Moving the Chickens

Well, the sap didn't run, so we have something to learn in that regard. Maybe today.

This morning, we're giving our laying hens a new home. They spent the winter coming of age in the small barn, coming out to eat snow and going in to warm up and make a mess. So, in the name of using resources wisely, we are going to send them over to the big cattle shelter to clean up the grain that the cattle waste ( and any that goes straight through undigested). Right now, the great round-up is on, and the preferred method of transfer is grain sacks. There was some concern that the disturbance would set their ability to lay eggs back a few weeks. They had started to lay about a dozen eggs a day as the weather warmed, so we'll see if the dire predictions come about.

As previously mentioned, we're booking for May and our month of June is full up to the 26th. We have had a cancellation on June 5th, so we could take a group that day. For a full description of a day at the farm, see the posting from March 8th. To make a booking, contact us.