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     Orders have already started coming in for 2013 and we are excited about the upcoming breeding season beginning in February.  We have uploaded new photos of our breeding stock and will continue taking orders through April.  You can also visit us on Facebook to check out more pictures of our farm and of our stock.

     New breeds are available for 2013 including Rhode Island Reds and Speckled Sussex.  We no longer raise Buff Orpingtons.

    In 2011, we acquired a German bloodline of New Hampshire Reds and went to work selecting breeding stock .  We kept 2 exceptional males and bred them to our existing line to in order to improve the stock.  The results are better size and color from the German line and continued performance from our stock.  We have plenty of breeding hens, so availability shouldn't be a problem. 

  As we continue efforts to improve the breeds we offer, interest in our Delaware lines has grown considerably.  We will do our best to keep up with orders. Thank you for your continued interest and support..

                                                        -Paul and Kelly Harter

                                                    Our Story  

     Have you ever bought baby chicks from a commercial hatchery hundreds of miles away and been disappointed with what arrived in the mail?  We have.  Have you ever picked out a tomato at a grocery store that looked great but had no flavor?  We have. 

     Kelly and I began raising chickens and growing market vegetables in 2005 because we thought that there were alternatives to artificially-ripened, mass-produced food grown thousands of miles away and we were right.  I must admit that when we started out we weren't planning on becoming chicken breeders.  We just liked chickens!  We jumped in with both feet and before long we had more chickens than we had a need for.  With some hard work, heavy culling, and good stewardship we've made some real progress with several breeds.  The main focus with our stock is to improve egg-laying and hardiness while maintaining breed standards.  We are very pleased with the results so far.

     We normally grow plenty of heirloom tomatos, sweet corn, green beans, potatoes, lettuces, onions, herbs, and melons. We have added several items to the list in 2012, brassicas and carrots just to name a few.    

-Paul and Kelly Harter