My Book Epic Eggs is Available for Pre-Order!

I'm so excited to share that my book Epic Eggs is available on Amazon for per-order! It feels like a dream to finally be a published book author! This book is not a cook book, and not a "how to raise chickens" book (though, there is a chapter on that). Instead it focuses on eggs.

• Breeding for Egg color and quality eggs
• Increasing egg production in your backyard flock
• Sizing and grading your egg harvest
• Understanding the anatomy of an egg and the egg producing anatomy of a chicken.
• How to use this knowledge to raise a healthier flock and healthier eggs. 
• Raising other poultry for eggs

This book is great for beginners who are looking to start out with a great laying flock, but it also delves into the nitty-gritty of breeding which makes it appealing to seasoned chicken keepers looking to specialize in certain egg laying breeds.

Click here to order now. Publication is scheduled for November 1st! Just in time for the Holidays!   

 

Springtime at Iron Oak Farm

Everything is starting to blossom in the warmer weather.

Purple Phlox

Dandelion gone to seed

The whole yard smells of sweet honeysuckle. This is the pink variety.

And here is the white variety of Honey Suckle.

Lilacs

The turkeys, chickens, geese, guineas and ducks enjoying the new run. We still have the other half to build.

We had a successful hatch of Buff Orpington chicks. 5 out of 7 eggs.

I can't believe how big these guys have grown! Khaki Campbell ducks

Little Man-Abrahm is also getting big. He's enjoying cuddles on the porch after his bottle while Oliver licks his face clean of milk.

Pilgrim and Toulouse Goslings Video

This is a video I took of our goslings last year. They're all grown up now and laying beautiful large eggs. Enjoy the video!

Virtual Farm Tour

This week we shared on social media some very exciting news! Iron Oak Farm is growing, but for once it's not the furry, feathered or four legged kind. I'm pregnant with our first child! Due October 26th! We've waited a long time for this blessing and are so happy!

Here's the rest of our week in photos.

I received my Eden's Garden order of essential oils. Mandarin, Wild Orange, Lemon Grass, Tea Tree, Key Lime, Vanilla, Spike Lavender, French Lavender and Grapefruit.

The geese are one year old this spring, and have started laying. It can be hard to sex geese, but this confirms that our Pilgrim Goose is in fact a goose and our Toulouse is a gander.

The goose egg compared to one of our large Buff Orpington eggs

Brushing the cashmere from Huck's coat.

I made a Cream of Roasted Root Vegetable Soup and it was delicious. Recipe coming soon!

The ducks enjoying this soggy spring.

Virtual Farm Tour

This was our week.

Trying for sweet potato starts to plant in the garden.

Oliver's arch enemy.

Toulouse Goose

We got 9 quarts (plus a pint) of maple syrup this year. (We gave away some before I took this photo)

Tulip and Daffodil bulbs emerging in the warmer weather.

Stored Winter Squash from last year. Perfectly edible.

The sap boiling into syrup

Working with the little girls on leash training.

Some of my birthday presents!!!

Nice job ladies!

Red Tailed Hawk flying over the hay field.

Some of our ducks enjoying the mud puddles in the yard.

Our Pilgrim Goose enjoying the first blades of green emerging grass.

Balancing Poultry With Other Farm Animals

It's been one of the best years at Iron Oak Farm. Read my latest Community Chickens post Balancing Poultry With Other Farm Animals to learn why!

Duck, Duck, Goose CC Post

Learn about the special relationship between our ducks and geese. Duck, Duck, Goose

Smitten for Goslings

Meet the Iron Oak Farm goslings in my new post over at Community Chickens! Smitten for Goslings