More baby chicks arrived today!! Twenty-five balls of yellow fluff. They are so cute and fun to watch. They will soon follow our other meat chicks onto the pasture.
The bottom picture is of red star pullets, our choice for laying hens. We bought several last year and they lay well. Also, their eggs are large and so tasty with deep yellow-orange yolks and solid whites that are not watery. And there is a cute factor going for them. When I walk up to their area they all whoosh to the side farthest away and act like the world's biggest chicken hawk just flew over.
We love our little babies, but also know they must pay their way on the farm. And so, as we welcome new babies into our world, some of the older hens will get harvested and beome nice big stewing hens for a hug pot of chicken noodles.
The bottom picture is of red star pullets, our choice for laying hens. We bought several last year and they lay well. Also, their eggs are large and so tasty with deep yellow-orange yolks and solid whites that are not watery. And there is a cute factor going for them. When I walk up to their area they all whoosh to the side farthest away and act like the world's biggest chicken hawk just flew over.
We love our little babies, but also know they must pay their way on the farm. And so, as we welcome new babies into our world, some of the older hens will get harvested and beome nice big stewing hens for a hug pot of chicken noodles.
Our meat birds are Cornish Cross Rocks. This breed has been bred to have larger portions of breast meat, a larger meat-to-bone ratio with legs are that are far apart in order to support their weight. They convert feed to meat more economically than any other breed. They look different and they do act different, but they are the type of chicken you are use to - the one in the meat section at the supermarket.
We raise ours on pasture...that means they are outside eating grass, bugs and their organic feed. They breathe fresh air, not the fecal dust common in chicken factories. They have lots of room to walk, attempt to fly, chest bump and squawk. Each has its own personality and has the right to a good life this side of the processing table. We raise them in comfort and sunshine. So far they have loved it, although they are getting very large and processing time is getting closer...
We raise ours on pasture...that means they are outside eating grass, bugs and their organic feed. They breathe fresh air, not the fecal dust common in chicken factories. They have lots of room to walk, attempt to fly, chest bump and squawk. Each has its own personality and has the right to a good life this side of the processing table. We raise them in comfort and sunshine. So far they have loved it, although they are getting very large and processing time is getting closer...
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