Hatching the Natural Way

Blog by thegoronsonfarmPosted April 18, 2016Tags: Bluebar, broody, broodyhens, Cuckoo, CuckooBluebars, farm, goronson, GoronsonFarm, hatching, hens, maine, small, smallfarm View 35

It’s spring in Maine and the chick days are in full swing. In past years we’ve purchased rare breed pullets or eggs from small breeders and hatched them in an incubator but this year we decided to let the broody hens do the work. We were raising a few chicks for a family member. Just

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Suburban Homesteading on a Small Farm in Maine

Suburban Homesteading on a Small Farm in Maine
With rising food and fuel prices, and the threat of pesticides lacing our food, more gardeners and hobby farm enthusiasts are looking for ways to reduce household costs and grow more of their own food. You don’t need a huge piece of land to grow your own food and still have enough left over to
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