Our Second Hen Hoop House Has Arrived!

First, here at Nature's Gourmet Farm we have so much to be Thankful for this Thanksgiving Season! - We hope you enjoyed your day with family and friends. Do you remember these key dates about Thanksgiving?

* November 11, 1620 the 102 Pilgrims landed in what would become Massachuetts
* November 1621 about 50 Pilgrims invited the Indians who helped them survive to a time of Feast
* 1789 President George Washington issued the first federal Thanksgiving proclamation
* 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued a national Thanksgiving proclamation
* 1941 Congress passed a law establishing Thanksgiving as an official national holiday

Updates: late last week I received word that our new hen hoop structure would be ready for pickup Monday, November 25th. So, I made a fast trip to Dundee, OH Monday morning. Mr. Yoder once again had a place for me to stay the night. Tuesday morning while I enjoyed a nice breakfast his sons loaded the metal into my cattle trailer. From there, I traveled to Seven Sons farm and Hen Gear to pickup the 20 new nest boxes. While there, I was able to discuss our plans as well as see all the updates to their farm since we last were there about three years ago.

I left Roanoke, IN about noon with about 830 miles between me and home. There was a storm forecasted to bring rain and wind gust up to 50 MPH. Well, the rain started about Indianapolis and did not stop until the AL state line. Nashville was a nightmare! Lots of wrecks everywhere. And, very slow moving traffic. Way more than what this MS country boy is use to.

I did stop in Tuscaloosa and caught about 4-hours sleep before completing the final three hours of the journey. Made it home OK and have a good start toward installation on the hoop. 1000
hens are due the first week of January!

Taking care of "the business" side of the farm is very important. In fact, that is probably the biggest reason for farm failures. I try to emphasize to folks that you cannot starve a profit in your business. You have to invest not only in the farm, but the business as well. And, you have to hire (or consult) with folks who can help you with areas that are not your strength. That is why we have a consultant who is guiding us through some of the changes I mentioned a few weeks ago. Stay tuned for more news as we start developing processes in December.