This week’s updates around the farm and gardens:
Piglets getting porked up;
getting names and getting weaned,
New layer chickens now in coop with the rest of the flock,
Cornish X chicks in the brooder had some pecking issues,
Managing hurt chickens and turkeys,
New brooder for turkeys,
Veggies planted, seeds planted, mulching has begun - the gardens are in,
CSA starting this week!
In the News:
Factory farm and its treatment of animals -
Baby chicks made 300 people sick over 8 years - ohh the horror - CDC Report on foodborne Salmonella numbers -
This week on Farm U:
Building a chicken brooder,
What makes a good brooder,
Differences between broiler chicken / egg laying chicken and turkey brooder design,
Some tips for managing your brooder to make life easier for you.