After eleven weeks of raising our chicks without incident, we just lost a number of chickens to a night-time predator. At first, we were baffled. The modus operandi did not fit an owl or a weasel or a fox. It turns out, the culprit is a local dog. We think the dog scared the chickens [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Dog Days of Summer
Posted in News, tagged Pastured chickens on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sarah Flack
Posted in Farming Philosophy, tagged Sarah Flack on July 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We had a very nice visit from grazing expert and consultant, Sarah Flack a couple of weeks ago. We discussed our grazing plan, forage diversity, livestock management and soil management practices with her. She was excited,” to see a new piece of land that’s just starting the process of being transformed by good grazing practices”. [...]
Getting By with a Little Help from Our Friends
Posted in Farming, tagged volunteers on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone needs a break now and then, and we are no exception! Who takes care of the farm whilst we are away? Well, thanks to volunteers like, customers, Bob Scarchilli (above), and Sara Maxwell along with friendly neighbors like Gus, the farm hardly notices our absence as the volunteer squad feed and move the chickens [...]
Antibiotics and Livestock
Posted in Opinion, tagged antibiotics, FDA on July 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Seventy percent of the antibiotics sold in the US are fed to livestock. Surprisingly, most of these antibiotics are not to treat sick animals, or even to prevent them from getting sick. Industrial farms mostly use antibiotics to make animals grow faster. Nobody knows why this works, but it does. But this practice almost certainly [...]
