Our chickens free range on our nearly 10 acres and eat quality feed purchased through Beneva Farm and Feed in Warren, ME. We collect eggs every day, twice a day, and candle them to check for any cracks or internal blemishes before putting them out in our cooler for sale. We do not wash our eggs. Unwashed eggs last longer, stay fresher, and have coating "bloom" to protect from bacteria. Eggs come out of the coop mostly, if not completely clean. We water glass some of our eggs for winter use for our family. Only clean, unwashed eggs can be preserved using the method of water glassing. The bloom needs to be intact.
Little fluff butts. 10 chicks and a turkey.
My poor husband is the Bert to my Ernie 🤣
The last hatch of the year has started with two ducklings, one Ancona and one Appleyard from hatching eggs purchased from Backus Farmstead
Salmon Faverolle number 10 hatching. I think this is the last one, but we'll leave the other eggs in for a few extra days to be sure. They are alot cuter once they fluff up.
Hatch day! Welsh Harlequin hatching eggs from Edelweiss Homestead
The ladies are excited for the self-service egg stand that we will hopefully have finished and out by the road soon. We have lots of eggs (chicken and duck eggs) and can leave them in a cooler for you. $3 a dozen. Just send us a message.
They come running to see me from other side of the brooder 😍
A new 4H club for Knox and Lincoln Counties will be having their first meeting at Passchendaele Farm in the front barn tomorrow, Sunday, April 11th at 4:00 PM. Children must be at least 5 years old as of January 1st of this year to participate. Masks will need to be worn and temperatures will be taken with a no-touch thermometer at the door. There are tables and chairs set up for social distancing. Please remember your membership forms. They can be found at https://extension.umaine.edu/4h/youth/join/
Maevis picking up all the toys and putting them in the corner while the puppies sleep. ❤❤🤣
Fun in the snow with Teddy on Tuesday.
Mismatched tack, but she's having fun.
My 2018 foals playing at Beckwith Stables
