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05/07/2024

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

23/05/2024

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15/04/2024

PM for deets. ☺️

14/04/2024

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

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! 🙏🏻

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! ☺️

28/01/2024

Chickens really are the gateway drug. 🤣

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 -

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.✌🏻

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. 💕

08/12/2023

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

07/12/2023

This boy just loves his chickens. 💕

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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.* 😍

30/11/2023

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

13/11/2023

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

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

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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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.

23/10/2023

Guess someone ran out of ink. 😅

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21/10/2023

Growouts are growing out! Evaluations coming soon because I really need to downsize. 🙃

07/10/2023

The chickens are slowing down on egg production with the changing temperatures and daylight. I didn’t bother waterglassing eggs this fall because we still have half a 5-gallon bucket full of eggs left over from last year. Once the pullets and hens stop laying for the winter, we’ll be dipping back into that stash for cooking and baking needs so that we won’t have to spend money on store-bought eggs. It’s expensive enough keeping these freeloaders fed all winter. 🥲😅🫠

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30/09/2023

It’s been 1 month since this little lady joined us, and we couldn’t love her more. She’ll be joining us for farm chores in no time. 💕

25/09/2023

MCCUSA Special Meet & Egg Show | Wisconsin International Poultry Show | September 23, 2023

I knew having to swap out the egg I dropped was going to cost me, but we still made 3rd Place! 😁😁😁

24/09/2023

That feeling when your 2 year old seems huge now that you’ve got a newborn in the house. 🥲

20/09/2023

Twice a year, I dig out all the runs for compost and replace with fresh mulch. Definitely feeling super blessed to have my dad help me with this while I’m still recovering. It’s a 3 hour round trip for him, and he never hesitates to come when I ask. 🥹

18/09/2023

Had a beautiful set of 3 dark eggs to send to a show. Getting ready to package them, and I drop this one. SIGH. 😭

14/09/2023

MCCUSA Special Meet & Egg Show | Green River Poultry Club | September 9, 2023

1st Place & People’s Choice: Christine Whitlow (That’s me!) ☺️
2nd Place: Randy Neeley
3rd Place: Tammy Newlin
4th & 5th Place: Pam Barnes Harlow

Special thanks to Lori Young for running the egg table, and congrats to all participants! ☺️

14/09/2023

Constantly checking on my chickens while I am recovering from c-section surgery. My husband and mother-in-law have taken over their care, and they are definitely well taken care of. Ignore the feathers. They are molting. Hard. 😅

02/09/2023

MCCUSA Special Meet & Egg Show | White River Poultry Show | September 2, 2023

1st Place: Christine Whitlow (That’s me!) ☺️
2nd Place: Randy Neeley
3rd Place: Tammy Newlin

People’s Choice: Christine Whitlow (Me!)

Congrats to all participants! ☺️

07/08/2023

Guess what? Chicken butt!

This boy lost the back of his comb after a fight with another male last winter, but he’s now happily in a pen with some olive eggers for some back-cross projects. He was paired previously with a couple of BCM hens that would help correct some faults in his offspring (high tail/white feather in the tail and general size), so we’ll see how they do in time. I just love the green sheen in his feathers. ☺️

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06/08/2023

Love me some speckles! 💕

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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

Twice a year, we draw blood from our chickens. It is a long day of catching, poking, and logging band numbers and vials. The blood samples are then sent to UC Davis’ Laboratory in Turlock, CA, where they are tested for avian influenza and pullorum typhoid. If all goes well, we will receive a clean bill of health and be able to maintain our NPIP status. ✌🏻#NPIP #biosecurity #chickens #chickenlife #farmlife #chickenlover #lifeonthefarm #lifeonthehomestead #chickenhealth #chickenlove #chickenlover #chickenlovers #backyardchickens #backyardchicken #forestmeadowfarm #forestmadowfarmofficial

I can’t believe this was just last weekend. We practically have a never ending winter season, get one last hard freeze around Mother’s Day, and then it skips to summer. 🫠 #isitspringyet #foreverwinter #aprilsnow

