Beachdog Farm
Georgetown, DE
duckling, honey bee, and chicken
Sunrise walk the our Beach dog
Antoinette, our Champagne d’Argent doe and her nest of kits
What’s happening on the farm? Our hens are laying, rabbits are kindling (having litters), Incubators are hatching chicks and ducklings (and turkey poults soon). We’re hoping for piglets from our Kunekune pigs (sometime in May or June) and planting pasture seed for future grazing.
Our new bee hives are set to catch a swarm and soon will be in full honey productions. The resident bees will also help to polinate our fruit trees and bushes. We have fuji & stayman apple, seckle pear, fig, Pawpaw, and Pecan trees. We also have blackberry, blueberry, and elderberry bushes.
Our latest project includes high tunnels for growing lots of vegetables
This January, during our slower time (😂), we took a Cornell Small Farms course on growing mushrooms. We’ll be growing King Oyster mushrooms in April.
Keep scrolling down to see more!
Eggs
Pasture-Raised Non-GMO fed Duck Eggs, Pasture-Raised Non-GMO fed White Holland Turkey Eggs (limited supply) &
Organic Non-GMO fed Chicken Eggs in stock!
Our eggs are also available at Hattie’s Garden in Lewes, DE
Scrambled duck eggs
What’s special about Beachdog Farm eggs? Our chickens and ducks are mobile. They get fresh ground to scratch and forage on a regular basis, as well as organic scratch grains as an everyday treat.
Our chickens eat Kalmbach USDA Certified Organic, Non-GMO feed that contains LifeGuard®, a proprietary blend of prebiotics, probiotics, essential oils, and enzymes that support digestive, immune and health function. Their feed also contains YolkProud™ a blend of natural ingredients that promote vibrant egg yolks.
Our ducks and turkeys eat Kalmach Wild Flush Gamebird Non-GMO feed that contains LifeGuard®. Their feed is also balanced to support our conservancy breeding program.
Although both types of eggs are nutritious, duck eggs tend to contain even higher amounts of some nutrients than chicken eggs, including folate, iron, and vitamin B12.
Duck eggs contain as much as 168% or more of the DV for vitamin B12. Your body needs vitamin B12 for certain tasks, such as building DNA and new red blood cells
Source: Healthline
Eggs: Are they good or bad for my cholesterol?
Answer From Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D, Mayo Clinic
Chicken eggs are an affordable source of protein and other nutrients. They're also naturally high in cholesterol. But the cholesterol in eggs doesn't seem to raise cholesterol levels the way some other foods, such as those high in trans fats and saturated fats, do. read more here
Flourless Tortilla Recipe
Ingredients:
1 beachdog farm turkey or duck egg
2 tablespoons of almond flour
dash of seasoning
Combine all in a bowl and pour into a hot skillet. cook for about 1 min or less and flip tortilla. Cook for about 1 more min or less.
cracking a turkey egg for flourless tortilla
making flourless tortillas
Hatching Eggs
Want to hatch your own heritage breed flock?
Hatching eggs available for Sussex chickens, Saxony ducks, Welsh Harlequin ducks, and White Holland turkeys.
Get your incubator ready!
Day old Sussex chicks in brooder
Sussex chicks thriving in the brooder
White Holland Turkeys
White Holland Turkey Project on Beachdog Farm
The White Holland was the most important white-feathered variety throughout most of American history. Despite this illustrious past, the White Holland is one of the rarest and most difficult-to-authenticate varieties today. The White Holland was the only commercial white variety in the first half of the 1900s. The White Holland is a distinctive and historical population close to extinction (Threatened) (Livestock Conservancy, 2020)
Threatened: Breeds with fewer than 1,000 annual registrations in the United States and an estimated global population of less than 5,000. For rabbits, fewer than 100 annual registrations in the U.S., and estimated global population less than 1,000, fewer than 300 recorded at rabbit shows in the previous 5 years, and 11-30 breeders. For poultry, fewer than 1,000 breeding birds in the U.S., with seven or fewer primary breeding flocks, and an estimated global population less than 5,000. (Livestock Conservancy, 2020)
New for Spring 2024!
Hatching Eggs and Poults
Chicks and Ducklings
Are you interested in getting a flock started, but don’t have an incubator? No problem! We are hatching eggs and can help you to grow your heritage breed flock. Email us beachdogfarm@gmail.com
Newly Hatched Saxony and Welsh Harlequin Ducks
Sussex chicks just hatched
Pasture-Raised Rabbit
Our Champagne and Creme D’Argent rabbit is pasture-raised and Non-GMO fed. Processed on-farm, frozen in BPA free shrink wrapped bags.
The Champagne d’Argent rabbit is one of the oldest recognized rabbit breed. Champagne d’Argent means ‘Silver [rabbit] of Champagne’, found in France in the mid 1600s. Prized for their unique “silvery” pelt and meat producing qualities, the Champagne is a frequent winner on the show table.
