Animals
Well, after months and months of waiting, our hens are finally laying enough eggs for us to market. I ordered these egg cartons and got busy with "Photo Shop" making labels for each. From here they get delivered to everyone on our "egg list". Fresh, free-ranging chicken eggs....free of antibiotics, hormones....and layed by happy, healthy chickens. This is just one more step towards our eventual goal of removing ourselves from the food grid. We hope to become a source for wholesome, organic produce, eggs, jams, and honey rather than a consumer. Next year we will raise our own chicken and turkey for consuming. It is a slow process, but I am sure at some point we will be very self-sufficient.
- Growing Chickens
I am happy to say that the hens that arrived as just-hatched-chickson April 1st are laying now. Every day I am getting 2 ½ to 3 dozen eggs. Lovely, aren't they?I love an egg carton full of eggs of varied color and size. Hubbs takes our eggs to...
- I Need An Answer
I have a question for you...something that has me worried. Here it is..... At what point does one qualify to be labeled a chicken hoarder? Seriously, I know I am not a hoarder,but my flock seems to be growing as the years pass. My problem is this.......
- The Egg-ly Truth
This morning as I was going about my usual chores, I was thinking about my hens and the life that they lead. I thought about how each morning, I throw them our food scraps and a few scoops of scratch, scrub out their heated water buckets and refill...
- Farm Fresh Honey For Sale
Finally, bottled and labeled, our honey is ready for sale. If you are interested in having a box shipped to you, please e-mail me (click here). The price is $40 for a box of 6 one pound bottles. This price includes shipping Priority Mail. Unfortunately,...
- The Business Of Eggs....
Now that Spring has arrived, not only are the chickens laying regularly, but now the ducks have begun egg production. What to do with all these eggs? We could eat them all, but our cholesterol levels might suffer. We give away dozens to friends and neighbors,...
Animals
To Market , To Market
Well, after months and months of waiting, our hens are finally laying enough eggs for us to market. I ordered these egg cartons and got busy with "Photo Shop" making labels for each. From here they get delivered to everyone on our "egg list". Fresh, free-ranging chicken eggs....free of antibiotics, hormones....and layed by happy, healthy chickens. This is just one more step towards our eventual goal of removing ourselves from the food grid. We hope to become a source for wholesome, organic produce, eggs, jams, and honey rather than a consumer. Next year we will raise our own chicken and turkey for consuming. It is a slow process, but I am sure at some point we will be very self-sufficient.And, here is a jar of our final product after this past Saturday's Honey Harvest... We have about 75 bottles to fill, labels to make, and then off to market.
- Growing Chickens
I am happy to say that the hens that arrived as just-hatched-chickson April 1st are laying now. Every day I am getting 2 ½ to 3 dozen eggs. Lovely, aren't they?I love an egg carton full of eggs of varied color and size. Hubbs takes our eggs to...
- I Need An Answer
I have a question for you...something that has me worried. Here it is..... At what point does one qualify to be labeled a chicken hoarder? Seriously, I know I am not a hoarder,but my flock seems to be growing as the years pass. My problem is this.......
- The Egg-ly Truth
This morning as I was going about my usual chores, I was thinking about my hens and the life that they lead. I thought about how each morning, I throw them our food scraps and a few scoops of scratch, scrub out their heated water buckets and refill...
- Farm Fresh Honey For Sale
Finally, bottled and labeled, our honey is ready for sale. If you are interested in having a box shipped to you, please e-mail me (click here). The price is $40 for a box of 6 one pound bottles. This price includes shipping Priority Mail. Unfortunately,...
- The Business Of Eggs....
Now that Spring has arrived, not only are the chickens laying regularly, but now the ducks have begun egg production. What to do with all these eggs? We could eat them all, but our cholesterol levels might suffer. We give away dozens to friends and neighbors,...