Egg-citing news!
New chicks arrive
The arrival of new chicks is always a big event here on the farm. We recently received 20,000 day-old baby chicks from a hatchery near Ithaca, New York.
The tiny yellow chicks are born explorers. They love to find every nook and cranny in the barn. As soon as they're placed on the clean shavings, they immediately run around looking for the feeders and watering lines. Their comical behavior brings a smile to even the most experienced farm employee.
The barn is kept at a cozy 90°F to replicate the first few weeks under mother hen. Within a few days, they're strong enough to jump to roosts twice their height.
See more photos of these curious little balls of energy.
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We are looking for New England farmers interested in joining the Pete and Gerry's Organics Family! Please contact Jesse Laflamme if your farm is interested in working together with our family to farm organic eggs. We will provide you with information about how to convert your farm to an organic egg farm as well as with necessary certification information.
The Pete & Gerry's Mission
At Pete and Gerry's, we are a family farm that has produced high quality eggs for four generations in Monroe, NH, in the heart of the White Mountains. We believe in providing you, our customer, with fresh organic, cage free, omega-3 eggs from hens that are Certified Humane. As our family farm has grown our commitment to you has remained unchanged and we hope that you will enjoy our eggs as much as we do!
Happy chickens lay better eggs™
Chicken of the Month: The LesOeufs Sisters
The LesOeufs Sisters
Lillian and Lucy LesOeufs might be connected by the tail-feathers. They are well practiced in synchronized eating, synchronized egg-laying, and synchronized clucking. They even manage a little synchronized roosting (very difficult on a crowded roost). They can both be counted on to lay a dark brown egg nearly every day, except of course when they decide to take the day off.
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