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NPIP #509
CA Egg Handler License -8724

Band #036 available for discussion. 1 year old. PM for details. 🐓
05/07/2024

Band #036 available for discussion. 1 year old. PM for details. 🐓

Link in bio. 🥰
23/05/2024

Link in bio. 🥰

PM for deets. ☺️
15/04/2024

PM for deets. ☺️

The reason I love back-crossed Olive Eggers. Photo next to a Marans egg for comparison. 😍
14/04/2024

The reason I love back-crossed Olive Eggers. Photo next to a Marans egg for comparison. 😍

** Don't know why this is only posting to my Instagram page, but reposted here!**Hey y’all! A past customer is looking f...
29/03/2024

** Don't know why this is only posting to my Instagram page, but reposted here!**

Hey y’all! A past customer is looking for a BCM rooster from my line. Unfortunately, I don’t have any extras at the moment, so I’m reaching out to others in the Sacramento area. If you are letting one go that you’ve hatched or purchased from me, please send me a PM, and I can connect you. Thanks! 🙏🏻

As spring draws near, I’m getting more and more inquiries about hatching eggs and chicks as my waitlist continues to gro...
28/01/2024

As spring draws near, I’m getting more and more inquiries about hatching eggs and chicks as my waitlist continues to grow. As much as I am grateful for the interest, I want to remind everyone that I am just a hobbyist. I am not a big hatchery. I have small breeding pens, and my goal is to breed for quality, not quantity.

Breeding chickens is just something I enjoy, and the beautiful eggs (and meat) are a bonus. A number of the eggs I collect get sent to shows while many chicks that I hatch are sent to grow out pens. That leaves a *very* limited number of hatching eggs and chicks that I make available to others to help pay for feed and maintenance costs.

In addition, I am also at the mercy of the weather and the chickens themselves. We typically have a late winter and often still have sub-freezing temperatures until after Mother’s Day in May. That means my laying season starts very late. I know some breeders have chickens that lay all through the winter. I am not one of those. Most of my chickens have now stopped laying for the winter, and I am unsure of when they will start back up. My hope is that they will be laying again by February/March.

If you are on my waitlist, I thank you for your patience and will let you know as soon as I have something available. Until then, enjoy this photo of the last olive eggs I collected before the laying hiatus and feel free to reach out if you have any questions about my chickens or my goals for this year. Thanks! ☺️

Chickens really are the gateway drug. 🤣
28/01/2024

Chickens really are the gateway drug. 🤣

Recently took a dive into sourdough and trying to figure out ways to use up the discard (and also the plethora of eggs w...
19/01/2024

Recently took a dive into sourdough and trying to figure out ways to use up the discard (and also the plethora of eggs we have been getting from our Olive Eggers). This discard pasta is a keeper! We used all 9 eggs because my boys made their own pasta dough too, and it was so delicious. ☺️

- Recipe from Natasha’s Baking -

Held out on these guys for a long time so I could keep the best. Six are finally going to newer pastures tomorrow mornin...
28/12/2023

Held out on these guys for a long time so I could keep the best. Six are finally going to newer pastures tomorrow morning.✌🏻

My favorite Ameraucana cockerel this year. He’s got great structure and is super solid with a beautiful green sheen for ...
08/12/2023

My favorite Ameraucana cockerel this year. He’s got great structure and is super solid with a beautiful green sheen for being only 6 months old. Hoping his wing drops a bit more as he fills out, but otherwise, I love him. 💕

Sometimes, I look at my molting chickens, and I’m just like… R U OK?? 🙈🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ ...
08/12/2023

Sometimes, I look at my molting chickens, and I’m just like… R U OK?? 🙈🤣🤷🏻‍♀️

This boy just loves his chickens. 💕 🐔
07/12/2023

This boy just loves his chickens. 💕

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Love this range the olive eggers are putting out! This is the first time I’ve gotten a truly “gray” egg (front two) from...
04/12/2023

Love this range the olive eggers are putting out! This is the first time I’ve gotten a truly “gray” egg (front two) from a heavy bloomed olive, and I am *obsessed.* 😍

If you’re on my waitlist, check your emails! This is my current availability. P.M. for details. 🥰
30/11/2023

If you’re on my waitlist, check your emails! This is my current availability. P.M. for details. 🥰

MCCUSA NATIONALS 2023 | Ohio National Poultry Show | November 11, 2023 We got 2nd Place Overall at Nationals this year! ...
13/11/2023

MCCUSA NATIONALS 2023 | Ohio National Poultry Show | November 11, 2023

We got 2nd Place Overall at Nationals this year! 😁😁😁

Between the molting, shorter days, and colder temps, I am barely getting any eggs this fall! I would usually have laying...
11/11/2023

