Hillside Keets and Kunes

Hillside Keets and Kunes Hillside Keets is a small scale facility specializing in breeding dilute Guinea fowl and Kune Kune grazing pigs.

All the pretty colours....And a dozen of organized 'freckles' just because those are my favorite♡🥚 🥚 🥚 🌞
02/09/2025

All the pretty colours....

And a dozen of organized 'freckles' just because those are my favorite♡

🥚 🥚 🥚 🌞

Eggs in the states....These would be comparable at almost 10/dozen CAD. And these shown are still the factory based eggs...
02/02/2025

Eggs in the states....
These would be comparable at almost 10/dozen CAD.

And these shown are still the factory based eggs.

Attention egg customers!I am out of town for a work trip Tuesday, and eggs won't be available until Feb 5th at the earli...
01/26/2025

Attention egg customers!

I am out of town for a work trip Tuesday, and eggs won't be available until Feb 5th at the earliest.

Thanks for your patience! I will catch whatever orders I can tomorrow and leave whatever remaining in stock at my parents as usual!

Thanks for your patience!

The rams have been released!It would not be such a task but everyone has to run through and get sorted again, as the kat...
01/06/2025

The rams have been released!
It would not be such a task but everyone has to run through and get sorted again, as the katadhins get separated and the ewe lambs pulled out so they aren't bred (I give them a solid 1.5 years). Normally my boys are perfect gentlemen but today it felt like each was a rodeo/holding back a kite.

But at last, the work is done!♡

My boys came home today♡The llamas have been watching over the rams at the farm, and with breeding dates days away they...
01/02/2025

My boys came home today♡

The llamas have been watching over the rams at the farm, and with breeding dates days away they all took their taxi ride home.

First time loading our llamas since we got them, there is some work to be done to make it a bit seamless (I'm spoilt with the rams as they know exactly what time of year it is and are impeccable citizens loading lol)

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas ♡ Although we unplugged for the day to enjoy the festivities, I did snap a few p...
12/26/2024

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas ♡

Although we unplugged for the day to enjoy the festivities, I did snap a few photos of some of our critters enjoying the holiday too.

Especially the Teaser rams Ralph and Spider who were moved back home to visit the ladies Christmas Eve ♡

And not to be left out,Keeper #2The last lamb out of my beloved 'Bea'.I had done up a wishlist for a ewe lamb from her,...
12/13/2024

And not to be left out,

Keeper #2

The last lamb out of my beloved 'Bea'.

I had done up a wishlist for a ewe lamb from her, but she gave me two rams on her last lambing.

Hes a twin, but don't let that fool you. His dam was 13 years old!

He is a special boy not only because she was one my favorites, but he is carrying on the lineage of our very first domestic imported ewes.

I knew from day one this boy was going to be special,I thought his dam was finished with 3 big boys and then this fellow...
12/13/2024

I knew from day one this boy was going to be special,
I thought his dam was finished with 3 big boys and then this fellow made an appearance (backwards of course) with his other brother.
Yes, this lad is from a set of 5.

Shipping lambs is hard, I don't enjoy that aspect of the business even though it all has to make sense. He was the last to come through the scale and he took an immediate right turn back home after receiving his 'keeper' tag ❤️

I knew I wasn't wrong. 'Legs' will be papered and available as a lovely herd sire.

Here's to our 'maiden voyage ' shipping lambs with Prairie Lamb Co-op! Off to Ontario ♡
12/12/2024

Here's to our 'maiden voyage ' shipping lambs with Prairie Lamb Co-op!

Off to Ontario ♡

12/12/2024

♡

Land cloud guardians,
Willie and Waylon

Beautiful November day, the ladies are still happy roaming the farm,enjoying greenery still! Even Waylon was all smiles ...
11/08/2024

Beautiful November day, the ladies are still happy roaming the farm,enjoying greenery still! Even Waylon was all smiles too

Leg booties for days!
10/28/2024

Leg booties for days!

Before the ❄️ arrives ♡
10/28/2024

Before the ❄️ arrives ♡

My handsome fellow, DukeHe is available to a new pasture! Hes beautiful, easy temperment and trained to electric fence f...
08/30/2024

My handsome fellow, Duke

He is available to a new pasture!
Hes beautiful, easy temperment and trained to electric fence for summer grazing. He does throw colour, I've gotten quite a few brown lambs sired by him.

