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How We Pasture Our Chickens

Once the chicks on our farm are about 4 weeks old, we move them from the brooder to the pasture. It’s a nightly chore. Seeing as how our farm is surrounded by nature and wildlife preserves, we have plenty of predators to go around. We have hawks, owls, eagles, foxes, coyotes, raccoons, and the list goesContinue reading “How We Pasture Our Chickens”

First Flock of 2016

Well, St. Patrick’s Day was a special one for us here at Hoffman Certified Organics! Although we enjoy our green beer and having the luck of the Irish, we were more excited about finally getting our first flock of chicks! After many cold winter days and long winter nights preparing our farm for their arrival,Continue reading “First Flock of 2016”

Preparing the organic brooding barn

Here in Huntertown, Indiana, winter took it’s sweet time getting here! December 2015 was one of the warmest on record. It’s now February and winter has officially reared its head! The cold temperatures and below zero wind chills in January didn’t stop Ben from preparing the farm for the spring arrival of our first 2016Continue reading “Preparing the organic brooding barn”