One Chicken Ranch

05/26/2026

Some think that syrup season is only Jan-April...
Ken is preparing the wood for next year.
This year we went through 11 totes plus a wood shed. He is planning on having 15 totes of wood this year.

05/26/2026

Some may think that theaple.syrup season is only in Jan-Feb-Mar... But there are things that go on all year round.
Ken has been busy preparing the wood for next year. We had 11 totes plus the wood shed, this year he is preparing 15 totes!

05/06/2026

These small plastic bottles are in England...for thank you gifts.

Today, 5 bottles were delivered for gifts for future in-laws.

04/22/2026

Looking for maple syrup made the traditional way, collected by hand and each tree, boiled over a wood fired evaporator, and bottled immediately. We are open for business. We only sell at our door, not in any stores. Word of mouth sales are the best!

Open by chance or by appointment.

1L bottles $30
500ml $17
250ml $10 (perfect hostest or teacher gifts)
Available in amber and dark.

04/14/2026

Chicken lake has increased in size!
And more rain on the way!!
Good thing the syrup season is done.

04/12/2026

Day 40, gotta make it fun, or it is considered work!

We had to haul the jugs back from the bush.. I said to Dirk we will build a rack with sticks used in piling the lumber... So we did, and a small rope...

So how many jugs do you think we were able to bring back in one load?? Only lost 3 once, due to clearance of a branch 😂

04/11/2026

04/11/2026

Final day of boiling....if you want to see and smell it.. today is the day!
Clean up has begun.

If you want syrup we are selling it at the shack today.. stop in

$30 1L
$17 500ml
$10 250ml

04/10/2026

This morning's conversation was... We are done! We are pulling the jugs. We are tapping out!

Yes there will most likely be another run tomorrow, but we are tired and done.

We have surpassed our goal, and we can hear the cottage calling us!!

Currently we have 301L bottled, labeled and available for sale.
Our goal was 257L for our 257 taps.

04/10/2026

A short video for those who wonder what collecting/picking sap is like. The conditions are ideal here, because there is no snow and you can walk anywhere, unlike earlier in the season when you have to stay on the packed down trail we had made.