Quackett's Cove Homestead

Quackett's Cove Homestead Est in 2021. On a journey, and working towards our dream of becoming a self sufficient Homestead.
🍁 Located in Nova Scotia, Canada 🍁

It's beginning to look like... something... I think 🤷‍♀️🤣
06/17/2026

It's beginning to look like... something... I think 🤷‍♀️🤣

06/17/2026

Their little heads move ridiculously fast when they eat 😳

06/16/2026

Caramel, and his/her funny buddy Toad (young Cayuga). Toad it a weird little one. Toad had a rough hatch! A few weeks later and he/she is still a funny little one with a big personality!

06/16/2026

Our three 2026 'Keepers'.
Say Hello to Terri (Latrell baby), Midas (Tommy baby), and Caramel (Johnny baby) 🥹

Now that Goose egg season is done, our incubator got a good cleaning! It's time for Ducklings!!! Our last few Mandarin e...
06/14/2026

Now that Goose egg season is done, our incubator got a good cleaning! It's time for Ducklings!!! Our last few Mandarin eggs are in the incubator, along with two trays of Cayuga eggs, and one tray of Pekin eggs. We're leaving a few spaces empty, just incase something interesting comes along 🙂

06/14/2026

And then there were three! We've been so busy, we forgot to announce our third Mandarin Duckling hatched 😍 All three are eating, and drinking, great! And swimming in their waterdish too 😅

06/11/2026

Gizmo (one of our Mandarin Drakes) has lost both of his Sail Feathers, as he begins to molt out of his Mating Plumage. It's rare we find them in such good condition! Usually we find them in their pool, wet and mangled.

06/10/2026

What do you have in your hands?
*After over 3 long years (and 4 laying seasons)... success! 🥹

Fresh Lilac Blooms are dehydrating. Not sure what i'm going to use them for yet, but I'll make the most of the short blo...
06/10/2026

Fresh Lilac Blooms are dehydrating. Not sure what i'm going to use them for yet, but I'll make the most of the short blooming period to preserve them for later in the season.

A Black Cayuga egg in June?!?!?!?One of our Cayuga ladies was trying to go broody, but we kept taking her eggs away. Gue...
06/08/2026

A Black Cayuga egg in June?!?!?!?
One of our Cayuga ladies was trying to go broody, but we kept taking her eggs away. Guess she finally decided to start laying again 😍 The other ladies 'toner' is slow running out.

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Hackett's Cove
Nova Scotia

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