Spring is now in full swing! Just as quickly as the animals can graze a pasture, it grows right back up behind them with even more variety than before. We are receiving the perfect combination of rain and sunshine to keep the fields lush and fertile.
The chickens are out on the grass as
well, with their guardians Sierra and Bo, our two Great Pyrenees guard dogs.
The abundance of eggs makes it hard to believe that two months ago, the hens
weren't laying hardly anything.
We now have two new pets as well.
Muffins is a cat who hopped into the truck once and rode with us to the farm
one morning, and Bella, a dog who was supposed to guard our ducks, but decided
she liked home life better.
This week, Dad and Mom went on a
cruise to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary, and Harrison and Sheridan went
off to visit our married sister. So Elliott, Oliver, and Sullivan were left to
take care of the farm. Fortunately, the week passed without any major
difficulties.
We're making plans for this summer. Hopefully we don't have another drought this
year!
Hi! This comment is probably out of place-sorry-but this summer I plan on having a booth at my local farmer's market. I want to sell my chicken eggs, but they always have chicken poop on them from the chickens because they poop in their nests. Scraping it off still leaves brown marks, and more hay only keeps them clean for a couple of days. I was wondering if you had any advice?
ReplyDeletePerhaps if you locked your nests at night, you would have less of a problem. If they only had access to their nests during the day when they like eating and roaming, they'd probably make much more of their messes outside. Also, I suggest that you consider using sawdust instead of hay. It absorbs manure better.
ReplyDeleteHope this helps!
SULLIVAN