Getting back on track.

First and foremost, I can’t thank everyone enough for the support throughout June and for buying up all the chickens! Currently we’re sold out of whole chickens, but I do still have some half chickens available if anyone’s interested. Fresh stock is coming the end of August. It was a real pleasure catching up with many of you this past month and even meeting a bunch of new faces. Seriously, thank you!

If you’ve been following along, you likely already know the derecho storm on May 21 did a number on the chicken tractors. Fortunately though, we were successful in saving the chickens and got them processed successfully on May 31. While selling our stock to you good people in June, I spent the rest of the month shutdown and figuring out how to get things back on track to salvage the rest of the season. After adjusting the plans and making rearrangements, I’m happy to report we’re back on track to finish up the rest of the season. Well, almost. I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious and if that storm taught me anything it’s not to count my chickens before they hatch (pun intended). We are still in the process of rebuilding our chicken tractors, but if all goes according to plan they will be ready, out on pasture, and full of chickens by the end of the month. I’m switching gears a little bit, changing up the chicken tractor model and making some improvements. Keeping the same pastured poultry standards I know and trust, just a bit bigger, better, and well, more storm resistant chicken tractor. More on that later in another blog.

The second flock is also just around the corner. These days I’ve been back in the barn too, prepping the brooder for their arrival next week. I’m looking forward to the summer brood, without the odd cold snap it’s always a lot kinder than brooding in the spring. Also can’t wait to walk into the barn again to the sound of chirping, happy chicks.

While the rest of the season is looking a bit brighter (knock on wood), I’m not out of the woods yet. It’s catch up time and there’s still plenty of work to do to finish off what I’d started, but I can sleep easy for now with renewed hope for the rest of the season.