We added Bantam Chickens to our farm this year. They are much easier (lighter) for the kids to work with in Showmanship. Bantams produce small eggs, about half the size of a large egg. They are proving to be a nice supplement to our regular eggs, two bantam eggs equals on regular egg. With Easter […]
Here is one you may not have heard about…most people haven’t heard about it yet. The Veterinary Feed Directive goes into effect Jan1, 2017. What is the Veterinary Feed Directive? You will wish you hadn’t asked… Last year, the Food and Drug Administration implemented the Veterinary Feed Directive, or VFD, which will require farmers to […]
The ACSH, American Council for Science and Health finally realized that eggs are good for you! What so many of us who consume large amounts of farm fresh eggs knew, the cholesterol in eggs does not significantly increase your cholesterol levels! The real culprit are all the processed, junk food so many people eat! This […]
Easter is a few days away, if you like Deviled Eggs and want them to be beautiful this is for you. The first thing you need to make deviled eggs, is fresh hard boiled eggs! When using fresh eggs the shell can stick. Why because they are fresh and there isn’t a lot of air […]
Every year there are more laws proposed and passed yet rarely any revoked. This year one of the proposed changes going through the CT Legislature is a bill that is of particular interest for dairy goat owners. A Public Hearing will be held on March 20th to hear testimony on proposed Herd Share legislation. The […]
There are so many Chickens to choose from, here is a color Infographic to help you decide what type you want. We prefer the Speckled Sussex which derive from the Sussex…
We have a lot of fresh eggs from our chickens and with New Years in a few days we are in full prep mode. One thing we all love for New Years are Deviled Eggs; but there is a problem, when we hard boil our eggs they stick to the shell when you peel them […]
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