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The Key to Laying Eggs - LIGHT

The other day we were selling some chickens to a new backyard chicken enthusiast. She had several questions regarding chickens and what...

Separating young roosters

If you are hatching out chicks you may find yourself with an abundance of roosters. Yeah, it happens. One thing to consider is what to do...

Harvesting Eggs - Handling and Storage

So your chickens are now 6 months of age. You are getting your first set of eggs. What do you do with them? There are several different...

Ever thought of Donating?

Do you have an abundance of eggs and vegetables? Wonder what you can do with them? Have you ever thought of donating? One thing you can...

Egg Variations

Eggs come in all sizes and colors. Some of the most common egg sizes are: Bantam, Medium, and Large. Generally, there are no taste...

It Crows, It Cheeps, it's... a duckling?

Our first batch of ducklings are hatching! They are so ugly they are adorable. We were questioning whether or not a chicken would be able...

Double Up Food Bucks

Kyle and I are now official members of the Socorro Farmer's Market. Why is this so good you ask? It is because it lets us be involved in...

Acting as Mama Chicken

The other day, one of our speckled sussex hatched out a clutch. She was a great incubator and all of her eggs hatched, except one. Mama...

The Circle of Life Part 2 - The Set-Up and Process of Butchering

Ok, so you want to butcher. Let me explain the basics of set up and prep leading up to butchering. First, the night before collect your...

The Circle of Life - Butchering on the Farm part 1

Ask anyone, I am an animal lover. I like to start of this blog post by saying that. Butchering is a very controversial thing, and as...

Easter Egger Breeding

One thing that sets our eggs apart from most is the variety we have in the color of our eggs. We have dark green, blue, light green,...

Free Rosters - the Latest Farm Additions

We have 2 new additions on our farm; Tennessee and Kingpin. Tennessee is a Buff Orpington. He is very similar to our old rooster, Big...