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Jul 3, 2015
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Hardy, Arkansas
Hi,

I'm in Illinois at the moment. We're preparing to move to our new homestead in Northern Arkansas. We sold our business last year in preparation for this major shift in our lives. We have 15 acres, barn, and coop. (Also house and garage but that's not the important part...) 2 ponds with the lower pasture pond spring fed. Its a scary time for us but we're committed to raise healthy food without chemicals or GMO's. In that same line of thinking we decided to raise endangered heritage animals.

Our first baby step is find our chickens. We're going to raise Dorkings. And we're getting Muscovy Ducks to keep the insect population under control (fingers crossed).

Its a scary but happy time for us. I think this is the right place to be looking for education and information. So far, everyone has been nice and helpful. Truly wonderful website.

God Bless and Best Wishes
 
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Glad you joined us!
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Wishing you lots of success with your new homestead!
 
Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to join our flock. Which part of Northern Arkansas are you in? I was born in Hot Springs and still love that area, but my father grew up in Russellville and went to college in Fayetteville. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck in your new endeavor and in getting your flock.
 
Wow! Thanks for the warm welcome.

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Guineas are on my list. I heard they were very handy to have around the homestead. I'll look for some chicks when we get settled in. I hope to keep the insect population under control using natural methods. Bats, purple martins, ducks, guineas, and the fly parasites but they might have a hard time living through the other methods of insect control unless I could teach the ducks, bats, and birds NOT to eat these particular good bugs. LOL

We are in the Hardy, Arkansas area. I added it to my profile.
 
If you're looking into purple martins, just know that they do not eat mosquitos. That is a myth. They are also hard to attract to a property and require a lot of maintenance but are very rewarding.
 

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