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E&K's Blue Haven Ranch - Tonto Basin, AZ
The Beginning
We are making one of dreams come true with our Ranch. We purchased it at the end of 2021 and spent the next year building barns, coops, installing solar panels, planting gardens, pruning trees, incorporating aquaponics into Tilapia and Catfish tanks, and growing our flock. It was challenging, grueling at times, and it seemed that the work would never end.
A year of growth
We knew we wanted to raise chicken and domestic quail but we were not sure what else we wanted to raise. The first year raised a few Heritage turkeys and they provided us and our families a couple very bountiful holiday meals, along with ducks and goats. We also raised and processed some Tilapia and catfish. The latest addition to the flock are a couple peacocks, who are taking over guarding the ranch well.
Finding our niche
By far, the chicken and quail are our niche. We have successfully incubated several generations, and we let a few of our broody hens hatch some chicks.
Chasing Rainbows....
Everyday we are blessed with the beauty of our ranch. Everything has a purpose and nothing goes to waste. We experience birth, and death, and the circle of life. We are purposeful with the things we plant and grow, and grow food for ourselves as well as our flock. Learning to work with the natural elements and to repurpose, we have created a space for our flock that is as natural as possible.
There is definitely a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!