New Chicks on the Farm

So far, 11 hatched, 2 died, and the other 9 appear happy and healthy. They are living, for now, in the upstairs bedroom until they get about two weeks old, then they will move into the garage brooding pen with their 4 older siblings that were born in December. I will then start another batch for February hatching, and keep on going until I get back up to about 100+ chickens. They sure are cute when they are little, I have attached a little video clip of them.

This afternoon, the ladies that comprise the board of Earth Mother Market, our Wednesday farmers market in Fort Thomas are coming over for dinner and conversations about the upcoming growing season. There is so much going on it is hard to keep up! I fresh roasted some organic Costa Rican coffee, an making several fresh pastas (spinach ravioli and garlic and herb fettucini) with our farm tomato sauce to go over it. And a lemon tart with hazelnut crust topped with fresh fruits for dessert. Should be a fun night of talking farming!