Do you remember the newsletter from last December where we shared about our Fairy Godmother? You know, that amazing customer of ours who came into our lives and changed it forever? You can click here if you need a recap on this incredible human being…
Well, here’s the scoop. The high tunnel (farm lingo for unheated green house) that our Fairy Godmother funded and that Greg built to solve the frozen water issue for our hens last winter worked like a charm!
We started using it in December, and for the remainder of the winter, we didn’t have ONE SINGLE DAY without running water for our hens. And not only that, we didn’t have a SINGLE frozen egg, which was awesome because frozen eggs used to be a problem for us.
Well, one of the things that you have to do when you’re a farmer is learn to repurpose. I think it’s safe to say that almost none of the structures on our farm have just one single purpose. And the new hen house (which we lovingly call the Fairy Godmother House) is no exception.
To date, it has served our laying hens all winter long. It has served as a cozy spot for 3 of our sows to give birth in during a winter cold snap. And this week, it’s been repurposed again into a brooder, the warm and protected place where our baby turkeys hang out for a few weeks, until they’re old enough to go out on pasture!
One of the coolest parts about farming is watching our farm transform season to season. This week, we’re marveling at the sight of all those baby turkeys in our Fairy Godmother House.
Your Farmers,
Jenney and Greg