I was a tad miffed to say the least when, within days of agreeing a weekly sale of spare eggs, we had two hens taken by the mystery mountain poultry muncher.  A few days later two more pullets were put in the chicken coop to be picked on, not allowed any food (particularly lettuce or [...]

Wow its been a grisly month here on the mountain.  We’ve had two hen deaths followed by rapid replacement.  The local ‘hen guy’ came through for us, getting us some replacements within a week.  This is a minor miracle in these parts.  Normally ordering poultry involves the following: driving 40 mins to request the hens [...]