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# Nine Mile Farm

Fresh Duck Eggs from Happy Birds

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.ninemile.farm/blog) - The Nine Mile Farm Blog provides updates about our farm, great recipes, educational articles, permaculture teaching and the world famous Duck Chronicles videos.
- [S3- Duck Chronicles – Episode Seven – Answers to Questions and Spinach Heaven](https://www.ninemile.farm/s3-duck-chronicles-episode-seven-answers-to-questions-and-spinach-heaven) - Today we answer questions from the audience on things like stocking density, duck breed choices, the purpose of swales and more.
- [Episode Six of The Duck Chronicles - Time for a Spinach Fix](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc3-e6) - Today we visit the baby ducks and check out their response to spinach, they seem to like it. We also get a good laugh, tune in to see why. To see all episodes of all seasons visit, www.duckchronicles.com
- [Season Three - Episode Four - Little Ducks All Over the Floor](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc3-e4) - Today we discuss mortality rates, which are generally in the 2-3% range over large numbers of ducklings. We also discuss the breeds we have and identifying them as ducklings. Sadly one of our ducklings died yesterday and we have one today that doesn't look like she is going to make it either. This is a
- [S3 – Duck Chronicles – Episode 3 – A New Box of Ducks for Me](https://www.ninemile.farm/s3-dc3) - In Episode 3 of Season Three we start again at the post office picking up the balance of this week’s shipment of ducklings. We will have one more round of ducks coming next week. We then move on to the brooder. Everyone from shipment one did well despite and over night low in the mid
- [Season Three - Duck Chronicles Episodes One and Two Published](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc-s3-epi1) - Today March 1st is the launch of Season Three of the Duck Chronicles. In episode one I pick the new ducks up at the post office
- [How to Make Your Veggie Garden Go and Blow the Easy Way](https://www.ninemile.farm/how-to-make-your-veggie-garden-go-and-blow-the-easy-way) - Let me say this article could have been a LOT longer, things get complicated and there are so many variables when you get into soil science and the soil food web, but this is about a quick fix to the most common reasons gardens look bad, produce poorly and are over effected by pests. Let's
- [Egg Laying is in Full Swing - Get Your Fresh Eggs Today](https://www.ninemile.farm/egg-laying-is-in-full-swing-get-your-fresh-eggs-today) - Spring has sprung and that makes for a Nine Mile Farm full of happy ducks and lots and we do mean lots of eggs. We would like to thank our customers who hung with us though the winter where egg count naturally drops and on top of it our major loss to a coyote. All
- [S2 – Duck Chronicles Episode Seventeen – Meet Dorothy the Egg Queen](https://www.ninemile.farm/s2-duck-chronicles-episode-seventeen-meet-dorothy-the-egg-queen) - Dorothy does an awesome job with the eggs, she cleans, inspects, packages the eggs every single day. This video shows the level of care and effort she puts in.
- [S2 – Duck Chronicles Episode Sixteen – Nine Mile Farm is Full of Green](https://www.ninemile.farm/s2-dc16) - In Season Two – Duck Chronicles Episode Sixteen – Nine Mile Farm is Full of Green we we only spend a bit of time with the ducks; instead we take a property walk that contrasts nicely with this more in depth walk from 2013. What you are seeing is the result of what we and
- [S2 – Duck Chronicles – Episode Fourteen – Chowing on Sprouts Like a Feathered Machine](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc2-e14) - I decided to leave the ducks in a bit later today so I could video them coming out and getting their breakfast sprouts today. As usual it turned into a Bernie Sanders rally, a big crowd loudly demanding free stuff. I also show you a simple experiment that has dramatically increased the sprout yields during
- [S2-Duck Chronicles- Episode Thirteen – New Muscovies and February is Green](https://www.ninemile.farm/s2-duck-chronicles-episode-thirteen-new-muscovies-and-february-is-green) - In Season two of The Duck Chronicles- Episode Thirteen – New Muscovies and February is Green we check out the new muscovies progress and even some newer ones that were added since the last episode. The silvers are really pretty. The day started out with duck anarchy. Dorothy left the gate open and when I
- [We Now Officially Have Quail Eggs for Sale](https://www.ninemile.farm/we-now-officially-have-quail-eggs-for-sale) - We are still working out the kinks in our new quail laying operation but we do have eggs. We are making them available to our customers for 4 dollars per 15 pack. Be advised if you want to use quail eggs any way other than boiled you really are going to want a quail egg
- [Fried Quail The Way Grandmaw Would Have Made It](https://www.ninemile.farm/fried-quail-the-way-grandmaw-would-have-made-it) - My grandmaw that is, perhaps yours too. Read on and make that call for yourself. First off like most people I had two wonderful grandmothers. One was Italian on my mothers side. She was amazing in the kitchen and raised me more as my mother than my grandmother in my early years. Anything that woman
- [Making the Perfect Sunny Side Up or Over Easy Quail Eggs](https://www.ninemile.farm/making-the-perfect-sunny-side-up-or-over-easy-quail-eggs) - We should be offering quail eggs to our customers in another week or two. With that in mind we are going to put a few videos about using them so that every customer knows what to expect and has a great experience with these fantastic eggs. Right now frankly since the ducks are not laying
- [Using a Quail Egg Cracking Tool](https://www.ninemile.farm/using-a-quail-egg-cracking-tool) - Cracking quail eggs is a bit different than cracking a chicken egg. You can do it with a knife if you are really skilled but given this tool does it perfectly every single time and only costs about 9 dollars, it is the way to go. You can get one here, http://amzn.to/1PhA4fE While I did
- [What Happens When You Don't Feed the Ducks On Time](https://www.ninemile.farm/feed-the-ducks-on-time) - This morning we were off to a bit of a late start, that means only about 30 minutes behind, no big deal. Well that is unless you are a duck waiting on your sprouted sunflower seeds.
