The Risks of Farming
Farming has its joys and farming has its risks. Occasionally those risks become sorrows, such as the time the Red Tail Hawk decimated two hens in the creek area, or when the fox peeled up the wire in the broiler pen and made off with more than 20 broilers just before harvest. Annually, we seem to have beef cow risks. Last year was the only year that none died. Well, the other day, Craig found a rather large steer lying down in Field C, unable to get up. The Vet was confus
Raising Hens in Snowy Weather
When the hens look outside to a white pasture, they hesitate in stepping outside. Don't we all! Chickens are warm-blooded creatures that do not tolerate cold and snow very well. That's why we chose to build insulated pens. But we still pasture them daily and they must go outside to get their drinking water from the creek. For the winter, chicken pens are stationary because of providing electric lighting for them to continue laying throughout the winter months. We put down
