Happy Memorial Day. A special thanks goes out to all out troops both serving and retired. We appreciate your sacrifices in protecting our freedoms and liberties. This episode and the Pledge of Allegiance is dedicated to you.

This week’s updates around the farm and gardens:

The loss of Snow the piglet and what we did,

Snowflake the chick hatches,

Ollie moves to another farm,

Turkeys are growing in the brooder,

Broiler chicks arrived,

Planting the gardens now that's it's frost free time and 95 degrees and dry!

In the CoopCast Community:

Over 100 iTunes reviews - thanks "pickle kicker",

Toni asked about maintaining asparagus beds and controlling slugs with salt,

What are some general insect control methods we use,

Mendy asks "How do you introduce or change the pecking order of a chicken flock when you add / remove birds".