhat.
Golden 300's are a hybrid that outlays Campbells by about 30%, and they are also an excellent forager. During laying season ours will lay an egg a day, sometimes 2.
Just came across this blog, wow…..not naive at all. What a wonderful philosophy.
Nice video Huw! Great new adventure and all the best to you and your team! The world really needs this.
Thank you so much Eve, many more projects on the way. I've always felt a great lack of online content teaching about great places like this so I seek to fill this gap.
Im not a farmer either, but a game keeper of sorts ( a ghillie?) here in the desert in So.Ca. desert, USA. My org. has ducks, we let the 4-H youth program and schools gather the eggs during breeding season to show kids about animal husbandry. They then release the ducklings at 7 weeks? into the wetlands and river bottom areas here in our valley. When I clean the duck pond out, their droppings are scooped up by some people ( after it dries out, organic farmers and gardners) who spread the duck poo on their soil for next season. Nitrogen rich .
Very interesting
This farm is amazing!
Btw I used to travel a lot in south-east Asia, and had the chance to eat a lot of duck eggs there. That's really good! Western people should try it!
Balut?
This Couple is so cool! So many good and successful ideas, because they just go with the flow, while they watch Nature. So clever! Working with it, rather than against it.
Amazing people god bless your family and you and your partner for having the courage to leave the city life behind and following your dreams 😑😍😍
The tips in your video on raising ducks are really easy to apply. Thank you!
Duck eggs are definitely the future of ducks.
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Josh, you tick all the boxes, informative,articulate,and interesting. I live on 7 acres in rural NSW and keep chickens, ducks and geese . The ducks are a mix of Campbells, Muscovies and Silver Appleyards . I would happily discontinue keeping chickens in favour of more waterfowl, my only reservation is that they are messier and water wasteful . I intend to install a pond which should improve the situation. Incidentally I much prefer duck eggs. Thanks very much for your posting and I will look forward to future videos.
Congratulations Huw and what a nice, productive farm.
Thanks for watching Zerrin :)
What a wonderful and refreshing approach to land use. Especially when one reads of farms being taken out of food production and given over to nature. Of course we need to acknolwledge the natural world, indeed we must recognised that we are part ot it and farm accordingly; but farms are for feeding people. To do otherwise is, I believe, social and cultural vadnalism. I wish you every success
You are doing a great service to the world these days you hardly find organic food in my country Pakistan ts very rare but now people are being aware of it 👍👍👍🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰
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Love how the combination of ducks and blueberries worked out so well in your climate. Inspirational ag. Keep up the fine work.
This is inspiring. Taking notes for the homestead my wife and I are saving to build. Wish us luck! 🤙🏼
Good luck!
Good luck on your journey, brother!
Good luck
Personal responsibility, community responsibility , looks like that is what you are doing well done and thanks for sharing. I will be looking into ducks now.
I think this could be my life’s calling, thank you for the inspiration!
I could listen to him the entire day !
Thinking about the energy web on your property is great. I like your idea of the duck pond water system. A flood and drain would be great to see.
With new products you are often times better off selling smaller quantities such as 6 at a time. This makes it more of nostalgic cooking. Kids love the idea of trying something new. And parents want to have fun at the store also. Turns your product into a treat for both
What a brilliant life. Well done!
What I find amazing that you can make a living off this small farm with less environmental impact when may (say, many dairy farmers) struggle to make a living with a massive herd of cows and major investment in their infrastructure. I’m a townie so am not judging here either side whatsoever. Im just slightly jealous you’re living the life my heart longs to live 👍👍👍👍. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Susanna. I would like to highlight that we are not yet profitable. I plan to do a video covering this in more detail one day. I do expect us to be profitable within the next two years (5 years in already!). Part of the reason for this is that our blueberry patch is not yet yielding fruit, and our veg operation is not yet full steam. We plan on putting an Airbnb / glamping site on the farm to help generate more income. Once we've managed to complete all of this we should be good.
I often get people saying how jealous they are of us, and while I completely understand why (they see all the beautiful photos and videos), I always try to point out that it is much less romantic than it looks and it comes with a lot of financial stress and anxiety.
One other thing to say is that dairy farmers are the hardest workers I've ever met, and I don't know how they do it. They are in a tough situation with the price of milk being so low. I expect milk to go up in price one day in the near future. Change has to come, it can't go on much longer like this.
