The Splendid Hen Homestead

21/07/2024

8 days!!! We only have 8 days left until Dinah’s due date 😳. My predictions are that Dinah has atleast 2 kids and Jane has 1 but we will see in just a few days if I’m right!
Kids will be sold when weaned from mom, parents are all registered and tested clean. These girl are from amazing milking lines! Just look at the udders on these first time mommas ♥️

07/07/2024

🎉Happy 2nd Birthday to the best boy! 🎉

07/06/2024

Herman is officially announcing his campaign to be the star of the next Incredibles movie. 🎥 🪿

07/06/2024

Herman would like your vote in his campaign to be the star of the next Incredibles movie 😂🎥🪿

26/05/2024

Kid Alert!🚨 Both girls are developing some udders!!! ♥️♥️ I am so excited! It has been over 2 years to get here! I wanted to wait till my girls were mature and ready to freshen for the first time. I am so thrilled that come July/August we will have our first kids on the ground and our own fresh goats milk in the fridge! Keep your fingers crossed for some doeling kids! We will most likely retain 1 doeling but the rest of the kids will be available for sale. We will not sell any bucklings! Wethers (will be banded at 8 weeks minimum for improved urethra development) and doe kids only. No bottle babies will be available unless they are rejected by mom and must be bottle fed. All goats were clean tested this year! Both does are out of Tiny Hill Farm and they are bred to Tiny Hill Farm bucks as well. We will be selling kids at a slightly reduced rate due to this being our first breeding but check out their lines and you will see they are PACKED with excellent milking lines who routinely rank in the top of the country! Parents are all registered and registered kids will be available!

Please Message if you would like to reserve a kid!

25/05/2024

Duke! ♥️ His little ear tassels are just the cutest!
Oops! I posted this on the farm page 🤦🏼‍♀️
This was meant for my Dog grooming page!

24/05/2024

It was never in my life plan to become a momma goose but that is what has happened. ♥️🪿

22/05/2024

Peas! 🦚
Really hoping we have a breeding pair and will get some eggs from them next year 🤞🏼

19/05/2024

We have goslings! We currently have 3 goslings that have hatched and some more on the way! We will have some available for sale. We have full Sebastopol geese ( grey, buff and blue splash) and there may be some SebastopolxChinese eggs that snuck in there also.

03/05/2024

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03/04/2024

Eggs will be going out today!

28/03/2024

Considering rehoming this handsome man. We have 2 toms and only 2 hen, plus him and my gander have major beef. He’s a good boy, he was raised in the house and has no fear of people. Not a huge fan of being picked up but allows it and is fine. Never been mean to adults/kids. Lives in harmony with chickens, ducks, goats, pigs and a LGD. Just 1 goose and him hate each other 😂 and him and our other Tom are constantly fighting and I can’t keep separating them and rotating them in and out of a cage daily! He is 2 years old this spring, very nice to his ladies. He looks a mess right now because with the fighting he has feathers pulled out. He is a Bourbon Red from a local breeder. I will say he is used to free ranging and roosting in trees at night. Idk how well he would do being in a smaller coop/run area.

22/03/2024

Thanks to Little Avalon Farm we are now part of The Holistic Breeder directory! If your looking for breeders who have a natural/holistic approach please check it out!

Introducing The Splendid Hen, our latest holistic breeder from New Hampshire! The Holistic Breeder directory aims to connect likeminded buyers with the breeders they’re yearning to meet. Whether you’re looking to add to your farm or tell the world about what you’re doing, I think you’re going to love THB. Now let’s go meet The Splendid: https://theholisticbreeder.com/directory/the-splendid-hen/

15/03/2024

Eggs are out! We are the first driveway on the right of Odell rd if you are coming from the Zorvinos side.
We currently have 4 dozen chicken eggs, 1/2 dozen duck eggs and 6 goose eggs. We do not currently have containers large enough to put the goose eggs in for carrying home so they are loose.
* Note on goose and duck eggs, as they are waterfowl and are seemingly always wet their eggs tend to get muddy. This is totally normal, we choose not to wash eggs until use because the bloom (a protective barrier on the eggs) helps to keep the eggs fresher longer. As soon as the eggs are washed they have a much shorter shelf life. We have instructions on how to keep your eggs and payment options inside the cooler. Enjoy! We love having all our ladies and we hope that everyone enjoys the fresh eggs!

08/03/2024

New Sign will be going out and we will have a few days a week that eggs will be available!

08/03/2024

Everyone keep your fingers crossed that these girls had successful breedings! Tiny Hill Dinah in Wonderland (Dinah) and Tiny Hill Jane of the Jungle (Jane) were both bred this week to some amazing bucks at Tiny Hill Farm. Dinah had a date with Tiny Hill PowPow Powerstroke *B and Jane with Tiny Hill Farm Moody Spurgeon *B. We will be expecting some amazing babies at the very end of July if all goes well. Depending on how many are born we will most likely have some doelings and wethers available for sale. We cannot wait to have our first kidding season and first season of fresh RAW goats milk!

01/03/2024

I feel personally attacked 😂👩🏼‍🌾

Cheers, ladies! 🍷🎉🫶🏻

29/02/2024

Wish the girls luck this weekend! They are heading off to be bred at Tiny Hill Farm! 🤞🏼that we come home with 2 pregnant does! So excited for fresh raw milk!

23/02/2024

The girls are just getting going! We have 2 dozen chicken eggs available for pickup. $5 each 🐓

23/02/2024

Local Farmers, crafters, food trucks and musicians come join the Sandown Farmers Market!

Get excited! It's happening!

Sandown Farmers Market will have its opening day on June 25 at 3pm!

We are still looking for vendors. We are looking for farmers, crafters, musicians, or food truck vendors to join us! If you are interested, you can send us an email at [email protected]

23/02/2024

He may fiercely protect his charges and is always willing to go out in the heat, cold and adores the snow but rain? Rain is his downfall 😂 he got one step out the door this morning and asked to come back in

21/02/2024

Pics from this morning ☀️

21/02/2024

2 little call ducks ❤️❤️

16/02/2024

The most handsome goofball ❤️

04/02/2024

Duddy! The ferocious protector ❤️ since bringing Dudley home we have only had 1 animal lost to predators. We lost a little call duck to what we suspect was a hawk because since that day Dudley has waged a war against all aerial predators. None go unnoticed. Our loss of fowl was very high before bringing this gorgeous boy home he has definitely allowed us to keep our animals safe and sound even while free ranging.

04/02/2024

Peter & Penelope are enjoying the mostly indoor cat life for the winter, helping to keep the basement mice free and staying cozy & warm

13/01/2024

24/09/2023

Just a couple pigs and their dog 🩵

24/09/2023

Red Bourbon Tom Turkey glamour shots 📷🦃

17/09/2023

Just some morning pictures ❤️