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The Homestead Journal

Stories, know-how and seasonal notes from the flock.

Egg color, hatch windows, chick care and flock health — written on the homestead for the people who keep our birds.

Heritage eggs arranged in a color gradient from robin's-egg blue through speckled green and olive to chocolate brown on linen

Latest · Breeds & eggs

Why our eggs come in so many colors

Blue all the way through, chocolate painted on at the last minute, and olive somewhere in between — here's what's actually happening inside the hen.

September 18, 2026 · 2 min read

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A just-hatched chick resting beside blue and chocolate eggs in a tabletop incubator

On the homestead · 1 min read

How our hatch windows work

Why we offer hatching eggs and chicks by season instead of on demand — and how to get on the list for the next window.

August 28, 2026

Three day-old chicks drinking from a small galvanized waterer on pine shavings

Chick care · 2 min read

Your first 48 hours with day-old chicks

Heat, water, feed and a calm corner — a simple checklist for bringing new chicks home and getting them off to a strong start.

August 7, 2026

Heritage hens free-ranging on green pasture at the edge of pine timberland at sunrise

Flock health · 2 min read

Why we keep a closed flock

What NPIP and AI Clean status mean, why farm visits are limited, and the everyday habits that protect the birds you bring home.

July 15, 2026

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