Tempered by the grief that has blanketed our poultry experiences over the past several months… And bolstered by the never ending hope that exists within day to day farm life and our absolute trust in the goodness of the Earth… I am so very excited and incredibly proud to introduce…
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I kid you not, we’d just put her on the cull list. With wonky, inconsistent eggs and a perpetual limp (for no good reason) we figured she could provide a nice stock since she’s beyond her prime for straight eating. And then she goes and does this. I swear she must’ve…
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This post could have easily be called, “On remembering why we started”. Though I microblog a lot these days, there are times I’m not sure how to even address the battles happening on the farm and within myself… And so I wait to find the right words at the right…
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I want to start off this post by thanking each and every one of you for your thoughts, prayers, and well wishes (whether spoken or left unspoken) as we’ve processed our losses. Your care, compassion, and intentions for us are all so deeply appreciated. I realize that the last couple…
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Shown Our newest member of the family has officially been named! Though it took us a full two weeks, calling out for suggestions, and so much discussion, we finally settled on the name Arco. His full, official name is Arcoiris, meaning rainbow. He’s falling in nicely with everyone except Mr. who still…
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I was given some apples yesterday by one of our local farmers which made the chickens so incredibly happy! Apples!!! In February?! WooHoo!!! While taking some shots for Instagram, I became enthralled with their behaviors and decided to take a slow motion video to try to capture some of their…
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We purchased a defective incubator and I am so heartbroken about it. Two days ago I shared my excitement around the two incubation processes happening on the farm and how the conversations around these processes with Ember have evolved. Two nights ago our incubator started losing temp rapidly. We googled…
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We all know the old saying, right? Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. And so, we’ve got 43 eggs cooking in our brand new incubator (as of last night) and are super curious to see how many actually hatch 🙂 Twenty days and counting! Also, if they all hatch…