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Eggs and an Addendum
Posted 7/2/2011 1:52am by Heather Redden.
Hello Friends!
Another eventful week has gone by at the farm. We were unable to have our work day because of rain (big surprise) so the perrenial garden is still awaiting rescue. We are at the point that machetes will be in order to hack down the jungle. Ugh. I've set a tentative date for rescheduling the day to July 31. Let me know if you would like to participate. A warning to those of you who grow your own tomatoes. Early blight has been found in the area and I've seen it on my own plants.
The story of this year with the animals is the ongoing sheep saga. It's been quite upsetting for me suffering so many losses in one spring and summer. This week we lost our wonderful old Shetland ram, Big Red. It appears he just laid down and died. He was a sweet and gentlemanly old boy. He was my first ram and I will miss him. He gave us many nice lambs including 4 ewe lambs this season. On a happier note, the two bottle lambs are growing like weeds. They think that it is perfectly acceptable to push their way into the house and basically make a nuisance of themselves. Lately, it seems we have more than free range poultry. I was standing in our driveway the other day marveling at a front yard with the girls in the kiddy pool, lounging lambs, turkeys, guineas, chickens, cats, dog and Rocky, the 30 year old horse who occasionally decides to take himself for a stroll outside of the fence. Everyone seemed perfectly happy with the communal arrangement.
I am planning a drop off in Ft. Thomas at 7:00 and Independence at 8:00 for Wednesday July 6. Please place your order for delicious pastured chicken eggs by noon on Wednesday.
I'm adding options to the chicken order newsletter of last week. I've had some requests to brood ducks and bantams as well as the standard size chickens I normally raise for sale. I have raised both ducks and bantams in the past and am happy to expand what I can offer to you for your urban farms :) I'm also extending the deadline for orders to the night of Monday July 4. The cost for the purchase and brooding of bantams will be $10 each and the cost for ducks will be $12. Standard size chickens will still be $9. Also, don't forget to get your orders in for the heritage meat chickens by Monday night as well.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you and hopefully seeing some of you Wednesday.
Sincerely,
Heather Redden
www.naturesharborfarm.com
Another eventful week has gone by at the farm. We were unable to have our work day because of rain (big surprise) so the perrenial garden is still awaiting rescue. We are at the point that machetes will be in order to hack down the jungle. Ugh. I've set a tentative date for rescheduling the day to July 31. Let me know if you would like to participate. A warning to those of you who grow your own tomatoes. Early blight has been found in the area and I've seen it on my own plants.
The story of this year with the animals is the ongoing sheep saga. It's been quite upsetting for me suffering so many losses in one spring and summer. This week we lost our wonderful old Shetland ram, Big Red. It appears he just laid down and died. He was a sweet and gentlemanly old boy. He was my first ram and I will miss him. He gave us many nice lambs including 4 ewe lambs this season. On a happier note, the two bottle lambs are growing like weeds. They think that it is perfectly acceptable to push their way into the house and basically make a nuisance of themselves. Lately, it seems we have more than free range poultry. I was standing in our driveway the other day marveling at a front yard with the girls in the kiddy pool, lounging lambs, turkeys, guineas, chickens, cats, dog and Rocky, the 30 year old horse who occasionally decides to take himself for a stroll outside of the fence. Everyone seemed perfectly happy with the communal arrangement.
I am planning a drop off in Ft. Thomas at 7:00 and Independence at 8:00 for Wednesday July 6. Please place your order for delicious pastured chicken eggs by noon on Wednesday.
I'm adding options to the chicken order newsletter of last week. I've had some requests to brood ducks and bantams as well as the standard size chickens I normally raise for sale. I have raised both ducks and bantams in the past and am happy to expand what I can offer to you for your urban farms :) I'm also extending the deadline for orders to the night of Monday July 4. The cost for the purchase and brooding of bantams will be $10 each and the cost for ducks will be $12. Standard size chickens will still be $9. Also, don't forget to get your orders in for the heritage meat chickens by Monday night as well.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you and hopefully seeing some of you Wednesday.
Sincerely,
Heather Redden
www.naturesharborfarm.com
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