Recent content by amisfarms

Thanks for the feedback. I found out today from the previous owner that the pile is in fact 10+ years old from the owner before them. It's a very rich pile of earth, just scattered with bone fragments! I feel reassured and I'm sure my hens will enjoy scratching it up. Thanks again!

I have a new flock of hens coming next week and while cleaning out the area in and around the hen house, I came across a large mound of composted earth containing sheep bones, skulls, etc. The former owner raised sheep and they had a bunch of lambs that didn't survive one year (from weakness and...