Farmer Mary has been doing some research and has found out that chickens eating acorns can turn the yolk of their eggs an olive green that tastes odd. Several of her egg buying customers reported lately that an egg or two were “bad” which was very surprising since the eggs are usually sold within a day or two of laying. One friend who Farmer Mary had given eggs to said two had really dark olive green yolks.
Farmer Mary loves the internet for researching farm issues! Winterpast Farm had an unusually heavy load of acorns and the goats and pigs and some young deer ate them up, but they must have left enough little bits on the ground for a few of the chickens to eat. Farmer Mary is hoping the yolks return to normal now that the acorns are gone. If you had an odd yolk please come get a replacement egg!
Clay ornaments shown are handmade by Farmer Mary and sold at Winterpast Farm to help pay for feeding all the former pets now living at the farm.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
CLOSED Tues Jan 3
CLOSED Wed Jan 4
OPEN Thurs Jan 5 from 12-5 (emu nest tour promptly at 1:30, 4:00)
OPEN Fri Jan 6 from 10-5 (emu nest tour at 11:30, 1:30, 4:00)
OPEN Sat Jan 7 from 10-4 (emu nest tour at 11:30, 1:30, 4:00)
OPEN Sun Jan 8 from 12-5 (emu nest tour at 1:30, 4:00)
OPEN Mon Jan 9 from 10-5. (emu nest tour at 11:30, 1:30, 4:00)
CLOSED Tues Jan 10
If you want to visit Winterpast Farm petting zoo and meet all the animals please read “your visit” at www.winterpast.org which explains in great detail our admission, how to park at a pig, how not to go down the neighbors private road behind the barn even if your GPS says to turn there(!!!), and lists food you can bring to feed the animals.
Thank you for supporting a small local farm family.
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