Winter Farm Update – Shipping Woes & 2024 Bresse Breeding Program Plans

Welcome, Winter Winter is here at HumbleBee Farms. And after a brutally hot, dry summer here in Texas everyone has been happy to enjoy cooler temps and meaningful rain. It’s December and just now grass is bouncing back while shrubbery and trees figure it if they want to grow new leaves or go dormant. At least the animals are comfortable. Our flock is recovering from…

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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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