Chilli Acres

Chilli Acres We are a small farm in Eastford Connecticut specializing in show rabbits but are slowly expanding to add more exciting critters!

05/21/2025

We were able to get the sheep, goats, and a few pigs out onto pasture this week. Very excited to get the fields grazed down a bit. The combination of these 3 animals is a great way to clear land and rebuild pastures. The goats are browsers and love bushes, briars, and trees. The sheep are grazers, focusing more so on grasses. The pigs will graze but are more rugged and willing to eat things such as stinging nettle. Together they make a great team.

Hatching season is upon us! Our Coturnix quail and Ancona ducks in particular have been quite productive.
04/25/2025

Hatching season is upon us! Our Coturnix quail and Ancona ducks in particular have been quite productive.

Last year we also added AKKPS registered Kune Kune pigs and a few Nubian goats. We are hopefully expecting piglets in th...
03/14/2025

Last year we also added AKKPS registered Kune Kune pigs and a few Nubian goats. We are hopefully expecting piglets in the next few months, though no Goat kids will be expected until next year. These photos are from last fall.

The Kune Kune pigs have fantastic temperaments and are less prone to rooting than traditional pigs. Even the intact boars are quite gentle! While not particularly fast growing they do eventually reach around 200-300lbs. They are easy keepers and are great homestead animals as they are good foragers/grazers and can provide high quality meat and lard.

Nubian Goats are a dual purpose goat breed that are great for milk and meat production. Their milk is notoriously high in butterfat. They’re also fantastic at brush clearing. Mine cleared poison ivy, Virginia creeper , wild rose, blackberry, and even barberry for me!

We recently got all our birds moved out of winter housing and into breeding pens. Very excited to start getting eggs int...
03/14/2025

We recently got all our birds moved out of winter housing and into breeding pens. Very excited to start getting eggs into the incubators soon! A few birds aren’t pictured as I’ve been slacking on photos, but this year we’re expecting to hatch.

Opal & Cream Legbars
Light Sussex
Heritage RI Reds (Single & Rosecomb)
Funky Leghorns (Single & Rosecomb)
Sultans
Coturnix Quail
Narragansett Turkeys
Ancona Ducks
Pilgrim Geese
Ringneck Doves

On 2/23 we welcomed 8 puppies out of Missy and Coleton. It’s Missy last litter and she had a perfect split with 4 boys a...
03/04/2025

On 2/23 we welcomed 8 puppies out of Missy and Coleton. It’s Missy last litter and she had a perfect split with 4 boys and 4 girls! They’ve been growing like weeds and eyes should be opening within a few days! We’ve started ENS with this litter, for those unfamiliar ENS stands for Early Neurological Stimulation. I’ll put the link for it in the comments for anyone interested in the topic, but they’re doing quite well with the process.

This is Gypsy, she is a 30 pound 2 1/2 year old female border collie. She failed her OFA’s and so will not be used in ou...
05/20/2024

This is Gypsy, she is a 30 pound 2 1/2 year old female border collie. She failed her OFA’s and so will not be used in our breeding program, therefore we’re looking to find her a good home. She was raised in our home and is both crate and potty trained. She’s very sweet and affectionate, loves kids, is fine with cats, and is good with most dogs. Message us with any questions.

Exciting week here at Chilli Acres! We decided to expand our poultry program this year and just got in a few heritage br...
05/04/2024

Exciting week here at Chilli Acres! We decided to expand our poultry program this year and just got in a few heritage breeds that we’ve been wanting for quite some time. So welcoming to the farm we have Light Sussex Chickens, Ancona Ducks, and Pilgrim Geese! Pictured are the babies and then the parent stock they came from.

We’ve enjoyed the past few nice days here and the puppies got some much appreciated exercise in the sun. Can’t believe t...
04/16/2024

We’ve enjoyed the past few nice days here and the puppies got some much appreciated exercise in the sun. Can’t believe they’re already 8 1/2 weeks old. They got to meet the chickens and pigeons a bit more today and did great with that! 3 already went to their new homes and only 2 are still waiting to find their new families.

Just over 6 weeks old already! They got to enjoy some outside time on Easter which was a blast, shortly after that photo...
04/02/2024

Just over 6 weeks old already! They got to enjoy some outside time on Easter which was a blast, shortly after that photo I let them out of the pen to run around the yard and meet the chickens. And then today we had stacking practice, here’s 2 of our favorites one of whom will stay here with us and if all goes accordingly will make their way into the show ring!

The puppies recently turned 4 weeks old and were very keen to start on solids! At this age we mix puppy kibble with goat...
03/17/2024

The puppies recently turned 4 weeks old and were very keen to start on solids! At this age we mix puppy kibble with goats milk and it’s a huge hit. We’re also beginning litter box training which is exciting, they grow so quick!

On 2/15 Artemis welcomed 7 beautiful border collie puppies into the world. She had 4 girls and 3 boys! We have great hop...
02/17/2024

On 2/15 Artemis welcomed 7 beautiful border collie puppies into the world. She had 4 girls and 3 boys! We have great hopes of one or more of these pups to follow their dads footsteps and go into the show ring in the future!

Very Excited for this litter! Puppies due Mid February
01/22/2024

Very Excited for this litter! Puppies due Mid February

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Dayville, CT
06242

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