A Place of Refuge LLC

30/10/2025

We use stall dry under our roost

Just a friendly bit of information. This is my roost p**p pad that I built under the roost area. It's filled with sand. It takes me less than one minute to scoop all this p**p every day when I go out to collect the eggs. No flies, no humidity, no bumblefoot, no Fly strike. Lower chance coccidosis, lower chance of any mites, lower chance of so many other illnesses associated with all of the above issues. This is just a friendly update saying if you haven't switched to Sand yet you should definitely consider especially for over the Winter months.

29/10/2025

How to Care for Asparagus in October

29/10/2025

27/10/2025

🚜 It’s not a farmer’s job to go broke so you can eat cheap.

You want real food? 🍅 Back the people who grow it.
Because when small farms disappear, your “fresh” food will come from labs and plastic trays — not soil and sweat.

Support local farms. Buy from real hands. Keep food honest.

26/10/2025

Cleaning coops and preparing for winter.
All previous bedding is taken to the yards for the birds to compost.

Each coop has a generous amount of stall dry on the bottom to keep it dry. The a nice layer of pine shavings on top. Stall dry is basically coop compost in the 40lb bags which is very cheap to buy in bulk.

Throughout the Winter when we get a thaw we will remove large chunks of p**p with a rake and add more stall dry. Keeping the coop dry is a priority to keep frost bite to a minimum.

24/10/2025

17/10/2025

BEFORE AND AFTER - Catastrophic flood damage from the remants of Typhoon Halong in Kipnuk, Alaska.

12/10/2025

more updated photos of the colony

12/10/2025

Colony photo updates

10/10/2025

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06/10/2025

Scottish Shetland hens

06/10/2025

Next year's Scottish Shetland breeding group grow outs. Three roosters and 4 hens.
Already they are looking good.