He was always trouble. From the first moment I saw him, I knew he was trouble. My beautiful, cheeky Trouble. The first boy to greet any visitors at the gate. The first boy to show you his huge personality. The first boy to race towards me when I call. The first boy to storm through…
In a sea of 60,000 white baby broiler chicks (chickens bred for meat) stood Hedwig. Her beautiful grey feathers shone out against the white chickens and her sweet face was full of innocence. At one week old she was already enormous compared to a normal chick. You see, broiler chickens are chickens selectively bred for…
In a sea of 60,000 white baby broiler chicks (chickens bred for meat) stood Colonel Eagle. His beautiful grey feathers shone out against the white chickens like a beacon in the ocean. At one week old he was already huge. You see, broiler chickens are chickens selectively bred for meat. The are selectively bred to…
Rhonda was carried into our property early 2012. She arrived with her friend, Blackie, and both had been kept in a small backyard in town for about a year to provide their caretakers with eggs. No longer wanted or needed, they were both welcomed into the Lefty’s Place flock. Rhonda is a beautiful Rhode Island…
She was found on the floor of this farm in June, 2013. She would have been living on the floor for up to two weeks. The shed she was in had just been depopulated. Every 18 months, egg farmers send all their hens to slaughter because egg production in hens starts to slow down at…