The pressure cooker is my best friend when it comes to cooking home-grown and processed birds, which can be tougher/chewier than the Cornish Cross most people are accustomed to buying at the store. This BCM cockerel was pressure cooked for 30 minutes with a natural release, and it came out fall-off-the-bone tender and oh so juicy and flavorful. **All roosters serve a purpose on our farm. They are allowed to free-range, eat organic, non-GMO feed, homegrown mealworms, and fodder, and live their best lives until their very last day. We are always grateful for the sacrifice they make to feed our family. ❤️ #chicken #chickens #homegrown #freerange #raiseyourownfood #growyourownfood #growwhatyoueat #freerangechicken #marans #blackcoppermarans #rooster #cockerel #farmfresh #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

It's a winter line up! The new pullets are putting in work as we are still collecting a good amount of eggs despite the cold and rainy weather. If you're on my waiting list, make sure you check your emails for current availability. ✌🏻💕☺️ #egglovers #farmtotable #fresh #egg #growwhatyoueat #farmfresheggs #fresheggsdaily #chickeneggs #raiseyourownfood #fresheggs #eggseggseggs #farmtofork #eggs #farmfresh #egglover #chickenlovers #chickenlife #chickenmama #chicken #chickenmom #chickensofig #marans #chickensofinsta #chickensofinstagram #chickenlove #chickens #blackcoppermarans #marans #oliveegger #Ameraucana #forestmeadowfarmofficial

Haaaalp! We have rats!! 😭 I’ve been coming out every night to pull the feed, which has reduced their numbers drastically, but I still catch them on camera every so often, and I am OVER it. Not only do they give me the heebie jeebies, they have the potential to carry and pass on diseases to both chickens and humans.At this time, it’s just not feasible for us to encase all our coops & runs in hardware cloth, and the electric fence doesn’t deter them because they can just dig underneath. I’m really just hoping to find a solution that will allow me to keep food in the run without the rats getting into it so I don’t have to go out every night to lug all the food in and out. I need something that will work for both adults and chicks (my youngest are about 4-5 weeks old), so if you have any suggestions, leave a comment because I’m all ears!!#ratproblems #pestproblems #pestcontrol #help #sendhelp #helpme #chickens #chickencoop #barncat #barncats #barncatsofinstagram #chickensofinstagram #chickensofinstagram🐔 #chickenlife #lifewithchickens #chickenlove #chickenlover #chickenlovers #chickenmom #chickenmama #spoiledchickens #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

It is HOT HOT HOT. Keeping the chickens cool is a top priority when temperatures are 100+ degrees. 🥵#chickens #itshot #itshotoutside #itshotout #chickenkeeping #keepingchickens #chickensofinstagram #chickensofinstagram🐔 #chickensofig #chickensofinsta #chickenlife #chickenlove #chickenlover #chickenlovers #lovemychickens #homestead #homesteadlife #keepcool #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

A little compilation video of a Steller’s Jay nest we found above one of our chicken coops. #stellersjay #bluejay #birdsnest #birdnest #birdeggs #babybirds

Saulk Trail Poultry Club Double Show | May 27, 2023 Wheaten (1)1st - Janet Childs Black Silver (1)1st - Janet Childs Black Copper (8)1st - Christine Whitlow 2nd - Christine Whitlow 3rd - (tie) Christine Whitlow & Tammy Newlin 4th - Tammy Newlin 5th - (tie) Christine Whitlow & Tammy Newlin 6th - Tammy Newlin Cuckoo (3) 1st - Tammy Newlin 2nd - Tammy Newlin 3rd - Tammy Newlin TOP THREE OVERALL 1st - Christine Whitlow (Black Copper) 2nd - Christine Whitlow (Black Copper) 3rd - Tammy Newlin (Cuckoo) People’s Choice 1st - Christine Whitlow (Black Copper) 2nd - Tammy Newlin (Black Copper) 3rd - Christine Whitlow (Black Copper) CONGRATULATIONS to all! 💕💕💕 #maranschickenclubusa #eggshow #egg #eggs #eggsofinstagram #browneggs #chicken #chickens #chickensofinstagram #marans #maranseggs #chickenlife #chickenlove #chickenlover #chickenlovers #chickenmom #chickenmama #forestmeadowfarm #forestmeadowfarmofficial

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