Thanksgiving week

Greetings this Thanksgiving week!

Thanks you so much for your patience as our hens take a short break this winter.  We've had to ration eggs out to many of you.  By spring, we should be good to go - 80-100 pullets will start laying AND we will be starting another batch of pullets as well.  By late summer, we intend to have about 250 layers.  We hear your desire for farm fresh eggs but it takes us just a bit to adjust our output.

Oh my!  This week it got cold!  No slow transition to ease into the freezing winter (or "finter" as Natalie is calling it - a cross between fall and winter). This week was full bore winter.  I'm not a huge fan of the cold - I hate to wear coats - BUT I also know it's a necessary time of rest for us, the land and the animals.

This week, we'll travel to Johnson (where western Kansas really is) to be with Kurt's mom's family.  I thought I lived in SW Kansas until Kurt took me out there - we can go 3 hours west and STILL be in the state!

The creative, problem-solving juices are flowing.  Stay tuned for big news!

From our facebook page this week:

Can you believe Thursday is Thanksgiving?! I love to be in the kitchen without a real schedule. We might eat at noon or 2 depending on how the cooking progresses! What is your favorite part of Thanksgiving?

Holiday giveaway #2 - Tell me your favorite part of Thanksgiving and you'll be entered to win a package of our zesty breakfast links to enjoy Thanksgiving morning. Share our status and you'll be entered again.

Deadline: Monday, November 25th at 6:00 Winner will be picked using random.org


It's not too late to enter - just leave a comment in the comment section and then go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dale-Family-Farms/295881491632 and like us on facebook for daily updates.

We'd also appreciate it if you'd take a few minutes and take our survey if you haven't already.  We're trying to make our farm even better and serve your needs.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z5W3Y6X (email me at thedales@unitedwireless.com if you take the survey and I'll send you a 2 oz bar of soap)

Need some Christmas ideas?  Here are a few straight from the farm:

*Summer sausage, beef sticks, jerky
*Links (hot, sweet, brats, beer brats)
*SOAP - we also make some lovely gift baskets that include a ramie soap bag to wash with
*Sampler packages
*A beef quarter for those people you really, really love!
*Gift certificates for any amount

Story from our dinner table - Our dinner table is a noisy, boisterous, active place.  I try to teach manners but often it's just a bit chaotic (or at least that's how it appears to the only child.  It never seems to phase Kurt much).  One evening this week, we were going to share with the girls some of our brainstorming ideas. 
Kurt:  Girls I want to share something with you. 
Anna:  We're going to have a BA-BY?!?!  Yay!!
(at which point, Natalie and Anna start chanting BA-BY, BA-BY)
Kurt:  No, no, I was going to tell you we are thinking about test-driving a bus or deli-
BA-BY!
BA-BY!
Kurt:  NO, NO!  I never said baby.  We are NOT having a baby.
BA-BY!
BA-BY
Mostly, I just laughed and then I emailed Anna's kindergarten teacher to make sure she knew we were not expecting.
Side bar - Kurt quickly changed the topic when Natalie asked "Why would it be your baby?  What do you have to do with that?"  Ay yi yi - I have some work to do.

How have your dinners been?