Ducks are awesome. Very intelligent
Hm, my experience is that with chicken, you actually are dealing with rather primitive (still lovely) raptor dinosaur-like creatures, whereas ducks are basically a step-up in cognitive presence and behaviour. They are just more fun and the herding behaviour helps. Guinnee Fowl are somewhere in between and if you can deal with their incessant noise they are also an option for this type of semi-open farming.
I think ducks are probably more than one step above chickens...
I've raised Khaki Campbells, Rouens, Pekins, Muscovies, and Cornish Cross hens. I'm always considerably less anxious and crabby dealing with any number of ducks of any breed than the smell, noise, and stupidity of even two chickens.
Chickens are easier (especially if plucking) and (typically) faster to process. That, an allergy to duck eggs, and not wanting to deal with water and mud are the only good reasons to have chickens instead of ducks.
The past decades have had increase migration from rural to urban areas.
But I keep running into the scenarios with the opposite effect. People with office jobs escaping the city. Love it ❤
I think ducks and geese are the real farming. they simply do really well on pasture. it's nuts how chicken focus people are. chickens are needed but the real future is ducks and geese, and turkeys. plus ducks and geese herd.
Chickens are only popular because they can drink from "nipple-waterers," be caged when raised, and they don't taste like anything, so everyone likes the flavor. Essentially: they can be factory farmed easier, and since *most* people have given up on raising their own food, chickens win.
That, and it's harder to butcher a duck that you've raised, they be have more like pets...I can't ever wait to butcher the chickens...
Ducks also are much harder than chickens and have no difficulty with cold winter weather....! 😎✌🏼
@@gus473 I won't say "no problem." Ducks are significantly more cold hardy than chickens (especially if you don't want to provide *any* heat) but once you get below about -15°F for more than a day or so, the ducks *will* start dying too, unless they're in a *very* well insulated and heated coop.
So great to see you and your lovely family live such a natural, simple life as God intended it for us! Thank you so much for sharing!
You are an inspiration for everyone who wants to live in harmony with nature!
Merci from Montreal, Canada.
Amazing! It's not at all idealistic to view oneself as part of the ecosystem, his outlook is really important!
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There is something that my dad and Chinese eat which is salted duck eggs. While I've never eat it, it is something that you may want to look into, as it might look/smell terrible as it was always stored in some mixture of mud/salt, that I guess pickled it. Then it was steamed. You might see if the Chinese restaurants serve such dishes, try it and see it that is a market that could be potential for the asians in Europe.
I made some salted duck eggs a while ago from scratch. Long process, but tasted pretty good.
Also for wgat its worth, I live in Germany, no Chinese restaurant ive been to had anything with salted duck eggs.
Hi Josh and Abi... greetings from Fiji 🇫🇯 Love your farm.. used to raise ducks in my farm but need to fence them from mongoose. I am interested on how you fence your property from ground hunters and hawks
Wonderful filming and content!
That's so kind of you thank you so much!
Agreed
Thank you for an amazing film, story and lessons. A guiding light for the future of farming and successful life on this beautiful planet
Thank you
Been wondering when we'd see another Regenerative Farms video. Great to see this!
More to come! Really pleased you enjoyed it! :D
My mother used to get duck eggs from Long Island when I was growing up, I grew to love them. They are incredibly rich. Being of Irish ancestry, with immigrant Irish grandparents, soft boiled eggs were a regular thing. I've had soft boiled duck eggs and they are utterly fabulous. Whenever I can get them, I do.
How I wish more farms can be like this. Perhaps multi storey ones for land scarce areas
All farms can be like this. All farms *used* to be like this.
Then they convinced everyone that rural folks were stupid and that all the smart, fashionable, rich people lived in the city. And now we see the result of a century of that idiotic thinking.
Personally not a fan of that. There's enough farm land about. Bringing farms into dense urban areas is a great way for zoonotic viruses or bacteria to happen. Crop farming, fair enough. But animal... Maybe not
Very interesting. I like seeing where people doing things they love and thinking about the impact it has on the environment too.
you should try alternating row ponds. long ponds in the low spots between your rows. every year, move the pond over one row. repeat as necessary. ;)
I love what y'all are doing and how you're doing it. Best of luck to you in your business and be thankful for the beautiful lives you've been blessed and blessed yourselves with.