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Two New Additions

We had two new additions to close out the weekend: a few more chicks- you just can’t ever have too many chicks a vegetable garden Now, I have come to a good place around how many chickens is too many chickens. According to my husband that special number is 25, which I will agree isContinue reading “Two New Additions”

Locally Laid- a small gift.

My colleagues hear all of my daily antics about the farm. I was completely suprised with a small gift on my desk last week. He mentioned he was driving home and was listening to NPR and heard the author of Locally Laid talking about her journey of becoming a chicken farmer. He said it wasContinue reading “Locally Laid- a small gift.”

All time high production

Today was a Saturday so we were able to be around the barn and a little more today. The girls were making quite the noise this morning and we were excited to see who was actually laying eggs. We had an all-time high of 7x today. If you are not familiar with the egg songContinue reading “All time high production”

Hay Auction and Egg Update

Today was going to be a pretty busy day since both of the kids had birthday parties to head to early afternoon. As we were enjoying the morning, the doorbell rang and it was one of our neighbors down the street. He introduced himself and informed us that there was a hay auction that heContinue reading “Hay Auction and Egg Update”

The Neighborly Way

One of the unexpected blessing through this farming experience is the wonderful friends and neighbors that have come to my support to share their own wisdom. We are personally excited to now have 4 hens laying eggs. But tonight the neighbors gave us a basket of goodies. The basket included goat milk, homemade caramel, goatContinue reading “The Neighborly Way”

Little Chickie Update

The little chicks are now 4 1/2 & 8 weeks old. They double in size since we were gone for the week. The chicks are big enough that I moved them out of the brooder and we built them a roosting spot.

Spring Break

We enjoyed a week away from the cold Minnesota and headed to Las Vegas. A huge thanks to Mike, Carrie, Makena & Ava to keep an eye on the farm. Now you are probably figuring that Las Vegas Strip- here we come, but, actually we spent one evening on the strip and that was enoughContinue reading “Spring Break”

Chicken TV

We have come to enjoy the weekend mornings watching the antics of the chickens. We have coined this “chicken tv”. This consists of watching the chickens and everyone in the family taking turns providing commentary. This morning we looked out the window and noticed all the chickens were facing the barn wall. This completly remindedContinue reading “Chicken TV”

Chloe’s Triplets

Originally posted on Cabochon Farm:
Chloe delivered an adorable set of triplets (two doelings and a buckling) around 2:00 in the afternoon on March 8th. The kids all got daddy’s color, Chamiose, but they are all look very different. It took several tries to get good photos of these little cuties, but I think it was worth the…

MIA

Came home with Eli tonight and the neighbor came over to ask if we were missing a chicken. I started thinking in my head who it might be. She had mentioned one of the black ones. I checked the barn and sure enough one of them was missing. I can never tell who is JackieContinue reading “MIA”