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I was asked by a friend from the Des Moines Farmer's market to set up a Facebook page. (Foxhollow Poultry Farm) Seems like a good idea. I am trying to set it up and I think I have the hang of it, but this time of year I probably won't be spending a whole lot of time on it due to the hatching chicks, ducks, quail, turkeys, etc. We are really expanding right now and we haven't even been able to plant the veggies yet! All these hungry little mouths to feed. This week we are getting more layer ducklings and poulet rouge chicks. Will post a picture when they arrive. Another 300 to care for! I really love the baby poultry.
Egg production is climbing ever higher. I have a New Hampshire chicken that is laying an egg about the size of a goose egg every three to four days. It weighed about 6 ounces. Ouch. We used one of them for breakfast last week and discovered that it had 3 yolks in it! Will get that picture uploaded as soon as I can. This is the first 3 yolk egg I had seen. Last flock I had a chicken that laid an egg inside an egg. That was really weird the first time I cracked that one open, only to find another whole egg, shell and all inside the first one. They definitely keep it interesting.
Tai