- [A Question on Outdoor Cooking Options - Leads to a Lesson for Small Farm Owners](https://www.ninemile.farm/a-question-on-outdoor-cooking-options-leads-to-a-lesson-for-small-farm-owners) - As you might imagine as local small farmers that also try to buy what we don't produce from other local producers we live a very healthy food centric life. That leads to my other passion cooking. I love to cook even more I think than to eat what I cook. Another thing I enjoy is
- [One of the Easiest Ways to Be Prepared](https://www.ninemile.farm/one-of-the-easiest-ways-to-be-prepared) - It looks like something out of Star Trek with a complex name to boot, but the Ivation Sleek 3-in-1 Emergency Black-Out Motion-Sensing Light and Torch is actually easier to use then a toaster. All you do is plug it in and it does the rest. Once it is dark a motion sensor turns it on
- [New Pricing and Egg Updates for 2016](https://www.ninemile.farm/new-pricing-and-egg-updates-for-2016) - Well guys the new year is upon us and it is time to update everyone on some things. First we are raising our price to an even 8 dollars a dozen for all customers. We have granted special pricing to a few customers over the last year and we have been in general selling at
- [S2 – Duck Chronicles Episode Twelve – Into The Chocolate Muscovy World We Delve](https://www.ninemile.farm/s2-dc12) - Today in Season Two – The Duck Chronicles Episode Twelve – Into The Chocolate Muscovy World We Delve After losing more than 20 total birds to a coyote we have gone into recovery mode. The coyote is dead, you can see that in Adjunct Nine here, http://bit.ly/1TvrLuQ To deal with this loss we just purchased
- [A Simple Pond Fountain for Under 25 Bucks](https://www.ninemile.farm/a-simple-pond-fountain-for-under-25-bucks) - Simple fountain total cost less than $25. Take this pump and use half inch PVC pipe. Dry fit is all you need no glue so easy to clean and service. Install a strait piece of pipe the length you want, wire tie the pump to a broken piece of cinder block, put an end cap
- [The Visible Difference Between Duck and Chicken Eggs](https://www.ninemile.farm/the-visible-difference-between-duck-and-chicken-eggs) - They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well in this case it sure is. People ask us all the time about the difference between chicken and duck eggs, well you can see it below in color and richness alone. Recently we did a class for about 50 students and staff members who were
- [S2 – Duck Chronicles Episode Ten – Let the Integration Begin](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc2-e10) - In Season Two – Duck Chronicles Episode Ten – Let the Integration Begin, the baby girls get to meet the main flock. It will still be a while before we put them in the holding area with the adults over night but everyone seems to be largely ignoring each other. I may have to do
- [S2 – Duck Chronicles Episode Nine – A New Fodder System, Just In Time](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc2-e9) - Today on the S2 – Duck Chronicles Episode Nine – A New Fodder System, Just In Time, we go over the new sprouting/fodder system I built for the ducks. While there is nothing wrong with my low tech bucket system with the growing in population we need to produce a LOT MORE sprouts so it
- [S2 - Duck Chronicles Episode Seven - Freedom is Heaven](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc7-e6) - In the last week the young girls have gotten big enough to begin training them to free range and return to a holding area and they are out and about.