The Creme d’Argent rabbit arrived on the market in France during the 1800’s. The Creme d’Argents are a bit larger than the Champagnes, with a superior quality in taste and texture. Status: Threatened
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Breeding Stock
Interested in breeding your own rabbits for show or meat? We breed Champagne d’Argent and Creme d’Argent pedigree, show quality rabbits
Email for details: beachdogfarm@gmail.com
Feed Your Joy
Pasture-Raised Non-GMO fed Pork Available in 2025
Pasture-Raised Pork
The Kunekune is a small heritage breed from New Zealand, are pasture grazing pigs that are slow growing but worth the wait. The pork that they produce is a succulent red marbled meat, locked in a layer of fat around it keeping it juicy and full of flavor.
Our Mamma Pigs Madeline and Charlotte
Our Papa Pig Wellington
Pasture-Raised Ducks
Photo from Beachdog Farm
Pasture-Raised NonGMO fed Duck available Fall 2024
“In eastern Germany, Albert Franz of Chemitz began developing a new multi-purpose duck in 1930. He used Rouen, German Pekin, and Blue Pomeranian ducks in his breeding program and introduced this new creation at the Saxony Show of 1934.” (Holderread) Chemtiz’s goal was a duck for exhibition that would lay a lot of eggs and produce delicious meat. It was named after the show in which it was first shown.
Most Saxony ducks didn’t survive World War II, so Franz renewed his breeding program after the war. In 1957, Germany recognized them as a distinct breed. Saxony ducks made their way to the United States when the Holderread Waterfowl Farm in Oregon imported them in 1984. They were admitted into the American Poultry Association’s Standard of Perfection in the Fall of 2000. Status: Threatened (Livestock Conservancy, 2020)”
Welsh Harlequin Ducks
“The Welsh Harlequin breed originated in 1949 with two mutant, light-colored ducklings hatched from pure Khaki Campbells by Leslie Bonnet, a British Royal Air Force officer, writer, banker, magazine editor – and duck breeder. Bonnet and his wife developed a globally-recognized duck breeding program. Bonnet published Practical Duck-Keeping in 1960. This guide was considered the “go-to” resource for duck husbandry for many decades.
In 1968, John Fugate imported hatching Harlequin eggs to Tennessee, but by 1980, descendants of the original imports were confined to two small flocks. To broaden the gene pool, breeders imported additional Harlequins in 1982, and in 1984 they began to offer birds for sale in the US. The Silver variety of the Welsh Harlequin was accepted by the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection in 2001. Status: Watch (Livestock Conservency, 2020)”
Photo from Beachdog Farm
Pasture-Raised Chicken
The Sussex Chicken originated in the county of Sussex, England where they were prized as a table fowl more than 100 years ago.
Sussex is one of the oldest breeds of chickens with superior flavor.
Our chickens are pasture-raised, organic & non-gmo fed. Poultry is processed on-farm, frozen in BPA free shrink wrapped bags.
Pasture-Raised
Non-GMO fed Chicken
available Fall 2024
Life on the farm!
Sustainable Farming
Are you ready to love your food and feed your life?
You belong here!
Our mission is to grow heritage breed and heirloom food without hormones, pesticides or chemicals; produced in harmony with the earth’s cycles. We’ve designed our farm with the principles of permaculture and biodynamic farming. We continue to be life-long learners of living in abundance. As we grow and learn, we hope you will too. We want you to love your food and feed your life with abundant trust in us. Join Beachdog Farm in the journey to ultimate well-being.
Read about us in this article: Inside the Demand for Sustainable Meat and Seafood in Delaware
How we arrived here:
In 2015, we bought six chicks and built a pen out of PVC and chicken wire on 1/4 acre. We fell in love with the farm life and the connection to our food. Since then, we bought a farm and added Kunekune pigs, chickens, ducks, turkeys, rabbits, heirloom vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers.
Meet Dr. Lisa Clow:
I retired from a 30 yr. career of teaching public middle school and started farming full time in July 2021. While my plan after completing a Ph.D. in Public Health was to work in higher education, the pandemic knocked me off of my hamster wheel. (listen to my podcast episode about that) We decided to invest in Beachdog Farm and now I’m living my dream!
Farmer Lisa with Charlotte
About Us
In 2015, we bought six chicks and built a pen out of PVC and chicken wire on 1/4 acre. We fell in love with the farm life and the connection to our food. Since then, we bought a farm and added Kunekune pigs, chickens, ducks, turkeys, rabbits, heirloom vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers.
Farmer Lisa and her Kunekune boar, Wellington
Our mission is to grow our food without hormones, pesticides or chemicals; produced in harmony with the earth’s cycles. We’ve designed our farm with the principles of permaculture and biodynamic farming. We continue to be life-long learners of how to live in abundance.
As we grow and learn, we hope you will too. We want you to love your food and feed your life with abundant trust in us. Join Beachdog Farm in the journey to ultimate well-being.
