<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Petals and Poultry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petals And Poultry]]></description><link>https://www.petalsandpoultryfarm.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:12:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.petalsandpoultryfarm.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Employee of the Month: July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet our employee of the month: Strawberry aka Mama Strawberry Strawberry has dedicated over 2 months of her summer to laying diligently on eggs with the hopes of becoming a new mama. Sadly, her eggs were not fertilized so it was up to her “tenders” to help her out. The “tenders” serendipitously found buff brahma chicks at the local tractor supply and brought them to her. (Video coming with the process). She was overjoyed and speechless! Her maternal instincts quickly turned up to high gear...]]></description><link>https://www.petalsandpoultryfarm.com/post/employee-of-the-month-july</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a64ddf81050e57321894f1c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:04:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8425a_5cf7e1e61f604a28a8ba036413f77db3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carmela DiVello</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Clean Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clean up my tea garden with me! Here’s the process: 1. Coffee 2. Sunglasses &#38; bandana for the allergies! 3. Get to it! 4. Grab the cart to fill for compost pile 5. Lets the chickens do the work! Come back for phase 2 and the result #garden #gardening #homestead #homesteader #countrylife https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXAubEKEYM3/?igsh=MXVkb2xhc3ExcnNxZg==]]></description><link>https://www.petalsandpoultryfarm.com/post/garden-clean-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a543f0952c8895348a0709c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:28:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Carmela DiVello</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Reasons Why Ducks are Great for the Homestead]]></title><description><![CDATA[1. Duck poop /pool water makes great fertilizer. It’s a considered to be cold manure; it can be used right away in your garden! No need to wait X months for it to breakdown.2. Pest control.  They LOVE to eat snails, slugs, &#38; worms! So at the first sight of a slug or snail infestation… the ducks are more than happy to help! This is the number one reason why I wanted to keep ducks. Last year, I had a horrible slug infestation and it destroyed my potato crops! 3. More gentle on the garden...]]></description><link>https://www.petalsandpoultryfarm.com/post/three-reasons-why-ducks-are-great-for-the-homestead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a54276652c8895348a03b92</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:47:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Carmela DiVello</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Farmstand is open!]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.instagram.com/p/DatIdHqElUf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&#38;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]]></description><link>https://www.petalsandpoultryfarm.com/post/our-farmstand-is-open</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5426e01f3b88f8a4ed5f0d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:44:44 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Carmela DiVello</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>