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Frozen Eggs for Dinner?

Frozen Eggs for Dinner?

We had an earlier than expected cold snap.  A couple of weeks before Thanksgiving temperatures dropped and we had a hard frost.  Okay, so it’s not unexpected that we have a frost in November around here, but we had temperatures below freezing for several days, which is a bit unusual. Our barn store is not

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How to know your eggs are fresh…

How to know your eggs are fresh…

…and does eggshell color really matter? It’s your most burning question.  You open a carton of eggs to make breakfast.  But do you know if those eggs are good enough for your family?  How fresh are they?  How healthy were the chickens who laid them? How far did they have to travel to get to

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Molting Chickens

Molting Chickens

  The other day while working in the barn I heard my boyfriend call my name in that concerned voice of his. As I stepped out in the blistering cold winter air, my boyfriend was walking towards me with an all but bald chicken in his arms. “What’s wrong with her?” His worried face searched

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Raising Chickens for Free Eggs

If we raise them, I can sell them…that’s the message I gave to Dennis when he hesitated about getting layer hens. He worried that if I bought too many chicks we’d have an abundance of eggs with no way to get rid of them. Silly man. Truth is people LOVE fresh eggs and with the

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Why Raise Chickens?

Why Raise Chickens?

  I have been raising chickens on and off since I was thirteen years old. As my boyfriend and I are embarking on this “be more sustainable” venture, chickens are the perfect choice to start with. In fact, if you have even a little bit of yard and are interested in being more sustainable, chickens

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