
This is what it takes to make the Farm Manager hang around with us these days. At first she didn’t even notice the raccoon. Read the rest of this entry
This is what it takes to make the Farm Manager hang around with us these days. At first she didn’t even notice the raccoon. Read the rest of this entry
The eggs you buy at Safeway will never look like these! These are kind of a horror story, egg style. I looked at every photo and thought to myself, yep, I’ve seen that before! I give away eggs all the time, but these get tossed. By tossed I mean that I microwave them up and feed them back to the hens.
This is an old article I blatantly stole from Backyard Chickens. I guess it’s not stealing if I send you there via a link. If you have a backyard flock, you’re going to want to sign up for their email newsletters.
And here’s the URL for wary folks: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/ Copy and paste and you’re there.
Not only are there farmers more experienced than I, but lots of them are much funnier than I am. Read the rest of this entry
A more accurate title would be “Cut that out, Pearly Mae!” My hens are homeless, or old, or maybe just cranky. Those are the kind of hens that end up in sanctuary here. Read the rest of this entry
Hens come and go around here. This year they just keep on coming. Read the rest of this entry