chickens – Small Calm Farm

SO many eggs

The hens have been wildly productive lately, especially since I switched to a natural, fresher feed from J B Hullah, a local, independent feed store in Tiffany, an unincorporated little hamlet a few miles from here. I’ve been collecting 18-20 eggs from 26 hens every day since late March. As of this writing, I haveContinue reading “SO many eggs”

In Admiration of Animals

This cold is getting old. It’s -5 degrees today, Valentine’s Day, with a “feels like” wind chill of -23 F. It hasn’t been above 15 degrees for 10 days and it’s not supposed to “warm up” to a HIGH of 20 degrees until Wednesday. On a day like today, I can’t be out for moreContinue reading “In Admiration of Animals”