LAST UPDATED JANUARY 21, 2020 It’s so hard to get away as a farmer. Each time we have, it’s been a catastrophic event. Then last one we tried out we ended up just turning around to head home even after having paid ahead for tickets and rooms. Finding a farm View Article
About Lavender Ameraucana chickens
Lavender Ameraucana chickens lay lovely true blue eggs, have thick fluffy beards under their beaks, and muffs adorning their cheeks. A young visitor asked me once if they were part owl. We are currently keeping only pullets for OE/EE crosses due to an aggravating picking issue.
18 things I didn’t know about goats… before it was too late!
Bucks pee on their own faces during rut season. The dank stank can be smelled 1/2-mile away and is impossible to clean off your hand if you pet them. Several washes later it’s still detected. Their penises are surprisingly long with a little noodle on the end that directs the View Article
Collection, Storage and Care of Hatching Eggs
Hatching Eggs are different than Grocery Store Eggs LAST UPDATED JAN 30, 2018 I am asked on occasion if eggs from the grocery store would hatch. My answer is no. Eggs from the grocery store are from massive chicken operations which do not keep roosters, at least on purpose. Production View Article
2019 Large Chicken Flock Thinning 101
We are cutting our flock down from it’s peak of 100+ mostly summer free-rangers to a selected 20 hens, and their respective roosters per-breed, for overwintering. In the last few weeks, I have sold, gifted, and deliberated. I’m only keeping a handful of breeds and crosses. It’s time to decide View Article
Danny’s farm memories
Hi, I’m Danny and I’m 10-years-old. I am going to tell you all about my farm life.
Spring Goat Kids Photos!
With little time on my hands after milking, bottle feeding, washing milking stuff, excessively cuddling and more milking… I’ve had little time for a quick homestead update. We have had six kids so far. One kid was butted really hard after being rejected by its mother. I had to step View Article
Easter Eggers
Easter Eggers are fun crosses of our purebreds paired with first generation crosses. We are now offering a pale pink hue egg for the first time. Each egg you receive has the potential to hatch a pullet that will in turn lay an egg of different color.