This week’s updates around the farm and gardens:

Piglets getting porked up;getting names and getting weaned,New layer chickens now in coop with the rest of the flock,Cornish X chicks in the brooder had some pecking issues,Managing hurt chickens and turkeys,New brooder for turkeys,Veggies planted, seeds planted, mulching has begun - the gardens are in,CSA starting this week!

In the News:

Factory farm and its treatment of animals - Baby chicks made 300 people sick over 8 years - ohh the horror - CDC Report on foodborne Salmonella numbers -

This week on Farm U:

Building a chicken brooder,What makes a good brooder,Differences between broiler chicken / egg laying chicken and turkey brooder design,Some tips for managing your brooder to make life easier for you.