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2014 Broiler Butcher Day
After having the privilege to care and raise a batch of chickens, the “reward” is this special day. Photos below from 2014 Broiler Butcher Day. It is a humbling experience to go through this process. With help, we were able to clean and package 25 broilers…
2014 Fall Broilers On Grass
Well it’s not quite fall yet, but our second batch of pasture poultry for the year went to grass this week. We start the day old chicks in a chicken coop to control the temperature and keep them dry. After three weeks they have…
Our first beef – one year to go
In the last post we noted that we are three years into our beef operation, yet we have not shipped any beef yet. Last year we had our first calf crop, 5 heifers and 4 bulls. The 5 heifer calves were shipped off to be developed…
Three Years And Counting
This 2011 photo was taken shortly after our herd of 10 heifers and a bull showed up on our farm. Three years seems like a long time but in the process of turning a startup beef herd into a product you can ship to consumers, well we still have a year…
Last Calf – 2014
Calving season ended June 4th this year with the last calf – 2014. Our herd of 8 cows all calved within 3 weeks. Being born is hard work for both the cow and the calf. Both animals have a depressed immune system right at birthing. …
