These are some sticky days, but with a little planning we are all in good shape. The cows are forever at the watering hole (and breaking the water delivery systems with annoying frequency, but that's another story). Most of the animals are along a tree line with shade, or in a wood lot. Here are the chickens … [Read more...]

After a slightly cool spring, we are deep in the heat of summer. The animals have loved the rain and all the lush grasses that it brought. But the heat and those dire, smoky days??? Not so much. The sheep are prone to respiratory ailments and they did suffer in the terrible smoke. We pray for the fires to be … [Read more...]

It's time to break out. All the animals have been rather placid and sedentary through the winter months. They eat hay that is delivered to a central location, so there is no real need to rotate pastures (though they have ample room to roam). And they are ready. Just waiting and watching for those first shoots of … [Read more...]

Happy New Year from the farm! We hope you had a restful holiday and family time. We are ready for this new year. We better be - lambing season has begun. We are thankful for the milder temps as the ewes are a lot more comfortable. Last year was frigid. It will be a wild several weeks, with about 300 babies … [Read more...]

Final preparations are being made for the holiday rush.  Hams are being smoked, beef are being processed and aged and another round of turkeys will be be slaughtered for the festivities. But after the craziness of Thanksgiving, this is a much slower roll. We love this time of year because there is such a focus is on … [Read more...]

We survived the big push of Thanksgiving turkey orders. And it was actually pretty darn smooth for harvesting 1100 fresh turkeys in 3 days. This year had it all... There was the obligatory picture of the last turkey bagged and tagged. The ritual weighing of the largest turkey of the day and betting on ‘best … [Read more...]

Turkey Order Link at bottom of post...AND HERE. There has been a LOT of talk about the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving feast this year. Across the United States, several forces are working against a normal supply of our annual fall protein obsession. Namely: avian flu, high gas prices, drought affecting feed grains … [Read more...]

I went out to the pasture by Bayberry Road to see how the broilers were doing on pasture. Even in this dry summer, there are bugs and grasses to nourish the birds. And while the weather is good - it's the best diet around. We have 5 wagons with broilers, that are moved at least once a day. How, you ask?? Well... We … [Read more...]