Summer Update

Things are certainly moving along this summer.  We are 98% complete with our first cut hay.  This could be a record for early finishing.  Our corn (sweet and field) is growing well.  It loves the heat, but needs a little more rain.  We had some last night, but more could be used.  Our cows are into their pasture movement.  I moved them yesterday to the back where they will spend about a month and a half while the front pastures grow back.  The layers have moved back up to the front pastures and our new layers are laying their pullett eggs.  We will be building the new egg-mobile soon to get them out on pasture.  In September, we should have about 280 layers going.  About 80 of them should go into molt this winter, but the rest will keep going.  Our veggies are coming along.  We have some lettuce ready and the peas have come into flower.  
    We processed 90 broilers on Saturday.  That went very well.  They averaged about 5 pounds and were very healthy, happy birds on pasture.  We have another batch set for June 30.  A few chickens in each batch remain for sale.  If you would like any, please contact us.  We will let you know what we have in the freezer. 
  Sweet corn should be ready mid-July.  The recent rain should help it out tremendously.  Our green beans and potatoes are also flourishing.