Neffland Farm

Neffland Farm This is a group for all people raising poultry in the Detroit Metro Area, as well as people who are interested in supporting local poultry.

We can share ideas, insights, lobby for our rights, and market our products. We can also post when we have chicks and eggs for sale or trade, or collectively order from a hatchery if we have several members interested in a particular breed. Most of all, it will a great place to share our pics and experiences in raising chickens, ducks, geese, and turkey!

Now even my old girls are laying eggs, so I have about 4 dozen available for sale, $5 for a six pack. Easy pickup at you...
04/11/2026

Now even my old girls are laying eggs, so I have about 4 dozen available for sale, $5 for a six pack. Easy pickup at your convenience. I take cash, PayPal or Zelle. Send me a message if you are interested.

Farrah was one of my favorite ducks, named for her beautiful Farah Fawcett hair. I took her everywhere. Bars, restaurants, you name it. She would ride inside my jacket, peeping constantly. Today would have been her 12th birthday! Maybe she could be the next label....

04/05/2026

Every day is Easter if you have free range ducks! My little mouser, Wednesday, accompanies me on the hunt today. The ducks love laying eggs under the grape vines, so I run the obstacle course daily.

Marquette wine grapes starting to ripen....
07/27/2025

Marquette wine grapes starting to ripen....

Deviled eggs for 4th of July? Duck eggs are spectacular. Besides laying eggs, the ducks provide fertilizer for the viney...
06/30/2025

Deviled eggs for 4th of July? Duck eggs are spectacular. Besides laying eggs, the ducks provide fertilizer for the vineyard. This is the first year of productivity, and the grapes are abundant. Thank you, ducks! As always, DM me if you would like eggs. $5 for 1/2 dozen, equal to 9 chicken eggs. Easy payment and pickup.

One regret that I always had is that I didn't name the egg farm Meg's Eggs. Laid In Detroit was cute and all, but when M...
05/22/2025

One regret that I always had is that I didn't name the egg farm Meg's Eggs. Laid In Detroit was cute and all, but when Meg came along, I knew it had to change. That is one reason why we expanded and re-branded to Neffland Farm, to give me some freedom in marketing.

Meg was a great guardian of the ducks, choosing to sleep outside with them from the age of 5 months, a prodigy. Because of her, the ducks had freedom to live their lives like ducks in the wild, but also have great nutrition and protection. They hatched young, explored their territories, and lived long lives all because of her.

This brings us to the new packaging--actual half dozen duck egg cartons (equal to nine chicken eggs), perfect for the duck egg long time connoisseur or the first time adventurous eater, with photos and stories of the dogs and ducks that will change from time to time. Fun for the family, or even as a gift!

$5/carton with easy pickup and payment. DM me for details!

Babies are hatching!
05/09/2025

Babies are hatching!

A few weeks after Meg-a-dog crossed the bridge, I started getting an unwanted visitor. A predator, probably a mother rac...
05/04/2025

A few weeks after Meg-a-dog crossed the bridge, I started getting an unwanted visitor. A predator, probably a mother raccoon, has been sneaking onto the farm in the wee hours of the morning, eating eggs, disrupting the worm colony, and carving pumpkins. This raccoon has been casing the place, because she shows up right after the ducks lay eggs, and leaves just before Gemma wakes up. (She always naps at the foot of my bed after running around all night.) We might have to change up our routine to outsmart the masked bandit...

I made a bed for Christmas trees.Instead I planted a Great Pyrenees....But seriously, these trees are giving me anxietie...
05/04/2025

I made a bed for Christmas trees.
Instead I planted a Great Pyrenees....
But seriously, these trees
are giving me anxieties.

Even though I'm not quite done with the pot in pot tree plot, I started planting them. The concolor fir doesn't thrive in captivity like the Black Hills spruce, and even the spruce scared me when some of them turned brown. Too much water? Not enough water? Temperature too volatile in the spring? The answer is to get them in the sandy bed. Hopefully consistent water and temps will give the seedlings a good start. Thankfully the spruce are all showing signs of growth, and most of the firs are doing OK. Now Gemma needs to not sit on them....

Lately the ducks are competing for style points on their egg laying. The egg nestled next to the grap vine is very artis...
04/22/2025

Lately the ducks are competing for style points on their egg laying. The egg nestled next to the grap vine is very artistic. The clutch in the spare tire is ingenious. But I think the winner is the one in the middle of 100 Christmas trees. How did she get in there?

I was expecting these concolor firs I ordered to be 8-14", as described. Instead they are 8-38". I guess natural trees a...
04/17/2025

I was expecting these concolor firs I ordered to be 8-14", as described. Instead they are 8-38". I guess natural trees are like natural bo***es. They come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes they don't match.

I am CHUFFED! This week, our next investment arrived. Christmas trees! We got Black Hills spruce and concolor fir. They ...
04/11/2025

I am CHUFFED! This week, our next investment arrived. Christmas trees! We got Black Hills spruce and concolor fir. They will be offered as live potted trees for the holidays with the option to donate them to The Greening of Detroit.

There's one problem. They were all supposed to be small like the ones in the orange bucket. For some reason the concolor fir are huge! I had to rush order larger pots and totally change the scope of my project. The good news is they will definitely be big enough come December!

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