Between the molting, shorter days, and colder temps, I am barely getting any eggs this fall! I would usually have laying pullets by now but because I started hatching season so late in the year (and my pullets typically take longer to lay than other breeds we have), I don’t have any new pullets laying yet. I sent a set of Marans eggs to nationals but know they likely won’t win since the only Marans hen still laying isn’t laying the dark eggs I typically send to shows. Plus, the mud and rain mean dirty, scratched up eggs that earn fewer points for condition. It’s a bummer, but it’s all in good fun! Hatching season will definitely have to start sooner next year. I’ll be finishing evaluations tomorrow so that I can sort breeding pens. Until then, enjoy this assortment of eggs that I recently collected. ☺️

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Evaluations begin today. One of my most solid growouts… has a side sprig. 🥲 *He does not have a halo. It’s just the way ...
05/11/2023

Evaluations begin today. One of my most solid growouts… has a side sprig. 🥲

*He does not have a halo. It’s just the way the single light is shining down right on his neck. 😅

At least he’ll be yummy in a stewpot.

Guess someone ran out of ink. 😅 🐔
23/10/2023

Guess someone ran out of ink. 😅

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‼️‼️WARNING: GRAPHIC‼️‼️We wing band our chicks for easy identification and to keep detailed records of our birds’ health and breeding pairs.You can wing band at any age, but our sweet spot is 2-3 weeks. They are old enough to really see the V of the wing web but not too old that this area is completely covered in feathers. 70% alcohol is applied to prep the area for banding. A secondary function of the alcohol is to make the skin, veins, and web cord more visible.The web cord is a tendon that runs along the outside of the wing from shoulder to wrist. You do not want to pierce this tendon!The metal band is centered inside the wing web just past the web cord. The applicator is then squeezed tightly, which punctures the wing (very similar to getting an ear pierced).There is minor discomfort, if any, and the chick is ready to go out into its pen! #wingbanding #chickens #chicks #babychicks #chickenlife #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

Sounds like someone is ready to come out!! 🔉🐣☺️ #babychick #chickhatching #hatching #hatchingeggs #chickenlife #chickenlove #chickenlover #chickenlovers #fresheggs #oliveegger #oliveeggs #eggbasket #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

**SALE** Ameraucana, Olive Egger, and Moss/Cocoa Egger chicks available for $10/each. 0-3 weeks old. They need to GO ASAP. Hatched too many for me to keep. 🥲 Also have Olive Egger & Moss/Cocoa Egger hatching eggs available at a discounted rate. #chicks #babychicks #chickens #chickensofinstagra #chickenlover #fresheggs #ameraucana #oliveegger #mossegger #cocoaegger #rainboweggs #colorfuleggs #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

The Marans Chicken Club USA State Meet at the Connecticut Poultry Breeders Society Show this weekend! Wish us luck!#maranschickenclubusa #marans #maranseggs #eggs #eggsofinstagram #eggshow #browneggs #farmfresh #fresheggs

A great hatch rate! 20 went in. 20 came out. 🐣🐣🐣 #babychicks #chicks #chickshatching #hatchingchicks #blackcoppermarans #ameraucana #oliveeggers #chickenlife #chickenlover #chickenlove #chickenlovers #chickens #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

The aurora borealis could be seen from Northern California due to the solar storm, and it was magical! Anyone else see the lights?? Comment where you’re from! #auroraborealis #solarstorm #northernlights

Olives making me happy while I wait patiently for the BCM to come back into full swing. 💚#oliveegger #oliveeggs #oliveegg #oliveeggers #egg #eggs #eggseggseggs #eggs #fresheggs #farmfresh #greenegg #greeneggs #chicken #chickens #chickenlife #chickeneggs #forestmeadowfarmofficial

The rule around here is to wait to plant until after Mother’s Day. Glad we haven’t put anything in the ground yet. 😂 #snowday #snow #snowsnowsnow #snowing #snowy #snowflakes #snowflake #snowinmay #homestead #homesteadlife

Day 3: First signs of life that you can see with the visible eye. Veins spreading from the embryo and a tiny little heartbeat. 💓 #hatchingeggs #egg #eggs #embryo #babychick #incubation #incubatingeggs #eggobsession #hatchingchicks #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

Clip 1: Indoor, indirect lightClip 2: Outdoor, indirect light #darkeggs #marans #oliveeggers #oliveeggs #browneggs #eggs #chickeneggs #chocolateeggs #chickens #chickeife #farmfresh #farmfresheggs #growyourownfood #pastureraised #freerange #freerangeeggs #pasturedeggs #egg #eggcolorgenetics #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

We don’t have farm chickens. We have forest chickens. And they’re living their best lives out here. 🤣 #blackcoppermarans #marans #chickens #outdoorchicks #chickenlife #chickenlove #chickenlover #chickenlovers #foraging #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

No one is more excited to set hatching eggs than this one. 🐣 #nofilter #hatchingeggs #oliveegger #ameraucana #marans #darkeggs #browneggs #blueeggs #greeneggs #egglover #egglovers #chickenlife #chickenlove #chickenlover #incubator #incubation #hatching #homeschool #learning #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

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