by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 20, 2010 | Chickens, Education, Green Acres
It’s a little known fact, but, to quote a little boy’s confession to Grandma, “Chickys really do like to swim.” At least, one might think so when they get the opportunity so often. Whether it’s a “pouring buckets” rainstorm,...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 14, 2010 | Green
Kevin Costner built a baseball diamond. Mark Baker is building chicken tractors. This is what a field of 27 tractors filled with about 2000 chickens looks like. It’s a lot of chickens, make no mistake. Mark commented this week, “We aren’t in...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 6, 2010 | Green
The University of Chicago can boast of some bright students. If the gentlemen from the Culinary Club who visited us last week are any measure, it’s a fine institution. Eight members of the club drove up from Chicago to spend the weekend in Northern Michigan on...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 2, 2010 | Green
If you couldn’t sweat, how would you stay cool when the temperature reads 90 degrees? If you were a pig, you’d do something like this: Pigs cool off by taking a mud bath, much like rhinos and elephants. The water slowly evaporates, cooling them like your...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 26, 2010 | Green
A Facebook friend brought up an article recently that sparked some thoughts. “Is Free-Range Meat Making Us Sick?” is the title. The gist of the article is that free-range animals can have higher parasite counts than containment animals and therefore be...
