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DIY Natural Vibrantly Blue Eggs

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At Blue Hollow Homestead, we love all things blue. Naturally when we learned of an easy to make all natural blue dye last year, we were all over it! We figured out a method that resulted in vibrantly blue eggs every time.  How to Make Vibrant Blue Eggs 1. Boil 1 qt of water, a whole shredded red cabbage, 2tbs of vinegar, and one 1tbs of salt.  2. Once it reaches a boil, cover and let it simmer for 30 minutes.  3. Strain and keep the liquid for dying.  4. Place hard boiled or blown eggs in the dye. We found that if you use colored eggs you will get a large variety of shades of blue. 3. *IMPORTANT* Let it sit in the dye overnight. If you just dunk it in, you will get a pale color. If it stays overnight it will turn an absolutely beautiful, vibrant blue that lasts a long time. Blue, Brown, Green, Tan, and Speckled Eggs from our Chickens White Duck Eggs
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Spring Morning Chores & Homestead Tour

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How do we run a small farm on under two acres of land? Tour our set up and join us as we do some of our morning chores during the spring. We currently have baby goats, bunnies, chicks, and ducklings, which add a lot of excitement. In the past few years we have done so much work to grow our homestead and make the most of our land. There is a never ending list of projects to be done and we are always improving and growing. Note: Because we knew we were filming, we gave everyone fresh water and filled their feeders the night beforehand so the videos would take less time. These chores are normally done in the morning. Goats First things first, we feed the goats their bottles and pellets. While they are eating we give them fresh water, hay, and lots of snuggles. We then let the girls out into their run. It has taken the girls less than a week to clear a huge section of the run! Maggie Penelope How much the goats have cleared Rabbits Next, we do the ra
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Processing Chicken: Real Life Farm to Table

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**WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. BLOOD AND ANIMAL BUTCHERING.** If you follow our farm, you know that we have been raising 50+ meat birds with the end goal of providing humanely raised, all natural meat. Last year we made a post documenting the process of processing turkey and this year we decided to show how our chickens go from pasture to plate and teach you a little bit about how we do things. First we will briefly explain how we raise them and then I will show and explain how we process them (complete with detailed pictures and a video!) and end with a cost analysis.  This is a great read if: you want to process a bird, you are new to meat birds, you are experienced with meat birds, you want to be aware of where your food comes from, you eat meat, or if you just want to see how chickens go from farm to table in something that ISN'T a factory farm setting. Note: this is just how we do things. There are many methods, and after much trial and error we find this is
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