Bad Attitude Farm & Forge LLC

In our links / other places section, you’ll see a link to Rose Creek Creations and Rose Creek Cattle Company.  One of the owners (Angela) and I met on Craigs List.  She was asking for help with a ceramic kiln.  I gave what advice I could.  Now a days, she gives me a lot more advice than I have to offer in exchange.  Yesterday’s advice saves money and buys the Styrofoam incubator at Tractor Supply.  She also suggested purchasing the automatic egg turner.  I was skeptical at first, but her flocks seem to be health, happy, and growing; so I figured like her other advice it was sound.  I just unpacked the Little Giant Air Incubator ($41.99) and the optional automatic egg turner (another $41.99). Read more…

If a year ago you had asked me about eggs, I would have told you I buy them at the grocery store.  The only time I can remember being excited about eggs is at 3:00 AM when I find one of the all night breakfast places after a long drive.  So when I took to raising chickens, I never imagined being excited about the laying of eggs.  I was so wrong.  There is something different about eggs that come from the coop.  Yes, they are brown and that is a bit different.  But the real difference is that I raised these hens from chicks.  I know they have been treated humanly.  In fact, we’ve even learned they have favorites. Read more…