Happy Valley Homestead

Happy Valley Homestead A small family homestead in Central Pennsylvania. Just trying to keep it simple and healthy for the land and our family and friends.

I am a member of NASSA (North American Shetland Sheep Association, ARBA (American Rabbit Breeders Association), NARBC (National Angora Rabbit Breeders Club) and ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association). Raising home grown goodies for our family. Sometimes I'll have extras for sale, such as fiber for spinning, yarns, hand knit/crocheted/woven items, rabbits, lambs, goats, produce, free-range/pasture

d eggs, poultry, etc. We raise an assortment of animals here, including Shetland sheep, Nigerian dwarf goats, English Angora rabbits, satin Angora rabbits, Sebastopol geese, muscovy ducks, peafowl, laying hens (Ameraucanas, leghorns and mixes for rainbow eggs) and will be adding our first Angora goats here soon! Poultry:

Chickens (main breed - Ameraucana, blue eggs, although I have assorted colored eggs)


Coturnix Quail - Small speckled eggs, great for bite size appetizers! Also can be raised for meat purposes. Coturnix quail start laying in about 6 weeks after hatching (18 day incubation before they hatch). Pekin ducks - These guys are great egg layers (the eggs are great for baking) and are an excellent meat bird. Duck meat is moist, delicious dark meat, like the drumstick of a chicken. Call Ducks - These sweet little ducks are all pleasure. They are miniature ducks with a huge personality! Toulouse Geese - These guys are great! They help protect the rest of the flock and alert us to anything wrong in the area. We'll be trying goose meat next year! Peafowl - We just added peafowl this year. It will be some time before we have anything available for sale.

Cranberry juice... left has been turned to blend, the one on the right has not. They will continue to infuse. The rings ...
12/10/2023

Cranberry juice... left has been turned to blend, the one on the right has not. They will continue to infuse. The rings will come off before storing.
Bought the cranberries on clearance for $0.50 per 12oz bag, used half of a bag per jar. Sugar was $0.125/jar. Total of $0.375 per quart jar of cranberry juice. The lids are reusable, minimal ingredients, no dyes, etc.

Started the raspberry vinegar today. I was going to try making it in a crock, but this'll work just as well. 🤷‍♀️
09/28/2023

Started the raspberry vinegar today. I was going to try making it in a crock, but this'll work just as well. 🤷‍♀️

I can't even begin to explain how amazing this smells. Usually a first year Beek doesn't get to enjoy a honey harvest, b...
09/10/2023

I can't even begin to explain how amazing this smells. Usually a first year Beek doesn't get to enjoy a honey harvest, but this hive was purchased as an entire colony, with two full deep boxes. They've been an absolute blessing, building new comb and donating frames and brood to the new nucs I bought later in the spring.

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Julian, PA
16844

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 9pm
Tuesday 7am - 9pm
Wednesday 7am - 9pm
Thursday 7am - 9pm
Friday 7am - 9pm
Saturday 7am - 9pm
Sunday 7am - 9pm

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(814) 470-1808

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