A New Chapter In Our Farm Journey

Hello all! Man how time flies! We cannot believe it is November and we are nearing the end of 2013. We finished our apprenticeship at J&L Green Farm on November 15th.

Our friends and fellow workers from
J&L 

 It was hard to say goodbye to the dear friends we made while we were there, but we look forward to being able to continue our friendships with them while living in different states. It has been a great year of learning and hard work with highs and lows of all kinds. We definitely feel very confident to start and run our own farm. As a matter of fact...we did! But before we get into that...let us fill you in on how our Freedom Ranger chickens did :) We processed our birds at 10 weeks old. We ended up with 25 birds...exactly how many we ordered! We had such a fun time raising them and seeing them grow up. They were such beautiful birds with the softest feathers. All 25 of them were extremely healthy with no leg problems, no pneumonia, and they didn't peck at each other causing them to loose feathers and look ugly. We tried our best to spend as much time as we could with them and as a result they were some of the happiest and friendliest chickens! They would always follow us around when we went to them and occasionally would just stand there and let us pet them. They loved when we brought them treats like blemished fruits and veggies, apple cores, leftover pumpkins from carving (pumpkin actually acts as a de-wormer for chickens) and any other leftovers we had. And....not only were they a