by Daniel | Jan 1, 2013 | chickens, cows, Daniel, Eggs, Farm, free range chicken, Pastured poultry
When I steered my family’s life onto this course known as farming, we knew there would be numerous challenges to overcome. We knew that we were completely altering the way we would live our lives, but perhaps we didn’t realize just how drastic it would be....
by Daniel | Mar 20, 2012 | chickens, Daniel, East West Farm, factory farming, free range chicken
When we first moved onto the farm, we were given four young chickens. Three Rhode Island Red hens and a rooster of some other breed. We named the rooster Max, one of the Rhode Island Reds turned out to be a rooster and we dubbed him Rex. So, after we added 32 White...
by Daniel | Nov 21, 2011 | Deep Pectoral Myopathy, free range chicken, on farm processing, Pastured poultry
Last week, we hosted a chicken processing demonstration prior to doing the whole batch. Four of the chickens have been injured in the chicken tractor and are unable to move with each relocation. OK, processing? I hate using that word, it makes me think of prisons and...
