How to Process a Meat Bird
Every summer we sharpen up our knives and roll out the plucker in order to put the chickens in the freezer. (If you can't handle pictures...
Meat Birds at Apple Prairie Farm
On our farm we have decided that raising meat chickens to sell locally is a great way to get some cash flow and get our family to work...
Starting A Farm?
Why would someone want to start a farm? We started our farm on accident. We just wanted a few fresh eggs from a handful of chickens...
Smart Chicken Management
There are great ways to manage chickens and here are some pointers that our farm does in order to keep our birds occupied, to benefit our...
Pastured Chickens
This last summer, we decided that it just wasn't fair for people in our community to not have the chance to buy homegrown, out on the...
Eggs
Seriously, can you find a more perfect food than Farm fresh eggs? I think not. Every morning, I have my favorite breakfast. Eggs!!! Eggs...
Building Our First Hen House
I believe that one of the first steps for us on our homesteading journey was building our chicken coop. Actually maybe the first step was...
How to get a hen to sit on eggs
I really like the idea of a hen choosing to sit on a clutch of eggs to hatch into chicks. It took me a few years to get the right...