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chicken oopsie

I had this grand idea of raising golden comets. They have been my favorite laying chicken. Their eggs are a beautiful dark brown and very large. They have been laying though out the winter without the aid of extra “daylight”. My kids can literally walk up to them and they just stand there, like thats […]

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Aviary

So this year I have decided to make money. Well, try to make money. Well, at least start the process, of trying to try to, make money. Birds are the first attempt. I purchased 3 narganesett turkeys (1 tom and 2 hens) in hopes for getting away from the unsustainable broad breasted varieties. Although they […]

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Spring is coming.

Spring is coming! Okay so it might not FEEL like it, but things on the farm are already getting busy. We have already had our calfs of the year born. All 6 are happy and healthy. They were born the end of January. We were hauling the not-so-little newborns to the barn in blankets. 4 […]