Our little pullets are now 3 weeks old, we have been able to turn the heat down some and they are growing very well. I think this weekend we will put them in a pen in the shed and keep it at about 65 for temperature. When we first got them they kept to themselves. They did not mix between the boxes we received. As you can see, they now mingle together.

The girls are still a bit shy. you have to remain very quiet to get them to relax enough to get good pictures

Linda describes this as the teenage years. They are getting larger, but they almost take on a prehistoric look. The necks get longer, the legs grow and they are not all feathered out, but they are not just balls of fluff either.

Our membership program is nearly full for this year. I hope you have signed up if you were part of the program last year. We have opened it up to new members and we are receiving a great deal of interest. We appear to be in store for some warm weather. That will be great. Contact us if you are interested in eggs.

Jim and LInda

We have continued to work this winter to grow our egg venture. We know we need to have more hens this summer to keep up with demand. The truth is the eggs are easier than picking green beans to go to Augustana. We picked up 200 little day old pullets to expand our production this summer.

It will take 20 weeks for our girls to grow and come into production. We got two breeds of chicks to see which ones will lay the best eggs.

These little balls of fluff are taking a lot of care for the moment.
We have to keep them very warm and dry with lite and food 24 hours a day. It was crazy, the coldest night of the winter was the day we brought them home. Needless to say they are in the house in tanks for the short term.

Our next update will include details of our buyers program and our seed order. We are just two weeks away from starting plants. Here we go again!

We wish all of you a very Happy New Year. As last year came to a close we began a new venture. Our last post showed our hens and brought you up to date. We have every intention of providing good housing for these girls and with that came the need for new buildings. Where do you turn to when you want to build a chicken coop. I am sure you would agree, you turn to experienced carpenters and trust there will be no mistakes. I look a different direction. I turned to the Phi Mu group at Augustana. They did a great job. Here we are carrying out one of the end walls.

The group of musicians divided the task and made quick work of the walls construction.

They installed bracing to keep the walls in place before calling it a day. We worked in the heated garage to assemble the walls and then carried them out to the platform and placed them all in order to complete the wall portion of the building. This is quite a group. I appreciate their help.

More to come as we complete this project. We now have fresh eggs here at the farm every day.