There’s a real change in the air at this time of year. The whole farm looks different. There are only a few stubborn leaves on the trees- all the rest have fallen. Our lowest lying paddocks are muddy and sloppy. And we’re crunching our way across frosty grass in the mornings to collect eggs. The […]
To be honest, we don’t say thank you enough. No one does. And when we’re under pressure, when we’re overtired, when we’re stressed we say it even less. Despite the fact that that’s when we should say it most. 2020 has been rough. And not just, or even mostly, on us. 600,000 people have lost […]
They get old, and slow down laying, well before they die. In fact, their peak, in terms of egg laying, is between 6 months and 18 months. For a chicken, that’s their teenage years. A back yard chicken can live anywhere from 3 – 10 years. I use the phrase back-yard on purpose. Nature is […]