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We are up and rushing towards our production schedule for 2010. Looking at the schedule on paper at the beginning of the year is always daunting. Three pages of graph paper showing the growth of birds of various ages and stages of development from hatching egg to processing. We will be about three times busier than last year. I do have some help this year. My intern from ISU has been a big help last year and is continuing with her help this year. I cannot describe how thankful I am for her presence on our farm. Her personality always buoys us up no matter what the circumstances are.
I am also conducting research and fact gathering for a book about our poultry system for raising birds. The book is supposed to be about 350+ pages and will discuss suitable breeds of poultry, hoop housing and how to raise birds outdoors year round. It is a long involved project and should be completed within the 18 month time frame given to me. This project, our poultry with increased schedule (x3), taking care of aging parents and grandchildren have all taken up almost every minute of every day. I keep promising my poor neglected husband that we will take a couple days away from the farm. It hasn't happened yet in the last 2 years. It will within the month. Recharge, renew, and redo.
Here is one of our television segments for Living the Country Life about various types of eggs we raise and sell at our local farmer's market.