I've kept back some of his daughters, or I'd never let him go♡

He can be packaged with a few ladies if someone wanted a great, proven starter herd.

Some of the ladies out enjoying the lush greenery♡As we head into September I just want to remind my table egg folks tha...
08/30/2024

Some of the ladies out enjoying the lush greenery♡

As we head into September I just want to remind my table egg folks that although the ladies are climate controlled coop wise and have lights on accordingly, they do usually follow nature and slow down a tad laying. I will contact you prior to usual pick up dates if there's a shortage.

Honestly I've kept chickens for a decade now and no matter what you try, they do what they want on these more natural/free range type settings.

It's also harvest season, and I typically run longer hours day to day to accommodate that so last minute orders and or changes will be harder to adjust to for me!

As always, appreciate your business and patience♡

Table Egg Clients!I'm away Monday evening through to Saturday morning. Now is the time to get any egg orders in so I can...
08/11/2024

Table Egg Clients!

I'm away Monday evening through to Saturday morning. Now is the time to get any egg orders in so I can have the fridges stocked for pick ups:)

*Routine Monday/Wednesday will be stocked as usual*

Thank you!

Bea. She has a tag but has never been known as the number. The sheep are technically on a 'hobby' farm size flock wise, ...
07/14/2024

Bea. She has a tag but has never been known as the number.

The sheep are technically on a 'hobby' farm size flock wise, but I strive to keep said low numbers due to the exchange of their high prolific capabilities. In turn, there aren't many ewes I don't know the quirks/habits of. She was no different.

She was part of the very first 8 romanovs we purchased and had shipped in, from a breeder who has since retired. A seasoned ewe, to show us the ropes to the Romanov breed. I'd estimate in her lifetime she possibly has had approx 40 lambs, if not more. There was nothing she loved more than raising her babies and she did just that again this winter, happy as can be. It wasn't rare to find her this year, her babies long weaned, cuddling with multiple lambs from other ewes in a pile.

She was celebrating her 13th trip around the sun (shes papered, we didnt mix up count of her years lol)up until I found her peacefully resting for the rest of time, in a bed of hay.

Old ewes out of production don't have a place on the feed bill, but Bea was never going to leave our farm. She was such a quirky lady, a gentle soul, and I looked for her every day. The kids, even my husband...they all knew exactly who Bea was.

It's the part that's rarely spoken of, the other side of all the fun lambing photos, when it all comes to an end and a good friend you've worked beside for years departs. It's so rewarding, and heartbreaking and the same time. The end we wish for all our animal friends, but guts you all the same.

Farmers, have the biggest hearts. You may not always see it....the business has to make sense and doesn't always seem fair but trust me the love it always there.

My sweet girl, rest easy. I'll miss looking for your little white nose each day. I hope I gave you the best closing chapter, as you deserved nothing but the best.

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We've got weather on our side this time (way better than -35!), and maternal genetics. Both first timer ewes had their sets of twins up and going♡ This is my favorite first timer, she has been since she was born!

Did you know Romanov sheep are typically flighty? We didn't either! Haha

When the human finally rolls out the alfalfa

They are thrilled to enjoy the 'gift' the deep freeze brought...our wood stove was running full time♡

These two are refugees from the deep freeze, the cat 'Herbert' before it hit and the little ewe lamb who just couldn't take it anymore on day 2. They've decided they are besties, and that they call this home;)

I love 'Dawg' Did you know Romanov sheep are deemed super prolific, super maternal, but also super flighty? We've experienced the first two but never the third. This is a ewe lamb I've purchased who doesn't have any 'handling' time on her.

All sheltered in place, frosty and cold but managing ♡

I am extremely thankful I've been off shift since Wednesday morning to guide the farm through this depth of cold, Annie is out working still, these dogs are tough!

All the ladies gathered and bunched up to greet the teaser rams (just youngsters) who are more than happy to be in with them, The Romanovs are a fairly docile breed but highly prolific, and very eager to breed as seen here....the ladies just swarm the little guy LOL Disclaimer: the small sheep double marked are indeed ewe lambs that are being pulled before the big boys come in;)

The 'dogs' in the yard helping with chores

These guys are usually locked up when the snow hits the ground, They are thoroughly enjoying this beautiful November!

Boar
Boar

Hes also a mover....lol

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