- [S2 – Duck Chronicles Episode Eight – Three New Baby Mallards Doing Great](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc2-e8) - In Season Two – Duck Chronicles Episode Eight – Three New Baby Mallards Doing Great we start out with morning bath time with the main flock in the three quarter acre food forest. We see that both the Brothers Green and the Mini Brothers Green are coming into full on fall beauty. Buddy and Joe
- [S2 - Duck Chronicles Episode Six - The Ducks Get Their Playtime Fix](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc2-e6) - Today on Season Two - Duck Chronicles Episode Six - The Ducks Get Their Playtime Fix we start out with a mishap where Farmer Jack left the water running for hours and filled up the bottom swale. The mistake is mine but the ducks are very excited about it. I also discuss quite a few
- [S2 - Duck Chronicles Episode Five - Fall is Finally About to Arrive](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc2-e5) - Today in Season Two - Duck Chronicles Episode Five - Fall is Finally About to Arrive we start out with the “Brothers Green” who are just beginning to really get all their colors back after the summer molt. Buddy and Joe are trying to timber sorghum during morning bath time. Little Brown and the Mini Brothers
- [S2 - Duck Chronicles - Episode Four - Baby Ducks Out the Door](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc2-e4) - Today on The Duck Chronicles - Episode Four - Baby Ducks Out the Door we spend some times with the new babies. They have now been outside for 3 nights and everyone is doing just awesome. They are eating about 50% LESS feed then they did last winter in the brooder. Today I also discuss
- [Duck Chronicles - Season Two - Episodes Two and Three](https://www.ninemile.farm/duck-chronicles-season-two-episodes-two-and-three) - A two parter today guys, once you get over 10 minutes sometimes you have issues uploading direct to YouTube from the iPhone so I broke today into two episodes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First in Duck Chronicles - Episode Two – Quails and Little Ducks it’s Outside for You we start off with the quail in the modified
- [Season Two - Episode One - The Duck Chronicles](https://www.ninemile.farm/dc2e1) - The Second Season of The Duck Chronicles begins today. In S2 -The Duck Chronicles - Episode One - Another Journey Has Begun the new ducks are here, and I had to run out and get them at 5 AM because a shipping delay caused them to be a day longer in transit than expected. We
- [Why Our New Ducks Will Never See a "Brooder"](https://www.ninemile.farm/why-our-new-ducks-will-never-see-a-brooder) - See the above picture, assuming our shipment from Metzer Farms arrives tomorrow it will be full of 60, 2-day old fuzzy ducklings by about 10AM tomorrow morning. No brooder for us. Now look I am not saying everyone should do away with the concept of a brooder just that we are in some ways and
- [Do You Know About The Duck Chronicles - Season Two Starts Next Week](https://www.ninemile.farm/do-you-know-about-the-duck-chronicles-season-two-starts-next-week) - Early this year we decided to increase our duck flock with 50 dedicated layers to our flock. We ordered them form our favorite supplier Metzer Farms. Metzer then took them on hatch day, packed them in a box and yes mailed them to our via the post office. We hear from a lot of people
- [Muscovy Ducks Have Arrived](https://www.ninemile.farm/muscovy-ducks-have-arrived-2) - Last night Jack picked up 9 new Muscovy ducks, 7 hens and 2 drakes. Here is a first look at them. They were picked up in the dark last night and had a long for them we are sure 15 mile ride in a dog crate in the back of our tuck. Then they had
- [Shrimp, Jalapeno and Cheese Eggs](https://www.ninemile.farm/shrimp-jalapeno-and-cheese-eggs) - When you produce 30 plus dozen eggs a week like we do at NineMile.Farm you end up with plenty of eggs for your own use beyond what you sell. Now I love bacon and eggs a great deal but you can't just eat the same thing every day. I decided to try shrimp and eggs
- [Duck Egg, Potato and Bacon Tacos](https://www.ninemile.farm/duck-egg-potato-and-bacon-tacos) - Wondering what to do with all those awesome eggs. Try this one, works great with chicken eggs too but duck eggs make it extra yummy. Ingredients 2 duck eggs half a medium potato half a sweet pepper or one large jalapeno (or both) 1 clove of garlic 8 pieces of bacon salsa of your choice

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.ninemile.farm/) - Duck Eggs are Awesome and we have the Best Duck Eggs in Fort Worth - Notice right now we are staying sold out to our existing customers. We are trying to work in some new customers as we can. Learn why duck eggs are so amazing. Once you try duck eggs you might become addicted.
- [Education](https://www.ninemile.farm/education) - Education and Training Classes - Due to CoVid all Events are Currently on Hold. Occasionally we host training classes on sustainable living and permaculture principles at our property. These events range from one day simple seminars and workshops to multi day camp out affairs on advanced permaculture principles. Past Events Have Included Wood Core Garden
- [The Team](https://www.ninemile.farm/the-team) - The Team The People – AKA Those Owned by the Animals! Nine Mile Farmstead is owned by Dorothy and Jack Spirko. Dorothy spent over 20 years as a pediatric nurse and Jack spent most of his life in sales and marketing. Today they run their own businesses and take care of things at Nine Mile
- [Our Eggs](https://www.ninemile.farm/our-eggs) - Happy and healthy birds produce healthy and great tasting eggs. Once you try our eggs it will ruin you on mass produced eggs forever. Fresh eggs from our Farmstead have deep yellow orange yolks and solid whites compared to the watery whites and faded yellow color of store bought eggs. Why Our Eggs Have Better
- [Contact](https://www.ninemile.farm/contact) - Our Location Please Note – Please call us toll free at 866-821-FARM before you come by the farm to check on product availability and to make sure we are able to accommodate your visit. Our dogs are friendly once introduced but trained to defend our property and livestock, for your own safety we require you
- [About](https://www.ninemile.farm/about) - Located just south of Azle Texas and just North of Fort Worth, our farm provides high quality free range duck eggs to individuals and restaurants in north TX.
- [Updates](https://www.ninemile.farm/updates) - Updates

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