by Mark & Jill Baker | May 22, 2013 | Chickens, Education
Anyone who’s raised animals very long can tell you that sometimes things go wrong. They aren’t really “Acts of God.” Things were designed to work a certain way and when it goes wrong it usually involves nature, as in “the nature of the beast” (literally). Animals...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 3, 2013 | Green
Mark brought home the first installment of bunkbeds for the Bunkhouse. The guys set them up this morning and they look great! We are excited to have people come and stay with us. Sam and Joe would like you to think that they...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 22, 2013 | Chickens, Organic Chicken, Pasture Raised Chicken
This weather lately is “for the birds.” It’s cold, windy, icy. Yuck. Sam became my hero this week when he chipped and melted my skis out of a frozen puddle. Who’d have thought that snowbank would turn into a puddle and then freeze in...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 17, 2012 | Green
It’s almost Thanksgiving–for which two boys in our house are giving thanks! Joe and Keith have raised about 30 turkeys this year. They’ve realized the jump from 15 to 30 is a significant one. It’s been a good summer with the turkeys, but...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jul 5, 2012 | Green
I was just informed it is 100 degrees on our thermometer. Mark “rained” the chickens today to try to keep them cool. The heat is hard on them when there is no breeze. Even the ground is hot. The big pigs are finding cool dirt along the barn. They could...
