I have been making and selling soaps for almost 7 years. Over that time span, I've answered lots of soap questions and discussed common soap myths! I've also run into the question of why you would buy homemade soap when you can just buy it from the store. Well, let's talk about all these things and more!
We give our poultry 100% crushed quartzite grit as a daily supplement. They don't utilize it the same way some people do for healing benefits; it's actually very essential to their digestive systems!Chickens don't have teeth, so they have a gizzard to help break food down into smaller pieces. (1)Chickens instinctively pick up sand, small stones, and pieces of gravel to aid the gizzard with its job.The bird gobbles down its food. It travels from the esophagus into the crop along with digestive enzymes. The food can hang out in the crop for up to 12 hours!It then descends from the crop into the gizzard. The gizzard is an organ with small muscles. These muscles contract along with the grit to grind the food just right. It leaves the gizzard and heads to the intestines, where nutrients can be absorbed. It makes its way down the path and I'm sure you can figure out the rest 💩 (2)We offer our chickens free-choice grit ranging in different sizes depending on their age. When they're little and in the brooder, they receive #1 grit. This is tiny and perfect for their little beaks to peck up. By the time they're older, they've moved on to #3 grit. This is about pea-size. It's amazing to see how much they eat! Who knew rocks could be so tasty 😉We want to make sure their digestion is working at its prime. Grit helps them to better digest what they eat.A happy gut is a happy person, er chicken! I thoroughly enjoyed researching this! While I've helped raise chickens over the last couple of years, I'm still no bird expert! Of course, Remi fills me in when I have questions too. I thought you all might find this interesting as well 🙂We don't just give grit to our chickens, the turkeys get it too! They eat up to size #4. It amazes me how they gobble it down. See what I did there?Ok, I'm done 😂 🦃Hope you all have a great rest of your week! Stay cool and hydrated!Kaitlyn Kesten1.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizzard.2.https://www.cacklehatchery.com/what-is-a-gizzard-and-how-does-it-work/
Hey friends! It's been a minute since I've done an update! Hopefully, you all are staying cool and enjoying summer. That's right, it's officially summertime!
While the farm already has a variety of animals on and off the property throughout the growing season, Remi and I have recently adopted some new critters!
I feel like the last week has been the epitome of April showers bring May flowers 😂
FTCLDF stands for Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund. Their goal is to provide farmers, homesteaders, and artisan food producers access to attorneys to help protect their rights.
Hey friends! In my last blog update, I briefly mentioned that Remi's brother Reeves is on the farm now, so in this post, I want to spend a little longer introducing him!
I feel like it's finally spring! Happy little birds singing their songs, beautiful flowers popping up everywhere, and the warm sun thawing us out from winter!
Remi and I try to connect with you all at least twice a week through either emails or social media. We realize we can't get to know all of you in person, but we do want to give you a looksee into some of what's going on in our lives as if you came over for coffee and a slice of sourdough bread 🙂
