American Bresse Availability Update

If you’ve been interested in American Bresse chicks or hatching eggs, good news! We recently doubled our breeding flock and our processing time is now only 1-2 weeks for hatching eggs and 3-4 weeks for chicks. We do not keep chicks on hand to ship. Instead, we incubate them especially for you once you place an order. The other good news? We now have a…

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Goodbye, Poppy

I knew something was wrong the moment I spotted her. As the other hens came skipping over, eager for their morning feed, Poppy just stood there hunched over. Then to my horror, I spotted it. The worst prolapse I’ve ever seen. Blood was coming out. She could barely hold her eyes open. Her comb and wattle drained of color. This wasn’t good.  I scooped her…

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The Texas Homestead

I pull on my boots and grab a bucket. Standard fare for anyone in Texas on a homestead. The forecast is 102 degrees. Already I can feel the warmth of the sun rays start to heat the air – even if it is only 30 minutes after sunrise. The young cockerels serenade me as I quickly make my first round on the farmstead to release…

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