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Nov 23, 2011

Free Range Layers I

We recycle used tires as nests for our layers.

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Here's a double decker.  It can also be a triple decker, both sides,  like an 'A' frame.

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Hens selecting their nests for the evening lay; they can be fussy. Our flock size is 150 hens. 

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Sometimes several hens just want that particular nest!

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Last one to lay!

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This particular flock have 200 sq ft of grass field per hen.  That's chicken heaven!

Oct 22, 2011

Warms The Heart...

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Warms the heart to see our layers going about their business without a care the morning after that down pour.  We grow them deliberately on a hill so that the grounds will dry faster after rain and to ensure a clean and dry environment for the eggs.

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