The Nursery

Over the course of the next weeks, this little farmhouse will begin to bulge at the seams with all kinds of new life. The first seeds of many have been planted (and are sprouting!), tomorrow we will receive our first ever order of chicks through the mail and on Monday the boys and I will be taking a road trip to pick up another batch. The chicks we'll receive tomorrow will be our Spring flock of broilers. This time we will be raising "Rainbow Rangers", which are a slightly slower growing bird that is happy -and able- to forage for much of their feed. We've heard good things about these birds and are excited to raise them up. Then on Monday we'll pick up the first half of our layers for this year. More seeds should be arriving soon, and in April we'll pick up the second half of our layers as well as some new packages of bees.

Seedlings in the bedroom and chicks in the bathroom is not exactly what I imagined. And I realized today that I might just have to finally accept that this house is destined to be in a state of (slightly controlled...I hope...) chaos, at least for the forseeable future. But I'm not complaining. There is a lot of work ahead, so much tending to be done, whether plant, animal, family or self. There are times it is overwhelming. But how rich we are to be so filled and connected to new life all around us.

**We are now taking orders for broilers. (We expect them to be ready mid-late May.) Just send us an email or give us a call if you're interested or have any questions.**