Meet The Ladies
Every week we bring farm fresh eggs from our flock to the market. Beatrice, Mary Mac, Mary Jane, Mame, Mabel, Hazel, Cornelia, Lucy, Annabell, Matilda, Elsie, Molly and June are a variety of heritage and rare breeds. When we picked out the breeds that would make up our flock we wanted to stay away from commercial or industrial breeds. Though commercial breeds lay more eggs weekly, the heritage breeds we chose lay for more years and we think lay better eggs. In addition by choosing heritage breeds we are helping to prevent the loss of these breeds.
Our ladies free range our farm and return each evening to there coop. We supplement their diet with an all natural grain based feed that is antibiotic free. They also enjoy special snacks including the produce we grow. A few of their favorite are blueberries, cucumbers and cabbage.
Our ladies free range our farm and return each evening to there coop. We supplement their diet with an all natural grain based feed that is antibiotic free. They also enjoy special snacks including the produce we grow. A few of their favorite are blueberries, cucumbers and cabbage.
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Eggs can be purchased at our stand at the Milton DE Farmers' Market during the market season.
Our hens are very cold hardy and lay all winter. If you are interested in eggs during the winter months please contact us. Dozen Eggs $5.00 |
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A Tour of Our Coop
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We built our coop during the spring of 2014. The design of the coop is a variation of Chez Poulet. We lengthened and doubled the width of the coop in order to house a larger flock.
On most days the ladies enjoy free ranging our entire farm and they can be found hanging out in the shade under the hydrangeas or picking beetles off the crape myrtle trees. They love "weeding" the rose garden for us and take every opportunity they can find to toss the mulch out of the flower beds. When they get board they hang out on the deck with our three dogs. We have a large fenced in pasture they can range in on days when no one is around the farm to protected them from predators. We use poultry netting for the pasture because its easy to move so the ladies are always on fresh grass when they can't roam the whole farm. |