Getting Ready for Spring

It's that time of year again...  We are moving chickens. Dad and Megan are building an incubator, as Megan wants to try her hand a breeding heritage Sweetgrass turkeys.  She will start with chickens, so she found a Barred Rock and a Buff Orpington rooster to begin this project.  Today, she and Dad built a rooster shelter.  We have built our egg clientele up to nearly 20 dozen per week, with more available.   We have even been able to set up an egg stand at the end of the driveway. It feels so Amish!  The next heritage chicken we will add to our flock of 120 will be 80 Buckeyes!  We are also about to place our first order for 50 Smith Rock Red broilers.  This past fall, our dressed chickens weighed in between 5 and 6 pounds each and were delicious.   We are hoping to run our chickens on some pasture land behind our property and follow their cattle.  Things are getting busy here on the farm.   I saw seeds at the market for the first time and am now thinking about starting some seeds for the greenhouse soon.  Oh how we miss those garden fresh veggies, especially the tomatoes!