Monthly Archives: September 2011

Eggs Galore!

Eggs eggs eggs.  Everyday more eggs! I’ve been on an egg-washing spree, catching up on two days worth of the delicious oval orbs, and when you have close to three hundred laying hens, that is A LOT of eggs!  It’s … Continue reading

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A Quieter Gobble–Thanksgiving Turkey Update

As the days get slowly shorter and November nears, we are beginning to get orders for Thanksgiving turkeys.  In the past, we have raised 300-400 turkeys for the holidays, but unfortunately we do not have the plentiful numbers this year.  … Continue reading

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After Irene

High winds and hard rain pummeled the farm on Sunday when Tropical Storm Irene hit Vermont.  We moved four hundred broilers, each little chicken soaked and shivering, into the hoop barn, moved the laying hens’ coop to a wind-protected knoll … Continue reading

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