Hello again everybody! Today we have some big news .  In the Chicken Scratch incubator we hatched a little baby chick!!! Right now, as I type, the baby chick is learning to talk walk and attempt to run.

Here is the chick. It is very tired after spending a whole day mining its little way through the shell of its egg.

The Chicken Scratch trailer has officially moved down to the barn. Our rooster, Templeton and his flock are happily  strutting around the barnyard, pecking out bugs and scratching in the grass.

 Here they are running to greet us. Did you know chickens are very enthusiastic little birds?

by Quentin D. Garner

Chicken Scratch News

Chicken scratch is proud to house 65 new female pullets (young chickens) and 10 baby bantams (small chickens, who specialize in hatching eggs) Connie, our rooster is very pleased. Very soon, when these birds start laying we will come back to business fully.

Maisie, our junior employee, has named a beautiful, snow white cochin bantam after her self and says that she is the ''cutest little thing''.

                                                   Here's Maisie with Maisie the chick.

As you would expect, being an employee here is hard work, especially for her. I think she needs new hours. :-) It is rather obvious as she is using a stump in the garden as a pillow. Maybe Mother Nature offered her a rest. :-)

                                                        JUST IN
We have decided on names for the hens at the house:
Connie (rooster)
Suzy
Ginger
Mavis
Hellen
Winifred
and Pat

As always eggs are $3.00
We are open from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Walker's News Episode 5

Of course it is very important!  And it is complete with a weather report :-)

Happy Connie Day!! (June 15th)

It's a chicken miracle!!!

Happy Connie Day!!!!!

BREAKING NEWS!!!!

This is a special edition of Walker's News!!!  Sadly, our beloved chicken Connie (the only white chicken we had) was taken by a fox during the storm the other night.  We will all miss her very much.

Yes, it's true!  Connie has left a legacy!  We found her on Friday and even though she is just a chick she's already fully feathered!!  We think she grew her feathers quickly because she was in the wild and needed to keep warm.  She can also scratch, eat bugs and FLY!  She probably survived in the wild by roosting in the trees.  We have no idea how Connie managed to hatch the egg, or hide the chick from us for so long.  We are calling her "Little Connie" our chicken miracle.

Walker's News Episode 3

Today's episode of Walker's News was done without the help of his director, Quentin.  This may be obvious as Walker tends to get a wee bit distracted and off topic at times...not to mention he goes in and out of a british accent.  ENJOY :-)

Egg Production and A Lesson on Chickens by Quentin

The latest egg production has started to speed up.  Unfortunately a fox got into our hen house and Nugget is now missing.  Then the fox came back and dragged poor Connie to the bottom of the yard, but we were able to run the fox off and Connie seems to be making a full recovery.  But on the bright side of chicken farming and egg production, by the end of this month more chickens are coming, meaning more fresh untreated eggs!
Eggs from the store have very light colored yolks because of the treatments they give the chickens.  Plus there is a lot of time between the chicken's laying and you buying.  This causes the yolk to become pale and the egg is rather flavorless.  Chicken Scratch eggs are gathered from the nest, stuck in an egg carton and delivered to you.
For those of you who like good chicken meat, Cornish Roasters are an excellent source of meat!  They will eat plenty of feed in a short time and become a very heavy, broad chicken.  Any recipe that calls for chicken must have that fresh chicken meat!  Also, these chickens do not lay eggs.

That's all for now!