Winter Wonderland
We had a bit of a cold snap here in the pacific northwest and while I’m grateful that it isn’t more overwhelming, it’s nice to have just a few days of snow and freezing temperatures like this a few times a year!
Processing My First American Bresse
When it comes to finished American Bresse heritage birds for meat, it’s a bit different than your 6-9 week old Cornish Cross birds. Putting the time and effort into these birds to be quality table birds is no small feat - learn along with us as we partake on this sustainable chicken adventure.
Hiatt Farms
Hiatt Farms is a small country farm store located on Peterson road in southeastern Philomath on the edges of Alsea and the coastal mountain range. Specializing in baked goods of all kinds, rumor has it they have the best chicken pot pie around!
Ordering Sustainable Dual Purpose Chickens
When I first started my meat chicken journey, I had no idea how much I would enjoy it or how much I would learn from the amazing sustainable poultry community. I can’t wait for the opportunity to learn and grow with these 10 little American Bresse chicks!
Moving Chicks to the Brooder House; Part I
It’s been a week but I finally moved the first part of the chicks from the small tub in the garage to the larger brooder in the pump house. These laying chicks are growing so fast! I can’t wait to watch them grow!
Chicken Math - It’s Wild
Adding 28 New Hens
Day Old Chicks
It’s day number one for a set of 16 new laying chicks from Jenks Hatchery! We are so excited to include these little ladies in our coop in the future!
Laying Hens; The 2021 Edition
Chicken math is crazy, you start off saying you’ll get six chickens (maybe twelve) and then you end up having forty. We’re so excited to be adding the color variety in to our egg cartons late this summer! Here’s our 2021 chicken inventory and 2021 update and plan!