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What is up with eggs these days!
OK, let me break a few things down for you, and not the eggs, not this time! I can't decide whether to talk from the outside in or the...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 7, 20234 min read
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Turkeys are coming...
People have been asking!! Turkey reservations for Thanksgiving ARE coming! The reservation site is going to launch August 28. You won't...
Kristin Ramey
Aug 22, 20221 min read
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Moving Day
That wasn't very nice. Not THAT moving day. Today was a "move some baby birds outside day". Hooray! I got a hold of some stuff recently,...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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Another Poultry Show!
The Colorado Poultry Association is hosting a poultry show in November, at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. This is where Shannon shows...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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The Boulder County Fair!
Shannon and I had a blast at the 4H Fair. It was our second year, and we decided to add MORE birds this year. We had originally planned...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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The Trouble With Ducks
OK, I firmly learned my lesson here. Ducks are a pain. In many ways (I still love them though!). Last year, we had a batch of ducks that...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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What to Do with a Whole Chicken
Just as an FYI, since we fall under the USDA small farm exemption for poultry processing, we are not required by law to have our chicken...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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Dreams vs. Reality
I'm too darn young to be feeling this old. But this year has smacked me in the face a lot. Larry has injured his back again, so we feel...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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Chicken Sales
So, still trying to adjust for this year - sales dropped a lot last year. And I had to raise my prices, as the farm ran negative. We are...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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Cash Flow
Being an animal lover, like I am, I can sometimes forget that this farm is still a business. That might be an exaggeration, but it's so...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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Price update
I have mentioned that prices will be going up this year, so here is our pricing update for 2018. Some of the good news: Lamb prices are...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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Food Journey
If you are reading this, most likely you, like me, are on a food journey. I wanted to start from the beginning, to understand how I got...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20226 min read
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Chickens can't ONLY eat grass
I've had this question posed to me before. And with an unfortunate listing on a webpage (where we were not asked for authorization of...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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Repost: A Lesson onTurkey Eggs
get a lot of questions about turkey eggs. How do they taste? Why can't I find them in stores? How many eggs do turkeys lay? First, just...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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The Final Push to Thanksgiving
This time of year, we have one thing to think about - Thanksgiving. I believe this holiday is starting to actually eclipse my love for...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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What I've Learned About Duck Eggs
We've been raising ducks for a few years now, but it's taken us a while to get into a rhythm with them. I believe I started out with...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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Raising Chickens - Planning for Processing
This is a repost from our old blog, but thought I would publish it again. It's kind of not fair for me to do this now, as we are BOOKED...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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All Sort of Things Breaking
So many broken things... First, Larry drove the tractor over a board with a nail in it, and popped a tire. Thankfully it was one of those...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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Summer Summer Summertime!
Time to sit back and unwind. Said no farmer, ever. Between work, Shannon's rotation of summer camps (can't let an only child not spend...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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We're NPIP Certified!
Hooray! We have our NPIP certification! NPIP stands for National Poultry Improvement Plan. The intent is to help keep poultry-related...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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