Mahatma Gandhi once said "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." If that is so, and I believe it to be, then we are in a bad place in the US. Just this month 500 million eggs have been recalled across the country. The factory farm where they came from, has a very long and disgusting list of violations.When the ethical compass goes awry, it soon follows that the effects will be much more far reaching than what just happens inside of the operation.
Here at Maple Creek our chickens are cage-free and free-range. They are fed organic feed and spend the day foraging for worms, bugs, and anything else they love to munch on. They circle through the forested areas, through the lawn, and everywhere in between. At night they go to sleep in the adorable coop that Joseph built.
Here is Darlene taking refuge in the coop - She is sitting on her eggs (you can see some poking out here!) and in just about 2 weeks time now, we will hopefully have a new flock of healthy baby chix!
In a week Joseph and I are going to make a special area for the babies when they are born to protect them from predators. We have had two attacks so far from hawks, so we are planning to do as much as we can to protect these new babies. Such is the one con of free-range, but believe me, these are some happy healthy chickens here!
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