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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gardening with Chickens

In recent years it’s amazing how popular chickens have become as backyard pets.  We’re obviously huge fans of having chickens around the farm.  The benefits of having the freshest of eggs in close proximity to the kitchen are obvious, but hens are more than mere egg-laying machines.

This is Ginger helping out [...]

Frodo Feathers In...Again

A few of Frodo’s fans inquired about how he was doing last week, so we thought we’d devote this Fowl Friday to all things Frodo.

"This post is all about ME!" – Frodo

Our young Dark Brahma, Frodo, is now 22 weeks old.  If you’ve been following along, you know he’s been [...]

Pullet Eggs

In late March we simply had a heap of peeping fluffy chicks…

…but now it’s August, and our pullets have started laying their first eggs!

The first egg from our 2010 pullets!

Our girls are coming online right on schedule. On average, pullets come into lay somewhere between 18-22 weeks.  Ours have started laying at just over 20 [...]

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